CONTACT: Teresa Weidemann-Smith
State Bar of Wisconsin
(800) 444-9404, ext. 6025
twsmith@wisbar.org
Diversity, Business and the Bottom Line Featured at Program
MADISON, June 3, 2005 -- The State Bar of
Wisconsin's Diversity Outreach Committee, in collaboration with the
Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel, will present
the 2005 Annual Diversity in the Legal Profession program from 10 a.m.
to 1:30 p.m. on June 9 at the Italian Community Center, 631 East Chicago
Street in Milwaukee. The program focuses on "Diversity, Your Practice
and the Bottom Line."
"This year, we are excited to include a stellar panel of corporate
counsel and experts from Wisconsin's Department of Workforce Development
as part of the annual program," says State Bar President Michelle
Behnke. "Panelists will impart important information about how outside
counsel is selected and how corporations view diversity and community
connections."
Keynote speaker, Attorney N. Cornell Boggs III, Vice President and
General Counsel, Tyco Plastics and Adhesives, will share his experiences
with and perspective on diversity in the legal profession. Panel members
include: Terry Ludeman, chief of the Office of Economic Advisors and
Attorney Micabil Diaz Martinez, deputy secretary, both of Wisconsin's
Department of Workforce Development in Madison; Attorney Kim
Rivera-Sanchez, vice president law, Rockwell Automation Inc. in Mayfield
Heights, Ohio; Attorney Robert Johnson, senior counsel, McDonald's
Corporation, Oak Brook, Ill.; and Attorney Michelle Nettles, director -
strategic projects, Miller Brewing Company, Milwaukee. Behnke will
moderate the panel discussion.
The Diversity Counsel Program's mission is to promote legal services
opportunities for minority and women attorneys within the legal
profession.
The State Bar of Wisconsin is the mandatory professional association,
created by the Wisconsin Supreme Court, for attorneys who hold a
Wisconsin law license. With more than 21,000 members, the State Bar aids
the courts in improving the administration of justice, provides
continuing legal education for its members to help them maintain their
expertise, and assists Wisconsin lawyers in carrying out community
service initiatives to educate the public about the legal system and the
value of lawyers.
For more information, visit www.wisbar.org.
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