Nolan N. Atkinson, Jr., Duane Morris' Chief Diversity Officer, received the inaugural 2009 American Bar Association Section of Litigation Diversity Leadership Award. The honor was bestowed to recognize Atkinson's commitment to promoting full and equal participation in the legal profession through the encouragement and inclusion of women, people of color, persons with disabilities and/or persons of differing sexual orientations and gender identities. This distinction comes on the heels of Atkinson being honored with the Philadelphia Bar Association's inaugural Chancellor's Diversity Award. That award was created to honor a law firm, legal organization or individual for advancing diversity in the legal profession. Atkinson was noted for his work to co-found the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group, an organization that promotes diversity in the practice of law and helps connect first-year minority law students with summer internships at firms and companies.

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