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Di n e e n Pa s h o u k o s Wa s y l i k – DP W Le g a l
Commit to Diversity every Day
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one of the best ways more senior members of the profession can
ensure not just diversity but inclusion is to act as true sponsors to
younger lawyers.
he HCBA hosted another wonderful
Diversity Membership Luncheon in
January. Be sure to check out page 34 for
pictures from the event. We honored our
Outstanding Lawyer Award winner Amy
Farrior (see page 10 for more details), the YLD award
winners (see page 8) and remembered the Honorable
Tracy Sheehan (See page 12).
Our speaker, Sherry Williams, laid out a fantastic
challenge to all attendees to commit to diversity every day,
and in truly meaningful ways. And that, of course,
requires much more than thinking about diversity and
inclusion only during a special celebratory month. Ms.
Williams encouraged attendees to recognize that diversity
and inclusion are not the same thing. Diversity is merely
the entry point for creating equality, but true inclusion is
critical to successfully building the next generation of
lawyers and leaders.
But how? One of the best ways more senior members
of the profession can ensure not just diversity but
inclusion is to act as true sponsors to younger lawyers.
A sponsor is more than a mentor: A sponsor advocates
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Keynote speaker Sherry Williams at
HCBA’s Diversity Membership Luncheon.
MAR - APR 2020
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