Our Firm Commitment to Diversity

INTRODUCTION

Warner Norcross & Judd strives to have a workforce that reflects the realities of today's diverse national and global community. To achieve this, we aggressively seek to attract women and minorities to join our firm as attorneys and staff members. To support our recruiting efforts, we are working to foster an inclusive culture that is based on three principles of diversity:  respect, inclusion, and teamwork.

We are implementing our commitment to gender and racial diversity and to a culture of inclusiveness through firm-wide programs and initiatives. Our Diversity Partner is charged with identifying barriers to inclusion in the workplace and with developing and implementing strategies to break down those barriers. Our Diversity Partner and our Management Committee are responsible for successfully implementing diversity action steps which are central elements of our Strategic Plan. The Firm's Managing Partner is a member of the Diversity Committee.

In January 2006, our Management Committee appointed Rodney Martin, chair of the Firm's Financial Services Group, to become the Firm's first Diversity Partner. As Diversity Partner, Mr. Martin has day-to-day responsibility for implementing the Firm's goals of increasing diversity and achieving a more inclusive workplace for everyone.

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