Heather James, a partner in Ice Miller’s Municipal Finance Group, participated in the Diversity in Law Fall Hackathon hosted by Diversity Lab, UC Hastings and Northwestern Law, Nov. 1-2. Heather competed on Team Spectra, which won “Crowd Favorite.” Each of the winning teams will each receive an investment from Diversity Lab to implement their pitches.

Ice Miller partner Myra Selby was an honored guest on a panel discussion, titled “Civil Rights and the First Wave of African-American State Supreme Court Justices,” at the March on Washington Film Festival on July 18. Myra Selby is the first woman and first African-American to serve as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court. She now serves as partner-in-charge of Diversity & Inclusion in addition to her law practice at Ice Miller.

The Ice Miller Women’s Initiative Committee hosted a table for attorneys and clients at the Indiana Conference for Women on November 8 in Indianapolis. Attendees had the opportunity to network with a diverse group of women in a variety of professional backgrounds.

Ice Miller signed the Columbus Commitment: Achieving Pay Equity pledge at the Columbus Women’s Commission Latina Women’s Equal Pay Day event on Nov. 1. Mike Reese, Ice Miller Whiteboard’s Director of Public Advocacy and Business Development, spoke at the event, while Richard Barnhart, a managing partner for Ice Miller, signed the pledge on behalf of the Firm.

Ice Miller continues to donate legal services to Trinity Haven, the first residence in Indiana dedicated to LGBTQ youth who are experiencing homelessness. The Trinity Haven initiative is a work in progress and continues to benefit from the support of various organizations from the surrounding community.

Ice Miller and Steve Humke were honored as 2018 Top Performers at the Ninth Annual Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Membership Meeting, which was held in Washington, D.C. from Oct. 15-16.

Reena Bajowala, a partner in Ice Miller's Litigation Group, will moderate a panel at hub88's Steamfest: Exploring Endless Possibilities event in Naperville, Ill. on Nov. 9. 

Ice Miller LLP has been a proud supporter of the National FFA since 2009. In December 2017, Indianapolis Office Managing Partner and Chair of the Food and Agribusiness Group, Melissa Proffitt, was named to the National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board for a three-year term of service. Over the years, Ice Miller has shown our support in many ways, such as sponsoring career workshops and student scholarships and facilitating special networking and informational events.
 

Ice Miller LLP partner Lacy Johnson is featured in the “Sons: Seeing the Modern African American Male” exhibit at the Indianapolis Public Library from Sept. 25 through Oct. 31.

Ice Miller partner Kim Metzger will discuss best practices in HIPAA Security Rule compliance on October 18 in Washington D.C. Click here to RSVP for this event.