Photo Gallery from Pipeline Diversity Conference
![]() Rice University: Baker Institute | ![]() Former U.S. Attorney General, Janet Reno and ABA's Former President Michael S. Greco |
![]() Former President Greco giving his opening welcome speech to conference attendees. Sitting from left to right: Honorable Janet Reno and Evett L. Simmons, Chair, ABA Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity | ![]() Diane L. Abraham, Of Counsel, Brayton Purcell, LLP moderating the "Real Stories: Looking Beyond the Numbers" panel. Sitting from left to right: Henry Ramsey, Retired Honorable Judge, Eric Brooks, Associate, Morrison & Foerster, Patricia Loera, Program Officer, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
![]() Patricia Loera, Program Officer, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation presenting on the "Real Stories: Looking Beyond the Numbers" panel. Sitting Eric Brooks, Associate, Morrison Foerster | ![]() Conference attendees stopping to have their picture taken. |
![]() From left to right, Cassandra Sneed-Ogden, CLEO, Patricia Loera, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Blakey, CLEO / Principal, William A. Blakey & Associates | ![]() Conference attendees collaborating at a breakout session. |
![]() Conference attendees listening to plenary panel discussion | ![]() Rice University student showing her expertise at piano playing at the President's reception held on Rice University's campus. |
![]() Conference attendees networking at the President's reception | ![]() Kent Lollis, Associate Executive Director & Assistant to the President for Minority Affairs, LSAC, giving summary key points from Breakout Session I |
![]() Dr. Dawn Kum-Walks, CRESPAR, Capstone Institute at Howard University presenting at the Plenary Panel: Elements of Success. Sitting from left to right: Stella Manabe, Administrator Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Program, Ed Apodaca, Vice Pres. For Student Srvcs and Enrollment Mgmt. at University of Houston-Downtown | ![]() Conference attendees listening to information regarding pipeline issues |
![]() Conference attendees listening to information regarding pipeline issues. | ![]() Collaborating ideas from left to right: Professor James Beard, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Interim Dean James M. Douglas, Florida A&M University College of Law, Carl Cooper, Chief Diversity Officer, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP |
![]() Discussion during a plenary panel | ![]() Discussion during a breakout session |
![]() Conference attendees engaging in discussion during a breakout session | ![]() Conference attendees engaging in discussion during a breakout session |
![]() Conference attendees at the Lunch & Plenary Panel: Real Stories II from left to right: Akira Shiroma, Dean of Admissions, American University, Ben-Jamin Kail, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Maryam Ahranjani, Adjunct Prof. & Assoc. Dir. on Law and Gov. American University | ![]() Conference attendees at the Lunch & Plenary Panel: Real Stories II |
![]() Panel at Lunch & Plenary Panel from left to right: Eric Singleton and Joe Mendoza. | ![]() Panel from luncheon left to right: Kevin Gooch, Associate, McKenna Long & Aldridge, Yaneris Rosa, Law Student, Harvard Law School, Eric Singleton, College Student, North Carolina A&T State University, Joe Mendoza, High School Student, High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice |
![]() Conference attendees walking along Rice University's campus | ![]() "Collaborating to Expand the Pipeline" sign |
![]() Ginna Owens, Development Director, King County Bar Foundation presenting at the Plenary Panel: Collaboration: The Real Deal. Sitting from left to right: Dean Elizabeth R. Parker, University of the Pacific/McGeorge Law School, Roslyn Lieb, Just the Beginning Foundation | ![]() Ginna Owens explaining the future of the law institute at the Plenary Panel: Collaboration: The Real Deal. |
![]() Dean Elizabeth R. Parker speaking on a model for collaboration at the Plenary Panel: Collaboration: The Real Deal. | ![]() Moderator: William A. Blakey, Principal, William A. Blakey & Associates, for the Plenary Panel: Collaboration: The Real Deal. |
![]() Conference attendees at a plenary panel discussion. | ![]() Conference attendees at a plenary panel discussion. |
![]() Student volunteers at pipeline diversity conference on Rice University's campus. | ![]() Bill Pritchard, American Bar Association, Office of the President |
![]() Student volunteers at pipeline diversity conference on Rice University's campus. | ![]() Collaboration during ice cream social at conference from left to right: Nyota Tucker, Albany State University, Lynell Cadray |
![]() Conference attendees in line waiting to receive samples of Hank's Ice Cream at the ice cream social held on Rice University's campus. | ![]() Networking between conference attendees at the ice cream social. |
![]() Just a little sample of what conference attendees dressed their ice cream up with. | ![]() Charles Calleros, Professor, Arizona State University College of Law |
![]() Ruthe Ashley, Pacific McGeorge School of Law promoting Hank's Ice Cream | ![]() Sitting from left to right: Judge Mary A. Terrell, DC Superior Court, Cassandra Sneed-Ogden, CLEO |
![]() Joe Mendoza, luncheon panel speaker and his parents. | ![]() American Bar Association employees from left to right: Lynette Kelley, Office of Diversity Initiatives, Gilda Fairley, Judicial Division, Cie Armstead, Office of Diversity Initiatives |
![]() Presidential Advisory Council members from left to right: Evett L. Simmons, Chair, Kent Lollis, Member, Cie Armstead, Staff | ![]() Student volunteer at table with the conference materials. |
![]() ABA employee, Megan Potter, Office of the President, waiting to get her sample of Hank's Ice Cream | ![]() Resource information at the conference. |
![]() Discussion between conference attendees at a breakout session. | ![]() Discussion between conference attendees at a breakout session. |
![]() Conference attendees focusing on information being given out at one the plenary panel forums. | ![]() Jacob Herring, Facilitator. |
![]() Conference attendees. | ![]() Student volunteers and Jacob Herring at conference. |
![]() Karen Mathis, ABA President-Elect, Yaneris Rosa, Recipient of the Legal Opportunity Scholarship at the Dinner Dance held at the Marriot Medical Center. | ![]() Networking at Dinner Dance from left to right: Karen Mathis, ABA President-Elect, Yaneris Rosa, Recipient of Legal Opportunity Scholarship, and Michael Greco, ABA President |
![]() Posing for picture from left to right: Karen Mathis, Yaneris Rosa, and Michael Greco. | ![]() From left to right: Evett L. Simmons, Chair, Presidential Advisory Council on Diversity in the Legal Profession, Karen Mathis, ABA President-Elect, Yaneris Rosa, Recipient of the Legal Opportunity Scholarship Fund, Kay Hodge, Stoneman Chandler & Miller LLP. |
![]() Conference attendees at Dinner Dance. | ![]() Band performing at the Dinner Dance at the Marriott. |
![]() From left to right: Carl Cooper, Chief Diversity Officer, Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP, Phil Shelton, President, Law School Admission Council, Michael Greco, ABA President. | ![]() Posing for a picture at the Dinner Dance, Jacob Herring and Kay Hodge. |
![]() Conference attendees dancing (working off the dinner) at the Dinner Dance held at the host hotel the Marriott. | ![]() Band performing at Dinner Dance at the Marriott. |
![]() Band performing at Dinner Dance at the Marriott. | Sarah Hansen, ABA Meetings and Travel, dancing with Robert Stein, ABA Executive Director |
![]() Conference attendees dancing at the Dinner Dance | ![]() Ted Shaw, Director, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fun, speaking at the Closing Plenary: Back to Reality. |
![]() Anne Yeakel, Executive Director, Texas Bar Foundation, speaking at the Plenary Panel: How to Fund Diversity Pipeline Initiatives. | ![]() Stephen Maislin, President & Chief Executive Officer, Greater Houston Community, moderating the Plenary Panel: How to Fund Diversity Pipeline Initiatives. |
![]() Sitting from left to right: Speakers, Esther Rodriguez, Education Consultant, Anne Yeakel, Executive Director, Texas Bar Foundation at the Plenary Panel: How to Fund Diversity Pipeline Initiatives. |

































































Sarah Hansen, ABA Meetings and Travel, dancing with Robert Stein, ABA Executive Director 



