Download this article here. The attacks on DEI acknowledge an employer’s obligation to comply with civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination. Think of DEI as an anti-discrimination tool rather than an affirmative action tool. 1. Conduct a Legal and Risk Assessment Review All DEI Programs for Compliance: Ensure that DEI Programs do not inadvertently create preferences ...
The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) founded in 2001, is a nonprofit trade association comprised of outstanding minority and women owned law firms and other interested parties throughout the United States. NAMWOLF fights for the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession on behalf of people of color, ...
Dear NAMWOLF friends and supporters, First of all, and most importantly, I want to extend to you on behalf of the NAMWOLF team my thoughts for you and your family, friends and colleagues during this unprecedented and difficult disruption to your business and personal lives. I urge all of you to stay safe, healthy, and ...
NAMWOLF CEO, Joel Stern, has announced his retirement as of September 2020 at the close of the NAMWOLF Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. Joel has served as NAMWOLF’s CEO since March of 2014, and in that time has done extraordinary work to build NAMWOLF’s membership and brand, and to further NAMWOLF’s mission to increase legal diversity. ...
We are very proud to announce that our Partner, Gerardo J. Hernández, was recently included in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in Puerto Rico in the area of litigation. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based entirely on peer review utilizing the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within ...
Intellectual property attorney Jorge Espinosa, managing partner with the law firm of Espinosa Martinez, P.L., has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers® in America. Florida Board Certified in intellectual property law, Espinosa focuses his practice on the domestic and international protection of trademarks, patents and copyrights. He is AV–rated Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell and named to the 2018 World Trademark Review’s ...