Members Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity, a Connecticut non-profit corporation, is a coalition of the State's largest law firms, leading  corporations, public sector entities, law schools, and state bar associations.  MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS LAW FIRMS Berchem, Moses & Devlin, P.C. Bingham McCutchen LLP Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP Carmody & Torrance LLP Day Pitney LLP Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP Finn Dixon & Herling LLP Halloran & Sage LLP Jackson Lewis LLP Levy & Droney, P.C. McCarter & English, LLP Murtha Cullina LLP Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP Pepe & Hazard LLP Pullman & Comley, LLC Reid and Riege, P.C. Robinson & Cole LLP Rome McGuigan, P.C. Shipman & Goodwin LLP Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C. Wiggin and Dana LLP CORPORATE SPONSORS Aetna Inc. Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation Diageo North America, Inc. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Northeast Utilities Service Company The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. United Technologies Corporation PUBLIC AGENCIES Corporate Counsel Office - City of Hartford Division of Criminal Justice  Freedom of Information Commission Governor’s Legal Counsel Office Office of the Attorney General Office of the Chief Court Administrator Office of Chief Public Defender  Office of the Secretary of the State Office of the Treasurer U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut   BAR/LAW ASSOCIATIONS Association of Corporate Counsel Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Connecticut Hispanic Bar Association George W. Crawford Black Bar Association South Asian Bar Association of Connecticut Collaborating for Diversity Across America employers are being challenged to increase diversity. Legal employers recognize that they must hire a diverse team of attorneys to remain competitive.   With this in mind, the legal community understands the importance of its need to reflect the demographics of the communities it serves.  Our members recognize that: There is a considerable amount of work to be done in an effort to make the legal community more diverse; There is a strong business imperative for firms to become more representative of the diverse population in which we live; and Only by working together can we create an environment that supports the advancement of diversity at our workplaces.