Final preparations are underway for the inaugural Shades of Mass Conference, set to kick off Friday at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Diandra Fu Debrosse Zimmermann (left) of DiCello Levitt and Benjamin Crump of Ben Crump Law. (Courtesy photos)

Spearheaded by Black plaintiff attorneys Ben Crump of Ben Crump Law and Diandra “Fu” Debrosse Zimmermann of DiCello Levitt Gutzler, the three-day, in-person conference aims to help educate, network and promote minority attorneys for leadership roles in mass torts.