A Conversation with Living Legends of the Largest Black Bar Associations

February 29, 2024 | Duane Morris LLP | Webinar

In celebration of Black History Month, Duane Morris will present A Conversation with Living Legends of the Largest Black Bar Associations, a Zoom meeting to be held on Thursday, February 29, 2024. from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific time.

Login details will be provided in a separate communication after registration.

2.0 hours of MCLE elimination of bias credit for California and Nevada lawyers pending.

About the Program

Join us for an exploration of the history and contributions of Black bar associations, with insights from the legendary Black lawyers and bar leaders who have dedicated their careers and lives to the advancement of civil rights, diversity and inclusion in California and beyond.

Opening Remarks

Shanae Buffington, President, California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL); Past President, Wiley W. Manuel Bar Association; Past President, Sacramento County Bar Association; Past Chair, Client Security Fund Commission

Moderator

Terrance J. Evans, Partner, Co-Leader, Banking and Finance Practice, Co-Leader, San Francisco D&I Committee, Duane Morris LLP; Director, Region IX, National Bar Association (NBA); Vice Chair, California Lawyers Association (CLA); Co-Chair and Co-Founder, CLA Racial Justice Committee; Past President, Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA); Past Chair, Litigation Section, CLA; Past Chair, Association of Business Trial Lawyers Leadership Development Committee

Panelists

Robert L. Harris, Past President, NBA; Past President, CHBA; Co-Founder, CABL; NBA and CABL Hall of Fame Inductee; 27th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

Belinda D. Stith, Past President, CABL; Past President, Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles; Vice President, NBA; Board Member, National Bar Institute

Lei-Chala Wilson, Past Director, Region IX, NBA; Past President, CABL; Past President, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association; Past President, San Diego Chapter of the National Council of Negro Women; Past President, San Diego Branch, NAACP

Terry Wiley, Inspector General, City and County of San Francisco; Past Vice President and Past Director, Region IX, NBA; Past President, CHBA

Shanae Buffington, President, California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL); Past President, Wiley W. Manuel Bar Association; Past President, Sacramento County Bar Association; Past Chair, Client Security Fund Commission

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