Registration

7:30a.m. - 8:30a.m.

Introductions and Welcome

8:30a.m. - 8:45a.m.

Stephanie E. Grana, Esq. - President, Virginia State Bar, Partner, Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, P.C., Richmond, VA

Alicia Roberts Johnson, Esq. - Chair, Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Counsel at Ogletree Deakins

Keynote Address

8:45a.m. - 9:00a.m.

The Honorable Doris H. Causey - Judge, Virginia Court of Appeals

CLE I - Implicit Bias and How it Affects the Practice of Law

9:00a.m. - 10:30a.m.

Tammy H. Currie, Moderator - , Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Annual Forum Co-Chair; Human Resources Director, Northern Virginia Community College, Fairfax, VA

Barbara Mardigian, LPC - Clinical Director, Virginia Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program

Latoya C. Asia, Esq. - Director, Talent Acquisition; Workforce Planning; Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Dominion Energy

Lia J. Dorsey - Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Ogletree Deakins

The Honorable Lorrie Sinclair Taylor - Presiding Judge, The Loudoun County General District Court

CLE II - Best Practices and Encouraging a Culture of Diversity – Improving Diversity in the Legal Profession through Hiring and Retention

10:45a.m. - 11:45a.m.

Stephanie E. Grana, Esq. - President, Virginia State Bar, Partner, Cantor Grana Buckner Bucci, P.C., Richmond, VA

Shemeka C. Hankins, Esq., Moderator - Associate, Invictus Law

Chidi I. James, Esq. - President-Elect, Virginia State Bar, Partner, Blankingship & Keith, P.C.

Michael N. Herring, Esq. - Managing Partner, McGuireWoods, Richmond, VA

Rashida MacMurray-Abdullah, Esq. - Chief Diversity Officer, Wiley Rein LLP

Lunch

11:45a.m. - 12:30p.m.

CLE III - Investing in ESG

12:30p.m. - 1:30p.m.

Alicia Roberts Johnson, Esq. - Chair, Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Counsel at Ogletree Deakins

Brian L. Buniva, Esq. - B.L. Strategic Advisor, PLLC

Jimmy F. Robinson, Jr., Esq. - Founder and Office Managing Shareholder, Ogletree Deakins, Richmond, VA

Johnny L. Moore, Esq. - Johnny L. Moore, Esq., Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel – Prudential Bank Regulation, Truist Financial Corporation

Morenike S. Miles, Esq. - Vice President of Shared-Services, Dominion Energy Services, Inc.

CLE IV - Racial Reconciliation, Civil Rights and Jury Abuse in Virginia

1:30p.m. - 4:15p.m.

Courtney M. Frazier, Esq., Moderator - Annual Forum Co-Chair, Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Client Legal Services, Allstate Insurance

Hon. Doris Henderson Causey - Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia

Lynne Jackson - Founder and President, The Dred Scott Heritage Foundation

Mark D. Cummings, Esq. - Founding Partner, Sher, Cummings and Ellis, LLC

Concluding Remarks

4:15p.m. - 4:20p.m.

Alicia Roberts Johnson, Esq. - Chair, Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Counsel at Ogletree Deakins

Courtney M. Frazier, Esq. - Annual Forum Co-Chair, Virginia State Bar Diversity Conference, Client Legal Services, Allstate Insurance

Diversity Conference Reception

4:20p.m. - 5:20p.m.