Diversity Symposium on March 4 , the HCba Standing Committee on Diversity , Equity & inclusion was pleased to join with the national black Prosecutors association tampa bay Chapter to host a Diversity Symposium : Leading the way to a More Diverse Legal Environment . the CLE gave minority attorneys a space to share experiences and be energized with new ideas on how to thrive in legal environments . the symposium also sought to create a new lens for all attorneys and legal professionals to better understand diversity and inclusion issues and offers tools and strategies attendees can take back to their respective law firm , corporation , or organization . the featured speakers and moderators for the event were Cecil Howard , Principal , EEo training Company ; Judge Claudia isom ( Ret .), 13th Judicial Circuit ; Judge barbara twine thomas , 13th Judicial Circuit ; grace yang , Partner , grayRobinson ; Lanse Scriven , Principal , Lance Scriven Law ; Lori baggett , vP , associate general Counsel , PoDS ; bob Fulton , Partner , Hill ward Henderson ; Jamie klapholz , Partner , Johnson Pope ; Lakisha kinsey-Sallis , Partner , Fisher Phillips ; alec F . Hall , Federal Defender ; Zarra Elias , Partner , akerman LLP ; and vivian Cortes-Hodz , Founding Partner , Cortes Hodz Family Law and Mediation , P . a .
The event was sponsored by ulman Bursa law and funded through a diversity grant by The florida Bar .
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