Moving Beyond Intent: DE&I in Action
Join us for our inaugural Michigan Legal Diversity Summit. The theme for the 2022 summit is Moving Beyond Intent: DE&I in Action. The summit will educate and provide attendees with best practices and facilitate a robust exchange of insights, concepts, and strategies on the legal profession’s key diversity, equity, and inclusion challenges and solutions.
Connect and engage with individuals who share a passion for professional development and the advancement of a more equitable and just society.
Attendees will experience impactful speakers, presented with insightfully themed sessions with applicable and practical information while providing greater opportunities to raise awareness to create a sustainable organizational culture to support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace internally and beyond. For questions or comments, please contact Ivy Hunter at [email protected]

Judge Susan Dobrich
Consultant and Liaison
Michigan Supreme Court and State Court Administrative Office

Linda Sheryl Greene
Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Law
Michigan State University College of Law

Ray Littleton
Equity Partner-Shareholder and Chair of the Diversity Committee
Foster Swift Collins & Smith, PC
Agenda
9:00am-9:15am | Opening Session - Ángeles Valenciano, CEO, Texas Diversity Council |
9:15am-9:45am | Keynote Address |
9:45am-9:55am | Interim Break |
2:50pm-3:00pm | Closing Remarks - Darlene King, Executive Director, Michigan Diversity Council |
BRONZE SPONSOR
- Designated as a Bronze Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Quarter-page ad in the printed event program
- 2 tickets to the summit
SILVER SPONSOR
- Designated as a Silver Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Half-page ad in the printed event program
- 4 tickets to the summit
GOLD SPONSOR
- Designated as an Gold Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials
- Gold Sponsor(s) will be included in recognition of 50% event proceeds donation to the Ohio Stem Learning Network
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Full-page ad in the printed event program
- 8 tickets to the summit
PRESENTING SPONSOR
- Designated as Presenting Sponsor of the summit; this designation will be on the event webpage, all pre-event and event online and email promotional material, and printed event materials – limited to two co-title organizations
- Presenting Sponsor(s) will be included in recognition of 50% event proceeds donation to the Ohio Stem Learning Network
- Presenting Sponsor(s) will be listed on all nametags, table tents, and signage during the event
- Receive a formal plaque as Presenting Sponsor of the event
- An opportunity to have a representative from your organization provide remarks to open or close the event (10 minutes)
- Professional photographs of event for organizational use
- Two full-page ads in the printed event program
- 16 tickets to the summit