Brochure

SEMINAR
Diversity for Success
June 12–13, 2014
Swissôtel Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
IN-HOUSE SPEAKERS INCLUDING
Marcus V. Brown
Entergy Corporation
Domenick C. DiCicco, Jr.
AIG
Jean Lee
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Hinton J. Lucas, Jr. (retired)
DuPont
Nicole M. Young
Ingersoll Rand
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RI’s ninth annual Diversity for Success Seminar and Diversity Expo will provide an in-depth look at
diversity and inclusion initiatives in both the law firm and corporate legal environments. Panelists will
engage attendees with spirited dialogue regarding strides that have been made, the challenges to creating a
more inclusive profession, and opportunities for individual and organizational growth. Hear creative strategies
to help achieve desired diversity objectives while increasing lawyer productivity, law firm profitability, and client
satisfaction. Friday’s Diversity Expo is an excellent opportunity for DRI member lawyers and their respective
firms to interview with corporations and insurance companies that value diversity and have made a serious
commitment to diversify their outside counsel list. If you wish to join DRI to participate in the Expo, please go
to www.dri.org and submit the membership application. Interviews are limited and preselected. They are not
guaranteed. See page 8 for information on the interview application, which is due May 6, 2014.
Todd S. Manuel
Program Chair
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Franz Hardy
Program Vice Chair and
Diversity Expo Co-Chair
Pamela W. Carter
Committee Chair
Rosevelie Márquez
Morales
Committee Vice Chair
Linda M. Lawson
Law Institute
Tanya M. Lawson
Melissa Lin
Diversity Expo Co-Chairs
PRESENTED BY D
RI’s
Diversity Committee
THIS SEMINAR BROCHURE IS SPONSORED BY
The organizational philosophy that drives
corporate commitment to diversity and
why it makes complete business sense
Creative marketing strategies that can be
employed by law firms with restricted
marketing budgets and limited resources
How women can overcome the two most
common challenges for women lawyers and
become effective business developers
Innovative ways that your law firm or
corporation can help fuel the diversity pipeline
Why evidence-based data may be a
better tool for finding, developing,
and promoting diverse attorneys
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9:15 a.m. Bringing Home the Bacon and Frying It Up
Although the evidence that women attorneys
are just as, and sometimes more, effective advocates than their male counterparts is overwhelming, law firms consistently promote women to
positions of leadership and significant responsibility at slower rates than the corporations they
represent. Leading women rainmakers will explore how corporate America’s decision to diversify trial teams in bet-the-company litigation is
changing the career path of women attorneys in
majority firms.
MODERATOR | Alka Srivastava, Cranfill Sumner &
Hartzog LLP, Raleigh, North Carolina
W E D N E S DAY, J U N E 1 1 , 2 0 1 4
6:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Networking Reception
SPONSORED BY J ohnson & Bell Ltd.
Kubicki Draper
T H U R S DAY, J U N E 1 2 , 2 0 1 4
Boarding Pass Kiosk
SPONSORED BY G
ordon & Rees LLP
7:00 a.m. Registration
7:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
SPONSORED BY C ranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP
PANEL
7:00 a.m. First-Time Attendees Breakfast
Joan M. Haratani, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP,
San Francisco, California
Debra E. Pole, Sidley Austin LLP,
Los Angeles, California
DIVERSITY COMMITTEE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR |
Pamela W. Carter and
Rosevelie Márquez Morales
8:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Linda M. Lawson, Meserve Mumper &
Hughes LLP, Los Angeles, California
Pamela W. Carter, Carter Law Group LLC,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Todd S. Manuel, Entergy Corporation,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
10:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
SPONSORED BY B owman and Brooke LLP
10:35 a.m. So You Made Partner, What Next?
This session will explore the ongoing struggle of
newly minted and junior partners to receive the
training and exposure they need to develop top
shelf clients and remain relevant within their law
firms. Hear tried and true methods for getting on
potential clients’ radar, developing business within
your own firm, and taking your practice to the
next level.
MODERATOR | Franz Hardy, Gordon & Rees LLP,
Denver, Colorado
8:15 a.m. Corporate Commitment: Diversity
from the Inside to the Outside
While much of outside counsel’s success depends
on exceptional client service and creative professional solutions, the role played by corporate diversity initiatives simply cannot be overlooked.
Learn how large companies and their legal departments implement their diversity and inclusion programs with measurable business results.
MODERATOR | Nicole M. Young, Ingersoll Rand,
Davidson, North Carolina
PANEL
Monica A. Frois, Baker Donelson Bearman
Caldwell & Berkowitz PC, New Orleans, Louisiana
Miguel Alexander Pozo, Lowenstein Sandler LLP,
Roseland, New Jersey
PANEL
11:35 a.m. Luncheon and Presentation of DRI’s
Sheryl J. Willert Pioneer Diversity
Award (included in registration)
SPONSORED BY S hook Hardy & Bacon LLP
Marcus V. Brown, Entergy Corporation,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Domenick C. DiCicco, Jr., AIG,
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey
Jean Lee, JPMorgan Chase & Co.,
New York, New York
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PROGRAM SCHEDULE
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
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T R AC K S 1:00–4:00 p.m. (choice of two)
1:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
DIVERSE ATTORNEYS
Navigating the Deep Blue: Marketing Strategies for
Small and Midsized Firms Vying for the Big Catch
While women and minority attorneys in small and midsized law firms frequently compete for the same business as their diverse counterparts in larger firms, they
often do so without similar marketing capital and organizational support. Hear creative and effective strategies employed by diverse attorneys with restricted
marketing budgets and limited resources.
Janice P. Brown, Brown Law Group,
San Diego, California
LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT
The Role of Moneyball Studies in an
Evidence-Based Profession
More often than not, conventional methods of
recruiting diverse legal talent is a hit or miss proposition. Rarely are such methods an accurate prediction of overall attorney success. This session will take
a look at whether moneyball studies and other evidence-based data are better tools for finding, developing, and promoting diverse attorneys.
Caren Ulrich Stacy, Lawyer Development
Strategies LLC, Boulder, Colorado
Maximize Your Full Potential: Leveraging
Opportunities, Overcoming Conflicts
Ms. Christian, co-founder of the “Ladder Down” business development, leadership, and mentoring program
for women lawyers, revisits the journey to empower
women one year later. Executive coach Marianne Trost
will also address how women can leverage natural skills to become effective business developers and
overcome common challenges.
MODERATOR | Melissa Lin, Righi Law Group,
Phoenix, Arizona
It’s a Gusher: Pipelines Projects That Produce
Kean Miller LLP and DuPont are two organizations
that have developed unique pipeline programs that
are producing phenomenal results. This session will
take a look at their innovative approaches to priming
the diversity pump and filling the pipeline.
MODERATOR | Tanya M. Lawson, Sedgwick LLP,
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
PANEL
Alison R. Christian, Christian Dichter & Sluga PC,
Phoenix, Arizona
Marianne M. Trost, The Women Lawyers
Coach LLC, Fountain Hills, Arizona
2:45 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:00 p.m.
Obstacles to Jury Diversity: Common
Misconceptions About Batson Challenges
How influential is a jury’s racial composition on its
final verdict? What strategies might attorneys pursue when they believe that a diverse jury is in their
client’s best interests? This interactive presentation
will look at the history of Batson and offer some preliminary answers to these questions by drawing on
empirical research concerning race, jury selection,
and jury composition.
Mark R. Phillips, Ph.D., Trial Partners Inc.,
Beverly Hills, California
SPONSORED BY
PANEL
Linda Perez Clark, Kean Miller LLP,
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Hinton J. Lucas, Jr. (retired), DuPont,
Wilmington, Delaware
B etts Patterson & Mines PS
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First Generation Minority Managing
Partners: Lessons Learned
America’s first generation of minority managing partners discuss their rise to positions of influence within
their firms; the underrepresentation; and how they
drive the diversity discussion to make their environments more inclusive.
MODERATOR | Jean-Marie Sylla, Jr.,
Taylor Sylla & Agin LLP, Washington, D.C.
PANEL
Andrea M. Alonso, Morris Duffy Alonso
& Faley, New York, New York
Grace E. Speights, Morgan Lewis &
Bockius LLP, Washington, D.C.
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WO R K S H O P S 1:45–4:00 p.m. (by invitation only)
Corporate Counsel Workshop (by invitation only)
This workshop will give representatives from corporate legal departments an opportunity to share
ideas and best practices to help diversify outside
counsel servicing their respective corporations and
in-house legal departments.
FACILITATOR | Gary M. Carter, Entergy Corporation,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Managing Partners Workshop (by invitation only)
This workshop is designed to provide managing
partners a forum to discuss challenges they face in
their diversity efforts and the successes they have
achieved, including how they were accomplished.
FACILITATOR | Preston J. Castille, Jr., Taylor Porter
Brooks & Phillips LLP, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
2:30 p.m.
Joint Workshop of Corporate Counsel and Managing Partners (by invitation only)
This workshop provides the unique opportunity for in-house counsel and managing partners to exchange
the best ideas discussed at their respective workshops.
FACILITATOR | Arin N. Reeves, Ph.D., Nextions LLC, Chicago, Illinois
GENERAL SESSION RESUMES
DIVERSITY EXPO
4:00 p.m. Dating Your Client
Is an attorney-client relationship really that much
different than any other relationship? Understanding clients and giving them what they really want,
as opposed to what you think they want, can be
the determining factor in receiving additional business. Learn how to keep your clients satisfied.
Kirk D. Willis, The Willis Law Group PLLC,
Dallas, Texas
F R I DAY, J U N E 13 , 2 01 4
8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
DIVERSITY EXPO CO-CHAIRS
Franz Hardy, Gordon & Rees LLP, Denver, Colorado
Melissa Lin, Righi Law Group, Phoenix, Arizona
Tanya M. Lawson, Sedgwick LLP, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
8:30 a.m. Corporate and Insurance Company
Counsel Interviews
Corporations and insurance companies committed to diversifying their outside counsel
will interview selected minority and women
attorneys. Only DRI members are eligible to
participate in the Diversity Expo and interviews
are not guaranteed. If you wish to join DRI
to participate in the Expo, go online at
www.dri.org and submit the membership
application or contact Customer Service at
312.795.1101 for assistance.
To be eligible to participate, attendees must register for the seminar and submit the Diversity
Expo Law Firm Interview Application no later
than May 6, 2014. Corporations and insurance
companies will identify interviewees pursuant to
several factors, including geographic and practice area needs. Please refer to the interview
application information on page 8.
5:00 p.m. Adjourn
5:00 p.m. Diversity Committee Meeting (open to all)
6:00 p.m. Networking Reception
7:30 p.m. Dine-Arounds | Join colleagues and
friends at selected restaurants for dinner
(on your own). More details on-site.
F R I DAY, J U N E 1 3 , 2 0 1 4
Boarding Pass Kiosk
SPONSORED BY G
ordon & Rees LLP
7:30 a.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:25 a.m. Announcements
Franz Hardy, Gordon & Rees LLP,
Denver, Colorado
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
SPONSORED BY Entergy Corporation
10:45 a.m. Diversity Expo Resumes
1:30 p.m. Adjourn
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1:45 p.m.
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FA C U LT Y
Andrea M. Alonso is a managing partner at Morris Duffy
Alonso & Faley in New York City. She is a member of DRI, the
Defense Association of New York, the Puerto Rican Bar Association, and the New York State Bar Association. She is fluent in Spanish.
the Kean Miller Connection, a law school preparatory program for college students, specifically for those traditionally underrepresented.
Domenick C. DiCicco, Jr., is the global head of litigation
management at AIG in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey. Previously, he
was executive director of North American Insurance Services
at Xchanging. Throughout his career, he has been responsible for the creation and execution of strategies that assure
the most efficient delivery of legal services for Fortune
500 companies.
Janice P. Brown is the owner and founder of Brown Law
Group, a leading Southern California litigation firm. She
also founded Beyond Law, a company that helps lawyers
reach their full potential—developmentally, professionally, and financially—in the areas of business development
and networking.
Monica A. Frois, a shareholder in Baker Donelson Bearman
Caldwell & Berkowitz PC’s New Orleans office, concentrates
on health care matters, complex litigation, insurance coverage, and professional responsibility litigation. Ms. Frois represents health care systems, physicians, and long-term care
institutions on operational, compliance, and transactional
issues. She is listed in Best Lawyers in America.
F A C U LT Y
Marcus V. Brown is the executive vice president and general counsel for Entergy Corporation in New Orleans. He is
responsible for all legal, ethics, and compliance matters
affecting Entergy Corporation and its subsidiaries, including providing counsel to the chair and chief executive officer,
board of directors, and senior management.
Gary M. Carter serves as senior counsel in the litigation section of the legal department of Entergy Corporation in
New Orleans. He is a member of its diversity committee and
co-leader of the department’s Pro Bono Initiative. Previously,
he worked for a New Orleans firm, specializing in automotive and heavy machinery product liability litigation.
Joan M. Haratani, a partner in Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP’s
litigation practice in San Francisco, has served as co-lead
counsel on some of the largest mass tort litigations in the
nation. She has received numerous awards for her service
on behalf of women and minority practitioners. She was the
first female of color to serve as president of the Bar Association of San Francisco.
Pamela W. Carter, founder of Carter Law Group LLC in
New Orleans, focuses on personal injury litigation, with an
emphasis on trucking and transportation, premises liability, insurance defense, and product liability. She also litigates
wrongful death, slip and fall, lead paint, and food contamination matters. She is the chair of DRI’s Diversity Committee.
Franz Hardy, a partner at Gordon & Rees LLP in Denver,
focuses on commercial and insurance litigation. He is active
in various diversity and inclusiveness efforts, including roles
as chair of his firm’s diversity committee, co-chair of the ABA
Section of Litigation Diversity and Inclusiveness Committee,
and chair of the University of Colorado Law School Alumni
Board Diversity Committee.
Preston J. Castille, Jr., is a partner and executive committee
member at Taylor Porter Brooks & Phillips LLP in Baton Rouge,
Louisiana. In 2009, he was appointed by the Louisiana Supreme
Court as Judge Pro Tempore. Mr. Castille has taught at LSU Law
School and Southern University Law School. Mr. Castille is a past
president of the Baton Rouge Bar Association.
Linda M. Lawson, managing partner of the Los Angeles
office of Meserve Mumper & Hughes LLP, represents insurance companies in matters relating to life, health and
disability coverage, and ERISA. She also represents management in employment-related litigation involving wrongful
termination, sexual harassment, and employment discrimination. Ms. Lawson is a member of DRI’s Law Institute.
Alison R. Christian is an Arizona insurance bad-faith and
coverage attorney, who has been practicing with Christian
Dichter & Sluga PC in Phoenix since 2007. She is a co-founder
of the “Ladder Down” business development program for
women lawyers and serves on the Arizona Association of
Defense Counsel Board of Directors.
Tanya M. Lawson, a partner at Sedgwick LLP in its Fort Lauderdale, Florida, office, defends clients in product liability,
toxic tort, commercial, and employment litigation matters.
She recently served as defense coordinating counsel for silica litigation pending in Broward County, Florida. She is a
Diversity Expo co-chair for this seminar.
Linda Perez Clark, a partner with Kean Miller LLP in Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, practices in the business and corporate
group, representing clients in entity formation and governance, asset, stock acquisitions and sales, and in preparing and negotiating commercial contracts. She founded
Jean Lee, vice president and assistant general counsel for
JPMorgan Chase & Co. in New York City, supports the con4
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Arin N. Reeves, Ph.D., is president of the research and consulting firm Nextions LLC in Chicago, where she consults and
leads research studies on all aspects of leadership and inclusion. She practiced law before transitioning to leadership and
inclusion. Dr. Reeves wrote the bestselling book, The Next IQ:
The Next Level of Intelligence for 21st Century Leaders.
sumer and community bank’s operations and investigations
team. She is an active member of its global legal diversity
and pro bono committees. Ms. Lee serves on the board of
the Minority Corporate Counsel Association.
Melissa Lin, a partner at Righi Law Group in Phoenix, represents individuals, contractors, businesses, and municipalities in
matters relating to general liability, construction defects, personal injury, and product liability. She is an AV-rated litigation
attorney and was named a Southwest Super Lawyers Rising
Star. Ms. Lin is a Diversity Expo co-chair for this seminar.
Grace E. Speights is a partner in Morgan Lewis & Bockius
LLP’s labor and employment law practice and managing
partner of its Washington, D.C., office. She focuses on counseling and defending clients in connection with employment
discrimination claims, primarily involving class claims, and
on counseling clients regarding diversity best practices.
Hinton J. Lucas, Jr., former vice president and assistant general counsel for DuPont in Wilmington, Delaware, was responsible for all legal aspects pertaining to labor, employment,
benefits, sourcing and logistics, real estate, immigration, and
corporate contributions, plus all corresponding litigation. He
recently retired after more than 40 years of service.
Alka Srivastava is an attorney in the Raleigh, North Carolina, office of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP. She represents
individuals and businesses in tort litigation, commercial litigation, and insurance coverage matters. Ms. Srivastava is a
membership co-chair for DRI’s Diversity Committee.
Caren Ulrich Stacy, principal of Lawyer Development Strategies LLC in Boulder, Colorado, has over 20 years of experience in lawyer recruitment, development, and diversity. In
addition to consulting with law firms on talent management
issues, she directs the OnRamp Fellowship for women lawyers re-entering the profession.
Rosevelie Márquez Morales is a partner at Harris Beach PLLC
in New York City, and co-chair of its diversity council. Her
complex litigation practice includes commercial, pharmaceutical, medical malpractice, insurance, product liability,
premises and general liability claims, e-discovery, and bankruptcy. She is a vice chair of DRI’s Diversity Committee.
Jean-Marie Sylla, Jr., managing partner at Taylor Sylla &
Agin LLP’s Washington, D.C., office, specializes in commercial
and insurance litigation, including general and excess liability, ERISA, health, disability, property and casualty liability,
and construction. He has also defended insurance companies against first-party claims, and drafted numerous coverage opinions providing clients with coverage analysis.
Mark R. Phillips, Ph.D., is a senior trial consultant and vice
president in the Beverly Hills, California, office of Trial
Partners Inc. His expertise includes jury decision making,
jury selection, and witness preparation. He conducts mock
trials, focus groups, post-trial juror interviews, and community surveys. He has published research on jurors’ perceptions of ethnic minority attorneys.
Marianne M. Trost is the founder of the Women Lawyers Coach
LLC in Fountain Hills, Arizona. Her career spans 20 years of
working exclusively with attorneys to guide, teach, and inspire
them to grow their own books of business. She is a nationally
recognized and award-winning coach, trainer, and speaker.
Debra E. Pole, a partner at Sidley Austin LLP in Los Angeles, is
a member of its diversity committee and the practice group
leader for the firm’s product liability and mass torts practice.
Ms. Pole is a seasoned trial attorney with experience in multidistrict litigation, class actions, and product liability litigation.
Kirk D. Willis, managing partner of the Willis Law Group
PLLC, a Dallas-based legal defense firm, concentrates primarily on commercial litigation and insurance defense. He
has tried more than 100 trials to verdict. Mr. Willis is the
author of Corporate Justice: Fight Back in the Court Room
and Save Your Company.
Miguel Alexander Pozo is a brand lawyer and litigation partner at Lowenstein Sandler LLP in Roseland, New Jersey,
where he represents Fortune 500 companies in business litigation matters. He is particularly experienced in representing luxury goods manufacturers. He was named to Hispanic
Business’ 2013 List of “50 Most Influential Hispanics” in
the country.
Nicole M. Young, an in-house litigation attorney with
Ingersoll Rand in Davidson, North Carolina, focuses on general tort, product liability, and asbestos litigation. Previously,
she was an associate at a Chicago firm. She is a member
of DRI, the State Bar of Illinois, and the Bar of the Supreme
Court of the United States.
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F A C U LT Y
Todd S. Manuel is senior counsel with Entergy Corporation
in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He is a member of the company’s
litigation team and represents its interests in casualty and
commercial matters. Previously, he was a partner in one of
Baton Rouge’s oldest law firms. He is the program chair for
this seminar.
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G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
C L E /C L A I M S A DJ U S T E R S
ACC R E D I TAT I O N
Diversity for Success Seminar to take advantage of the
group rate of $299 Single/Double. The hotel block is limited and rooms and rates are available on a first-come, firstserved basis. You must make reservations by May 14, 2014, to
be eligible for the group rate. Requests for reservations made
after May 14 are subject to room and rate availability.
This seminar has been approved for MCLE credit by the State
Bar of California in the amount of 6.75 hours. Accreditation
has been requested from every state with mandatory continuing legal education (CLE) requirements. Certificates of
attendance will be provided to each attendee. Attendees are
responsible for obtaining CLE credits from their respective
states. Application has been made for continuing education
for claims adjusters. Credit availability and requirements
vary from state to state; please check the DRI website at
dri.org for the latest information for your state.
S P EC I A L D I S CO U N T S
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL
In-house counsel are eligible for free registration to DRI
seminars. In-house counsel are defined as licensed attorneys, who are employed exclusively by a corporation or
other private sector organization for the purpose of providing legal representation and counsel only to that corporation, its affiliates and subsidiaries. To qualify for free
registration, the individual must also be a DRI member
and a member of DRI’s Corporate Counsel Committee.
Offer excludes the DRI Annual Meeting.
R EG I S T R AT I O N
To attend the Diversity Expo, you must register for the seminar (see registration form), you must be a DRI member, and
you need to return the interview application to DRI by
May 6, 2014. See page 8 for information on the interview
application. Interviews are not guaranteed. The registration
fee is $595. The registration fee includes course materials,
continental breakfasts, luncheon on Thursday, refreshment
breaks, and networking receptions. If you wish to have your
name appear on the registration list distributed at the
conference and receive the course materials in advance,
DRI must receive your registration by May 23, 2014 (please
allow 10 days for processing). Registrations received after
May 23, 2014, will be processed on-site.
CLAIMS EXECUTIVES
Any member of DRI employed as a claims professional
by a corporation or insurance company, who spends a
substantial portion of his or her professional time hiring or supervising outside counsel in the representation
of business, insurance companies or their insureds, associations or governmental entities in civil litigation, will
be entitled to free attendance at any DRI program. Nonmember claims executives should contact DRI’s Customer Service at 312.795.1101 for details. Offer excludes DRI
Annual Meeting.
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O N
REFUND POLICY
The registration fee is fully refundable for cancellations
received on or before May 23, 2014. Cancellations received
after May 23 and on or before May 30, 2014, will receive
a refund, less a $100 processing fee. Cancellations made
after May 30 will not receive a refund, but the course materials on CD-ROM and a $100 certificate good for any DRI
seminar within the next 12 months will be issued. All cancellations and requests for refunds must be made in writing. Fax (312.795.0747) or email (seminars@dri.org) to DRI’s
Accounting Department. All refunds will be mailed within
four weeks after the date of the conference. Substitutions
may be made at any time without charge and must be submitted in writing.
TRAVEL DISCOUNTS
DRI offers discounted meeting fares on various major air
carriers for DRI’s Diversity for Success Seminar attendees. To receive these discounts, please contact Hobson
Travel Ltd., DRI’s official travel provider, at 800.538.7464.
As always, to obtain the lowest available fares, early
booking is recommended.
The taping or recording of DRI seminars is prohibited without
the written permission of DRI.
H OT E L ACCO M M O DAT I O N S
Speakers and times may be subject to last-minute changes.
A limited number of discounted hotel rooms have been made
available at the Swissôtel Chicago, 323 East Wacker Drive,
Chicago, Illinois 60601. For reservations, visit dri.org and
go to the Diversity for Success Seminar page or contact the
hotel directly at 312.565.0565. Please mention DRI’s
A small portion of your room rate offsets the costs of
the seminar.
DRI policy provides there will be no group functions
sponsored by others in connection with its seminars.
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2014 DIVERSITY EXPO
The following corporations and insurance companies, at press time, have committed to interview at Friday’s Diversity Expo.
EXPO SPONSORS
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SEMINAR SPONSORS
DRI wishes to thank our sponsors for their support at this year’s seminar!
SEMINAR SCHEDULE
2014 SEMINAR SCHEDULE
March 20–21
Medical Liability and Health Care Law
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas,
Las Vegas, NV
April 2–4
Insurance Coverage and Claims Institute
Swissôtel Chicago, Chicago, IL
April 9–11
Product Liability
Arizona Biltmore, Phoenix, AZ
D i ve r s i t y E x p o L aw F i r m I n t e r v i e w
Application Information
Friday’s Diversity Expo will provide a unique opportunity for selected minority and women attorneys
and their law firms to interview with corporations
and insurance companies committed to diversifying
their national outside counsel panels. Interviews are
limited to three attorneys per law firm and are preselected by participating corporations and insurance
companies. Interviews are not guaranteed.
To apply for interviews at the Diversity Expo, please
do the following:
April 30–May 2 Life, Health, Disability and ERISA Claims
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers,
Chicago, IL
May 7–9
Employment and Labor Law
Montelucia Resort, Scottsdale, AZ
May 8–9
Business Litigation
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center,
Washington, D.C.
May 8–9
Intellectual Property Litigation
The Westin Washington, D.C. City Center,
Washington, D.C.
May 15–16
Drug and Medical Device
Renaissance Washington, D.C.
Downtown Hotel, Washington, D.C.
May 15–16
1 Register for the Diversity for Success Seminar.
You must be a DRI member at the time you register. If you are not a member and you wish
to join, go online at www.dri.org and submit
an application.
2 Complete the Law Firm Interview Application that
is available on DRI’s website on the Diversity Seminar page, or you may have an application emailed
to you by calling DRI’s Customer Service Department at 312.795.1101. If selected, individuals may
bring supplemental information to the interview.
3 Return the completed application by May 6, 2014,
to: Cathy Butler, Senior Education Coordinator, DRI,
55 West Monroe St., Suite 2000, Chicago, IL 60603
EMAIL: cbutler@dri.org
PHONE: 312.698.6226 | FAX: 312.252.0843
Retail and Hospitality Litigation
and Claims Management
The Westin Chicago River North, Chicago, IL
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Diversity for Success Seminar
June 12–13, 2014
Swissôtel Chicago | Chicago, Illinois
For inclusion on the preregistration list and to receive course materials in advance, register by May 23, 2014.
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