Minority Lawyer Associations Form With Eyes on Diverse Judiciary

In one of his first acts as chair of the Florida Bar's 5,000-member business law section, Louis Conti created a diversity committee to find ways to encourage more minority and women lawyers to participate in the section. The new committee is the latest of at least three voluntary lawyer groups formed in Florida to better meet the needs of diverse lawyers. The Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association and the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Association of South Florida were recently resurrected after years of dormancy.