Read the May 2011 diversity cover story, “How Leading Companies Are Prioritizing Diversity Early in the Pipeline.”

In February, the State Bar of California’s Council on Access and Fairness announced it was readying a proposal that U.S. News and World Report make diversity account for 15 percent of the magazine’s overall law school rankings. Craig Holden, a partner at Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, is chair of the Council on Access and Fairness.