Affinity Group-Sponsored Events

The Affinity Group for Attorneys of Color is an internal resource for its members to address career growth issues through peer networking and interaction with senior partners of the firm. This Affinity Group organizes a variety of internal networking events, including lunch meetings for its members and receptions for the entire firm. Over the past several months, the group hosted the following events:

The Affinity Group hosted a lunch to discuss several opportunities to partner with pro bono organizations and “give back” to the community through their concerted efforts.

The Working Parents Affinity Group provides a way to connect working parents across the firm. This group was created to address the issues these attorneys face through ongoing group dialogue, internal networking opportunities and outside events. The Working Parents group hosts formal and informal lunches. The most recent workshop included the following:

The firm hosted a discussion with Dr. Brigitte Vittrup on talking to children about diversity. Dr. Vittrup discussed how and why children develop biased attitudes and what parents and other adults can do to intercept this process.

Dr. Brigitte Vittrup is an Associate Professor of Child Development at Texas Woman’s University. She holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from The University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on parent socialization practices and media influences on children. One of her specific research areas involves racial socialization of children and external influences on children’s racial attitudes. Dr. Vittrup’s research has been featured in academic journals, such as Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, Journal of Family Issues, and Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, as well as major news outlets, including the Washington Post, Newsweek, and NPR.

  
   Dr. Brigitte Vittrup

The firm hosted Alyson Schafer for a webinar titled: “Honey, I Wrecked the Kids.” With humor and insight, Alyson helped parents learn the four misbehavior dances we do with our children and how to get out of them.

Alyson Schafer, an internationally acclaimed parenting expert, therapist, and bestselling author, uses years of research, clinical and field experience to provide parents a new, positive understanding of family dynamics and actionable solutions that will give people the hope and confidence needed to develop healthy communication strategies with kids.

Alyson is the international bestselling author of three parenting books: Breaking the Good Mom Myth; Honey, I Wrecked The Kids; and her latest, Ain’t Misbehavin’. She has also been interviewed by publications such as Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, Parent Magazine, Reader’s Digest, Canadian Family, Oh Baby, Canadian Living, The Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, and Metro News.

 
        Alyson Schafer