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USLAW NETWORK Diversity Council
The USLAW Diversity Council leads the way in helping the NETWORK address the important issues of diversity and inclusion as they relate to its member firms, practice groups and clients. The Council provides a forum within USLAW that allows our stakeholders to collaborate and exchange best practices in matters relating to recruitment, hiring and retention of diverse attorneys and staff, and to help facilitate a diverse and inclusive culture within USLAW. The Diversity Council also helps facilitate the USLAW NETWORK Law School Diversity Scholarship process.
MEMBERS
Chair
Noble F. Allen
Hinckley Allen
Hartford, CT
United States
United States
Steering Committee Leader
Sheryl J. Willert
Williams Kastner (WA)
Seattle, WA
United States
United States
Steering Committee Leader
Earl W. Houston, II
Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston, P.C.
Memphis, TN
United States
United States
Steering Committee Leader
Merton A. Howard
Hanson Bridgett LLP
San Francisco, CA
United States
United States
Board Liaison
Michael C. Tyson
Wicker Smith (Central Florida)
Orlando, FL
United States
United States
Member
Patricia Bonilla
Lunacon Construction Group
Miami, FL
United States
United States
Member
Oscar J. Cabanas
Wicker Smith (South Florida)
Coral Gables, FL
United States
United States
Member
Keely E. Duke
Duke Evett, PLLC
Boise, ID
United States
United States
Member
Ami Dwyer
S-E-A
Glen Burnie, MD
United States
United States
Member
Carmen Hernandez
Clayco, Inc.
Chicago, IL
United States
United States
Member
Amanda P. Ketchum
Dysart Taylor
Kansas City, MO
United States
United States
Member
Dan L. Longo
Murchison & Cumming, LLP
Los Angeles, CA
United States
United States
Member
Chris Martin
Great American Custom Insurance Services, Inc. (GACIS)
Los Angeles, CA
United States
United States
Member
Jennifer M. Martinez
Hanson Bridgett LLP
San Francisco, CA
United States
United States
Member
Arleen Milian
Murchison & Cumming, LLP
Los Angeles, CA
United States
United States
Member
Neil V. Mody
Connell Foley LLP
Roseland, NJ
United States
United States
Member
Candice Pinares-Baez
Hard Rock International
Davie, FL
United States
United States
Member
Nicholas A. Rauch
Larson • King, LLP
St. Paul, MN
United States
United States
Member
Larry A. Schechtman
Amundsen Davis LLC
Chicago, IL
United States
United States
Member
Kenneth B. Wingate
Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
United States
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