ATLANTA, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Powell Goldstein LLP announced today that
it was ranked 2nd nationally in Best Law Firms for Diversity by the Vault
Guide of the Top 100 Law Firms. In other ratings, the Firm was 2nd in the
country for diversity for women, 1st in the country in diversity for
minorities and 7th in the country for diversity for gays and lesbians.
"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 continued progress to date," reported Aasia Mustakeem, Chair
of the Firm's Diversity Committee and an African-American, female partner.
"Our rise in the rankings in this survey demonstrate our continuing success."
The Firm supports many diversity causes and has worked with the US Law
Firm Group, a networking group of 19 national law firms, to increase the
diversity in law schools to encourage a diverse population to enter the
profession. Ms. Mustakeem is also Chair of the USLFG's Diversity Committee.
In addition, the Firm is a sponsor of the annual Human Rights Campaign dinner
and its lawyers have received national recognition for their work through HRC.
Jim McAlpin, 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. Our 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."
The Firm also scored 15th nationally in the overall Best Firms to Work For
and 7th for Prestige Ranking in the Southeast Region.
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 LLP
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