Leadership

Executive Committee

   

Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard Executive Director

The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity was formed by concerned lawyers to answer the call for diversity.  Our current challenge is to increase the recruitment, retention and promotion of lawyers of color, not only as good social policy, but also as good business practice.

THE MISSION:

The mission of the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity is to unite the resources, energy and commitment of the State’s leading law firms, corporations, public sector entities, law schools and state bar associations in the joint mission of making Connecticut a more attractive place for attorneys of color and women to practice law and find satisfying  professional opportunities.


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Edwin Archer Randolph
2008 LCD Diversity Award


The Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (LCD), Inc. is pleased to announce its 2008 Edwin Archer Randolph Diversity Award to be presented to an individual or organization whose life tour has demonstrated the ability to influence change, while inspiring others to include and advance attorneys of color in Connecticut and surrounding legal communities.
 

This award is named for Edward Archer Randolph, a Yale Law School graduate, who was the first attorney of color admitted to the Connecticut Bar in 1880. Through his service in various public offices, Mr. Randolph was instrumental in promoting the inclusion and advancement of attorneys and other professionals of color in Connecticut.


Our previous award recipients, John Rose, Jr., Amy Lin Meyerson, and Toni M. Smith-Rosario, exemplify the true meaning for which the award was established. On May 7, 2008, we will once again honor an individual or organization whose unique qualities and characteristics have inspired others to emulate similar actions. Our Award Committee has developed the award criteria, and now we need your help to identify nominees. Log onto www.lawyerscollaborativefordiversity.org for a list of our committee members. Please see the attached nomination form for specific details, which must be completed and returned to us no later than January 25, 2008.


We hope you will help us celebrate the achievements of an outstanding individual or organization whose efforts have created the foundation for advancing our mission to identify, recruit, advance, and retain attorneys of color in Connecticut and surrounding legal communities. We look forward to receiving your nomination and having you join us for the ceremony on May 7, 2008.


Sincerely,
Carolyn Golden Hebsgaard
Executive Director


CONGRATULATIONS

United Technologies Corporation (UTC) has been named one of the "Top 25 Companies for African-Americans" by Black Professionals magazine.