Attorneys of Color

Law firm 2019 diversity scorecard is released; which firms top the list?

The immigration law firm Fragomen has ousted White & Case from its position atop the American Lawyer’s diversity scorecard rankings. Fifty-five of the nation’s largest law firms had at least 20% minority lawyers in the latest scorecard, up from 43 the prior year, the American Lawyer reports. Three firms had…

May 30, 2019 7:30 AM CDT

Groping, extortion, litigation-funder fraud among claims in dueling suits by law firm, ex-partner

Updated: A court fight between Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht and one of its former partners is airing allegations of financial misconduct, sexual assault, masturbation, retaliation and a $65 million extortion attempt. The dispute first received attention last Wednesday, when fired partner Donald Lewis sued Pierce Bainbridge in Manhattan…

May 21, 2019 7:00 AM CDT

Attorney who does pro bono for inmates is new Miss USA

A 27-year-old North Carolina litigation attorney who handles pro bono work for inmates was crowned the new Miss USA on Thursday.

May 3, 2019 9:25 AM CDT

Former federal prosecutor makes history as Chicago’s first black female and openly gay mayor

A former federal prosecutor who was an equity partner at Mayer Brown has been elected the new mayor of Chicago in a landslide victory against her runoff opponent. A “kickass trial lawyer,” in the words of former Illinois Attorney General Ty Fahner, Lori Lightfoot, a lesbian, is the first openly…

Apr 3, 2019 3:07 PM CDT

BigLaw firm criticized for lack of diversity is now No. 1 for black lawyers, new report says

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison took a hit on social media in December when a partnership promotion photo appeared to show just one woman and 11 white men. Now, the firm is finding vindication in a recent report by the nonprofit Lawyers of Color.

Apr 2, 2019 1:14 PM CDT

Black legal aid lawyer says officer detained him after mistaking him for suspect in court

Corrected: A black lawyer with the Maryland Legal Aid said he has started carrying his business card with him after a sheriff’s deputy at the courthouse mistook him for a client and detained him. Attorney Rashad James said he has filed a complaint with the Harford County Sheriff’s Office over…

Mar 27, 2019 10:07 AM CDT

Law firm 2019 diversity scorecard is released; which firms top the list?

Groping, extortion, litigation-funder fraud among claims in dueling suits by law firm, ex-partner

Attorney who does pro bono for inmates is new Miss USA

Former federal prosecutor makes history as Chicago’s first black female and openly gay mayor

BigLaw firm criticized for lack of diversity is now No. 1 for black lawyers, new report says

Black legal aid lawyer says officer detained him after mistaking him for suspect in court

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