Purpose:

The Committee for Diversity and Inclusion meets on the first Wednesday of the month from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. at the ACBA Headquarters or via webinar.

The mission of the ACBA Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (“CDI”) is to work collaboratively with the ACBA leadership, members, staff and other Committees, Sections and Divisions to address diversity and inclusion issues and promote diversity and inclusion initiatives as they relate to diverse attorneys and law students, the bar association, and the legal community and to function as a resource for the community at large. CDI will serve as a catalyst to:

1. represent the interests of diverse attorneys, including recruitment, retention, advancement and inclusion;
2. support the needs of diverse attorneys;
3. develop resources and educate the legal community on diversity and inclusion issues/best practices; and
4. support the diversity and inclusion efforts of other Committees, Sections and Divisions of the ACBA.

CDS Handbook