John Essex and Guy Rounsaville In-House Counsel Diversity Award
PG&E Corporation
The Minority-Owned Law Firm Client Service Award
Lafayette & Kumagai LLP
The Drucilla Stender Ramey Majority-Owned Law Firm Award
Crowell & Moring LLP
The California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP) seeks to promote and sustain diversity and inclusion in California’s legal profession by developing professional opportunities for attorneys of color and providing business, legal and lay communities access to their talent. To recognize the organizations which capture the spirit of the CMCP mission, CMCP annually bestows three awards: The John Essex and Guy Rounsaville In-House Counsel Diversity Award; The Drucilla Stender Ramey Law Firm Award and the Minority-Owned Law Firm Client Service Award. Described below, these awards reflect CMCP’s long standing tradition of honoring those dedicated to the furtherance of CMCP’s mission. The awards will be presented at the Awards Luncheon during the 2011 CMCP Annual Conference.
John Essex and Guy Rounsaville In-House Counsel Diversity Award
Awarded to the CMCP corporate or public agency member that has demonstrated the strongest commitment to diversity. Nominations may be made by law firms the department works with or departments may self-nominate. The award is based on the following:
• Support of & participation in CMCP
• Strong record of hiring diverse outside counsel programs
• Minority representation in the law
• Overall organizational culture that values department diversity & gives back to the community
Drucilla Stender Ramey Majority-Owned Law Firm Award
Awarded to the CMCP majority-owned law firm member that has demonstrated the strongest commitment to diversity. Nominations may be made by clients or firms may self-nominate. The award is based upon the following:
• Minority attorneys in partnership, leadership & other special roles within the law firm
• Minority attorneys within the law firm
• Community service
Minority-Owned Law Firm Client Service Award
This award is awarded to the CMCP minority-owned law firm that has best demonstrated outstanding client service. Clients may make nominations or firms may self-nominate. To nominate a firm, please submit the name of the firm, the particular attorneys at the firm with whom you worked, and specific examples of superior service, positive results and any other information you believe would be helpful to the selection committee. For self-nominations, please submit 3 client references (pro bono clients acceptable), specific examples of superior service, positive results, and any other information you believe would be helpful to the selection committee.
The CMCP Awards Committee determines Award recipients. Award recipients will be notified no later than September 6, 2011. All committee decisions will be final and binding. The Awardees will be celebrated at the 22nd Annual Business Conference, October 5-6, 2011, at the Marriott Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.
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AT&T
Bank of America
Chevron
Clorox Company
Del Monte Corporation
Hilton Hotels Corporation
Hughes Electronics
Intel Corporation
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.
Oakland City Attorney’s Office
Sempra Energy
Southern California Edison
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
The Walt Disney Company
Times Mirror Company
Wells Fargo Bank |
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Alschuler, Grossman, Stein & Kahan LLP
Bingham McCutchen LLP
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
Foley & Lardner LLP
Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy LLP
Littler Mendelson PC
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Reed Smith LLP
Thelen Reid & Priest LLP |
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Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt
Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP
Martin & Martin, LLP
Sanchez & Amador LLP
Shimokaji & Associates
Silicon Counsel
Villarreal Hutner PC
Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb LLP |