In Celebration of Black History Month: The Past, Present and Future of Black Lawyers, Black Judges and Black Bar Associations

February 24, 2025 | Duane Morris LLP | Webinar

In celebration of Black History Month, please join us for The Past, Present and Future of Black Lawyers, Black Judges and Black Bar Associations. Presented by Duane Morris LLP, the California Lawyers Association Racial Justice Committee, Region IX of the National Bar Association, the California Association of Black Lawyers, the John M. Langston Bar Association, the Charles Houston Bar Association, the Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles, the Black Women Lawyers of Northern California and the Arizona Black Bar Association. The Zoom meeting will be held on Monday, February 24, 2025, 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Pacific

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

About the Program

Join us for a discussion and exploration of the past, present and future of Black bar associations in the United States, with insights from past and current leaders of these great organizations.

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; Chair, California Lawyers Association; Co-Chair and Co-Founder, California Lawyers Association Racial Justice Committee; Vice President North, California Association of Black Lawyers; Past President, Charles Houston Bar Association

Panelists

Robert L. Harris, Past President, National Bar Association; Past President, Charles Houston Bar Association; Co-Founder, California Association of Black Lawyers; Hall of Fame inductee, National Bar Association and California Association of Black Lawyers; 27th Grand Polemarch, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity

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

Josi Swonetz, President, California Association of Black Lawyers; Past President, Earl B. Gillian Bar Association

Samuel Emiliano Brown, President, Arizona Black Bar Association

Mariah Cooks, Vice President, Charles Houston Bar Association

Shardé Skahan, President, Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles; Partner, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Ludlow Barrington Creary II, President-Elect, John M. Langston Bar Association; Attorney at Law, Law Offices of Ludlow B. Creary II

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