ATLANTA, July 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
announced today that it was ranked 7th in the nation by American Lawyer of law
firms with the highest percentage of female partners. The Firm currently has
32 women partners, 25% of the total number of partners in the Firm. The
national average for percentages of women partners in large law firms is only
16%. The Firm also received high rankings for the overall percentage of
lawyers who are female -- 40%. In addition, according to the Minority Law
Journal Diversity Scorecard, the Firm ranked #1 of Atlanta-based law firms in
minority group representation. Powell Goldstein ranked 35th of 200 firms
nationally.
"Our commitment to diversity is articulated as one of our Firm's core
values. We have placed a strong emphasis on recruiting and retaining female
lawyers as well as those of different ethnic and racial backgrounds and we are
pleased with our progress to date," reported Aasia Mustakeem, Chair of the
Firm's Diversity Committee and an African-American, female partner.
Powell Goldstein has a long history in diversity. In 1974, Frank Hull
joined the Firm and later became the Firm's first female partner. She later
went on to serve in a number of judicial positions and currently serves on the
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Karen Wildau became the
Firm's second female partner in 1982, and she is currently a member of the
Board of Partners and a senior litigation partner.
Ms. Wildau added, "52% of our associates are female and our summer
associate class is 58% female. Our flexible work arrangements, part-time
partner classification, liberal parental and other leave policies and strong
mentoring program all contribute to our Firm's ability to attract and retain
highly qualified women lawyers."
Armin Brecher, Chair of the Firm's Executive Committee and Board of
Partners, stated, "Our Firm has had a long history of promoting diversity --
from its beginnings in 1909, our Firm has placed a high priority on diversity
and our efforts continue today to build our Firm with a varied and diverse
workforce. Today, women and minority attorneys occupy positions of leadership
at every level of the Firm. While we have done well in both respects, we
realize that we can and will improve and that retention is a continuing
challenge in the legal industry, but is one which we intend to meet."
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP is one of Atlanta's largest law
firms. Established in 1909, the Firm's more than 300 attorneys provide legal
counsel to clients in a wide variety of practices from offices in Atlanta,
Ga., and Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.pgfm.com or call
404-572-6600.
SOURCE Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP
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CONTACT:
Armin Brecher, Chair, or Carol Todd Thomas,
both of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy LLP, +1-404-572-6634,
or 6613
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