Lake Charles Mini Conclave on Diversity in the Legal Profession: Beginning the Conversation

Lake Charles Seminar Schedule:

   (1639 Ryan Street, Lake Charles, LA 70601)

11:30 p.m. - 12 noon - Registration


12 noon - 1:00 p.m. - Welcome
Paul P. Reggie
President, Southwest Louisiana Bar Association

James E. Burks
President, Louis Martinet Society Lake Charles Chapter

Keynote Address
Kim M. Boyle
President, Louisiana State Bar Association


1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Building the Basics: The Scope of Diversity
Kelly McNeil Legier
Director of Member Outreach and Diversity, Louisiana State Bar Association


1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Panel Discussion: The Business Case for Diversity
Edwina Medearis
Owner, Medearis's Costumes, Cards and Gifts

Sheila Pounders
Regional Customer Service Manager, Entergy Services, Inc.

William G. Shackleford, Jr.
President, IEC Enterprises, Inc.

George Swift III
President and CEO of the SWLA Economic Development Alliance

Moderator
Dr. Rose Duhon Sells
Vice President Academic Affairs, Duplichain Online University


2:45 p.m. - 4 p.m. - Panel Discussion: Implementing Diversity Measures to Improve Professionalism, Practice, and Business Development
Todd S. Clemons
Partner, Todd Clemons & Associates

Jeffrey M. Cole
Parter, Plauche, Smith & Nieset

Hon. Jeannette Theriot Knoll
Louisiana Supreme Court

Hon. Ronald F. Ware
Louisiana Fourteenth Judicial District Court

Moderator
Dr. Rosemary Gray
Vice President of Special Services and Equity, McNeese State University