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Makes Strides DuPont wants to win the diversity and inclusion race. The company took the pulse of its network firms to assess the state of diversity and inclusion among minority attorneys. The survey found that while diversity is very important to firms, many attorneys of color are lacking client contact, work-life balance, and mentoring relationships. The survey offers areas for improvement as well as the ground already successfully covered. DuPont’s firms have


FEATURES 18 DuPont’s Legal Network


not finished the race, but they are leading the pack. BY DON C. BROWN AND RODRIGO E. SALAS


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DuPont’s Legal Network 2012 Full Survey Report


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8 Notes from the President & CEO


10 Perseverance in Profile Highlighting the contributions and talents of attorneys with disabilities.


Ben Foss BY TOM CALARCO


14 Lawyer’s Lantern Offering illuminating professional guidance for your career.


BY LORI L. GARRETT


16 Spotlighting DeMaurice Smith BY PATRICK FOLLIARD


DEPARTMENTS


44 Association Focus Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) BY KARA MAYER ROBINSON


46 Diversity News MCCA’s New Research Report BY LORI GARRETT


48 Movers & Shakers


50 The Scale MCCA Weighs the News BY JOSHUA H. SHIELDS


of Change In honor of Black History Month, Diversity & the Bar looks at the remarkable career of attorney Oliver W. Hill Sr., one of the pivotal lawyers in the Civil Rights Movement. A Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, he was instrumental in reversing segregation laws in Virginia. He was lead counsel for Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County, one of five cases incorporated under Brown v. Board of Education. BY TOM CALARCO


26 The Vanguard


p.26 36 Honoring NAPABA’s Best Attorneys Under 40


The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association recognizes 20 of the nation’s most distinguished attorneys from around the country and across the legal spectrum. BY AZIZAH AHMAD


2011 STRATEGIC DIVERSITY SPONSORS


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CORRECTION: In our last issue, President Barack Obama’s name was misspelled. We regret the error.


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