Upstander Advocacy in the Legal Profession
June 17
5:30-7:30PM
Join the Massachusetts SJC Standing Committee on Lawyer Well-Being, Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts, Boston Bar Association, Hispanic National Bar Association, Region 1, Massachusetts Association of Hispanic Attorneys, Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Black Lawyers Associations, Massachusetts Black Women Attorneys, Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association, New England Muslim Bar Association, South Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston, and the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts (and additional partners TBA) for a program addressing how bias and micro/macroaggressions impact our profession and its people. Panelists will discuss what it means to be an “upstander” in the context of the legal profession, and how to implement tools to be a successful upstander who minimizes bias and advocates for those being marginalized.
Speakers:
Marguerite Fletcher (Moderator)
