‘Politically Charged Environment’ Fuels Discussion at City Bar Diversity Conference (New York Law Journal)
New York Law Journal, June 20, 2017
‘Politically Charged Environment’ Fuels Discussion at City Bar Diversity Conference
“Dozens of lawyers gathered at the New York City Bar Association’s third annual Diversity and Inclusion Conference this week with a similar question: What can we do to help? City bar president John Kiernan, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, opened the conversation by alluding to the Trump presidency and the current ‘politically charged environment’ in the country….The event featured panelists who discussed how lawyers can use their unique skill sets to try and meet the social justice needs of the country. This year’s conference centered around the status quo of LGBT, disability and immigrant rights, the role of lawyers as activists and the development of strategies to improve the current state of affairs….According to Vincent Warren, the executive director of the Center for Constitutional Rights, there are three things lawyers can do to help: ‘You can act, you can share and you can donate.'”
