On Sept. 21, the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a luncheon at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia with featured speaker Roderick “Rick” Palmore. Palmore is the executive vice president, general counsel and chief compliance risk management officer, and secretary of General Mills Inc. He is the author of “A Call to Action” and current chairman of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity.
Founded in 2001, the PDLG is a nonprofit corporation consisting of area law firms and law departments committed to increasing the number of attorneys of diverse backgrounds working at law firms and corporations in the Greater Philadelphia region. In collaboration with area law schools, government, professional associations and businesses, the PDLG has developed initiatives and programs that support the success of these lawyers and encourage them to live and practice law in Philadelphia. Among other initiatives, the PDLG has created programs to enhance recruitment and retention of lawyers of diverse backgrounds by law firms and corporations in the Philadelphia region.
