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This year is a monumental year for BLG, as they celebrate both the firm’s 200th anniversary and the 20th year of BLG Reads to Kids, their cornerstone community involvement initiative that supports literacy for young children. With a focus on marginalized communities, BLG Reads to Kids provides one-on-one and group reading to children in elementary schools, organizes book drives and donates funds …

Frantz Ward is proud to announce its achievement of the Midsize Mansfield Rule Certification, signifying the firm's proactive efforts in breaking down barriers and fostering an environment that promotes equity, inclusion and diversity within the legal industry. "Our commitment to fostering a more inclusive legal environment remains unwavering," stated Managing Partner Christopher Keim. “Joining t…

October 10, 2023 (Atlanta, GA) - Hawkins Parnell & Young is pleased to announce that the firm has achieved Mansfield Rule Certification. Awarded by Diversity Lab, Mansfield Rule Certification measures the structural changes and steps the firm has taken over the past year to ensure that the paths to leadership at the firm are open and transparent to all qualified lawyers. Advancement processes …

Nilan Johnson Lewis (NJL), one of the largest women-owned law firms in the country, announced today that it has achieved Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Certification Plus recognition for 2022-2023. The Mansfield Rule, named after the first female attorney in the U.S., is a structured certification process designed to ensure all talent at participating law firms has a fair and equal opportunity to advan…

Partner George Fagan and Associate Hunter Williams successfully argued for the granting of their motion for a summary judgment in favor of a local car dealership company. In 2019, the company sold a car dealership they operated and subsequently had to lay off around 100 employees, including the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff alleged that the company unfairly terminated his employment based on his age. …

BLG started as the dream of one lawyer in Montréal 200 years ago. Since then, we’ve helped our clients and communities build, innovate, protect and grow, using our collective intelligence and smart anticipation to go beyond what’s expected of a law firm. Today they are more than 800 legal professionals from coast to coast — former Supreme Court justices, next-generation leaders, scientists, engin…

Whitfield & Eddy attorneys were noted by the Iowa State Bar Association The Iowa Lawyer magazine for pro bono work through Iowa Legal Aid and the Polk County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (PCBA VLP). Steve Marso served as the Secretary of the PCBA VLP Board of Directors. Diana Miller and Anjela Shutts both served on the Iowa Foundation Board of Directors 2022—2023. Attorney listed …

We are pleased to announce that Cowell Clarke was awarded Commercial Team of the Year at the Lawyers Weekly Australian Law Awards 2023. This award recognises the achievements of commercial teams working in both large and small firms. Chair of Cowell Clarke, Megan Jongebloed, says “This is such great acknowledgement for everyone at Cowell Clarke after a year of significant growth and change. …

Hancock Estabrook, LLP is pleased to announce that Litigation Department Chair James P. Youngs has been elected by the Board of Directors to the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Mr. Youngs is an experienced litigator and trial attorney who represents companies, organizations and individuals in a broad range of matters, including business and contract disputes, unfair competit…

Morrison Mahoney Partner John Knight and Associate Christopher Groves obtained a very low verdict (substantially less than the original offer) following a five-day trial in the Brockton Superior Court. The plaintiff was rear-ended by our client at a high rate of speed, causing the plaintiff's car to be pushed off the road into a tree and resulting in substantial property damage to the plaintiff an…