An Exciting October for the Georgia Diversity Program
| Jurisdiction | Georgia,United States |
| Citation | Vol. 27 No. 3 Pg. 0034 |
| Pages | 0034 |
| Publication year | 2021 |
GBJ | The Features
An Exciting October for the Georgia Diversity Program
The State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program hosted two well-attended CLEs with help from GDP member firms in the month of October.
BY HALIMA H. WHITE
The State Bar of Georgia Diversity Program (GDP) had a busy and exciting October. The GDP planned and hosted two informative and well-received CLEs. On Oct. 12, the program presented Mediators Speak: The Present and Future of ADR.” Moderated by Shuli Green, mediator with Miles Mediation & Arbitration, panelists included Hon. Gino Brogdon Sr. with Henning; Hon. Gail Tusan with JAMS; Hon. Bianca Motley-Broom, mayor of College Park and mediator
with Miles; and Anandhi Rajan, partner with Swift Currie and mediator with Bay Mediation & Arbitration.
Green asked insightful questions, including how mediators deal with the “unofficial” decision-maker who may or may not even be in the room. In addition, Brogdon hilariously illustrated how important it is to get all key terms on the table, recalling how he once had a divorce mediation derail over who would take custody of the puppy. Brogdon noted he mediates civil matters now, as opposed to family matters, but Tusan explained that she willingly mediates divorce cases. We appreciate our panelists who shared their insight. Our sponsors were Bay Mediation & Arbitration, Swift Currie and Bovis & Kyle.
The program’s Fall CLE was held virtually on Oct. 26. The first panel was “Lawyers with Physical Disabilities and Thriving Legal Practices.” Moderator Craig Ehrlich— who represents plaintiffs in wheelchair accessibility cases—navigated an interesting discussion that included how to recruit and retain lawyers with disabilities. Other panelists included Social Security Disability Judge David Cornelius who joined us from Macon; Americans with Disabilities Act expert William Goren; and Kareem Dale, director and senior counsel with Discover Financial Services, who was a key policy advisor in the Obama Administration. “Just do it,” Dale explained when asked how employers can hire lawyers with disabilities, noting the importance of having accessible websites where lawyers with disabilities can apply for positions easily.
The second panel included bar association presidents who discussed how they balance such intensive, unpaid positions with their demanding...
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