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January 27, 2025 Feature Article

2025 ABA Midyear Meeting DEI Program Highlights

Friday, January 31, 2025

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

HC CLE: Legal Obstacles Impeding Latinos’ Access to Equitable Civic Engagement

Sandra Day O’Connor Law School

6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Diversity Awards- (+Impacto)

The Hispanic Commission’s inaugural Impacto Award will be presented at ABA Midyear Meeting to to honor the wide-ranging impact of efforts by individuals and organizations to remove the significant legal, socio-economic, linguistic, and other barriers to social justice and civic engagement facing Latinos in the United States.

Saturday, February 1, 2025

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.

Impacts of Parenthood and Child Caregiving on Legal Careers

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown

Discuss the findings of the 2023 study Legal Careers of Parents and Child Caregivers, exploring the challenges for caregivers in the legal profession, and present practical recommendations and considerations to support caregivers and promote gender equity in the practice of law.

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Spirit of Excellence Awards

The Spirit of Excellence Award is presented to lawyers whose commitment to racial and ethnic diversity in the legal profession is evident in their workplace and at the national, state, or local level.

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

SOGI Free CLE: Beyond Visibility, How LGBTQ+ Judges have Strengthened the Justice System, Inside and Outside the Courtroom

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Camelback A

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Stonewall Awards Reception

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Phoenix Ballroom E

Annual Awards presented by the SOGI Commission at Midyear The Stonewall Award recognizes those lawyers, members of the judiciary, and legal academia who have effected real change to remove barriers on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression in the legal profession and the world, nation, state and/or locale, and to recognize those who have championed diversity for the LGBT community, both within the legal profession and impacting the greater human universe.

Sunday, February 2, 2025

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Women's Caucus

Sheraton

The Caucus will address issues of concern to women and allies in the legal profession and provide a networking opportunity for all attendees. House of Delegates resolutions of interest to women will be highlighted, and there will be an opportunity to make relevant announcements.

1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

LGBTQ+ Caucus

Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
Camelback A

Takes place at every Midyear & Annual meeting.

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