Archived Issue
November/December 2010
Presenting MCCA’s 2010 Diversity Award Winners
Diversity is a consistent feature of America’s best legal departments. MCCA recognized fifteen companies as Employers of Choice in five geographic regions in 2010. Learn more about those companies, and the six law firms that earned the esteemed Thomas L. Sager Award.
Features
Columns
Cover Story: MCCA’s 2010 Best of the Best
By Niki Mitchell
The country’s premier companies for diversity share best practices and thoughts on increasing inclusion in the legal profession. EMPLOYERS OF CHOICE AT&T SOUTH/SOUTHWEST D. Wayne Watts AT&T supplies the…
Latinas Work for Change in the Public Sector
By Jill Lynch Cruz
Growing up, many Latina attorneys witnessed first-hand the injustices and inequities encountered by their immigrant families and Latino communities. These formative experiences often leave a lasting impression and serve to…
Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40
By Patrick Folliard
Many diversity experts agree—no other minority in the legal profession has experienced as much change in so little time as Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) attorneys. Over the last…
2010’s Leading Law Firm Rainmakers
By Patrick Folliard
For Diversity & the Bar’s fourth rainmaker feature, sixteen partners share their formula for success. Time and again, it boils down to two words: client service. If nothing else, the…
Spotlighting
By Patrick Folliard
Diversity Is Golden John E. Page Six years ago , John Page embarked on an exciting professional and personal odyssey . It entailed persuading his wife and sons to leave…
Lawyer’s Lantern
By Lori L. Garret
It’s almost the end of the year and now is a great time to start reviewing your professional year. What should you think about when self-assessing the last 12 months…
Perseverance in Profile
By Tom Calarco
The goal of this column is to enlighten our readers about the wide variety of physical and cognitive challenges that their colleagues have overcome to further their careers. It is…
Notes from the Executive Director
By Veta T. Richardson
This year’s “Best of the Best” edition celebrates those MCCA members and allies who are leading the way. Our 2010 Employer of Choice and Sager Award winners’ steadfast commitment to…