is a good thing. We are making strides in the inclusion of all
races, genders and cultures. We are reaching across the world
to share positive solutions to problems and issues that affect
other bar associations and the world community, not just our
Bar Association and city. But, we could be doing more and
we could be doing more to foster collective endeavors. We do
need to get to know each other better and to join together to
serve the common good. We used to do that in the more closed
bar, we now need to do this in a more inclusive environment.
We are all in this together.
You are currently a partner and chief diversity officer
at schnader Harrison segal & Lewis LLp, and you are
one of the founding members of the philadelphia
Diversity Law Group (pDLG). How would you rate
philadelphia law firms on their respective diversity
efforts? Do you think firms should abandon diversity
committees and the like? How do you plan to
Albert S. Dandridge III with longtime friend Bernard W. Smalley Sr.
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