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Growth Inclusion Teamwork
Our Firm is committed to recruiting, developing and retaining talented attorneys and professional staff from all backgrounds. In order to succeed, we take great pride in a culture of inclusion where everyone at Ice Miller feels respected, is treated fairly and has the opportunity to perform at the highest potential.  
 
We are steadfast in our efforts to build a workplace that embraces difference, is collaborative, welcoming and focused on growth—positioning Ice Miller to thrive today and tomorrow. 
 
To learn more about the Firm’s current diversity & inclusion initiatives, please contact Kristen Matha, Director of Diversity & Inclusion. 
 
Our Mission
As a Firm dedicated to helping our clients stay ahead of a changing world, we know creativity and innovation are essential. A diverse team that sees challenges from different perspectives and cultural references drives creativity, fuels innovation and strengthens relationships. We are focused on building a diverse and inclusive workforce, which leverages our differences to provide the best possible legal services to our clients.

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Partner-in-Charge

Diversity & Inclusion Council

Well-Being in the Legal Profession

Partner-in-Charge

Partner-in-Charge

Partner-in-Charge
Myra Selby serves as Partner-in-Charge of Diversity and Inclusion. Myra is focused on ensuring the Firm is positioned to meet our clients’ diversity and inclusion expectations. In this role, she works closely with the Chief Managing Partner, the Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the Director of Diversity and Inclusion to promote strategic alignment.

Myra has the distinction of being both the first woman and the first African American to serve as an associate justice on the Indiana Supreme Court. She currently serves as chair of the Indiana Supreme Court’s Commission on Race and Gender Fairness.  
 


Diversity & Inclusion Council

Diversity & Inclusion Council

Diversity & Inclusion Council 
Strategy & Engagement
We know diverse perspectives and life experiences combine for powerful results, and we are committed to maintaining an inclusive work environment where our team members can bring their whole selves to work each day.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Council is led by Greg Gorospe, partner and co-chair, and Heather James, partner and co-chair. In 2019, the Firm combined its Diversity & Inclusion Committee and its Women’s Initiative Committee to promote intersectionality and to strengthen our ability to view issues through multiple lenses. The Diversity & Inclusion Council also strengthens our inclusion leadership at the local level and identifies specific Council members in each office to lead affinity network opportunities for our historically underrepresented attorneys.

Our Council collaborates with Firm leadership to achieve our strategy for recruiting, developing, retaining and advancing underrepresented talent. The Council also works with external organizations to promote greater equality in our communities and legal profession.
 
Inclusive Leadership Skills & Cultural Awareness
The Council is focused on growing the Firm’s inclusive leadership skills and cultural awareness by providing Firm-wide learning opportunities for all team members. In the past, we’ve provided programs on exploring unconscious bias, building a racially just workplace, disability inclusion and bystander intervention training.
 
Diversity & Inclusion Council Staff Subcommittee
The Diversity & Inclusion Council Staff Subcommittee brings staff members together across multiple offices to champion the Firm’s diversity and inclusion work and engage in policy, program and people development in support of the Firm’s diversity and inclusion strategy. The Subcommittee launched in 2020, and the development of this group arose out of the Firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan.

Learn more about our work by reviewing Ice Miller's 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Annual Report.      
 
Diversity & Inclusion Council
Name Position Phone Email
Greg Gorospe (Co-Chair) Partner 614-462-1042 greg.gorospe@icemiller.com
Heather James (Co-Chair) Partner 317-236-2199 heather.james@icemiller.com
Michael Allen Partner 317-236-5878 michael.allen@icemiller.com
Diane Bell Partner 312-726-8157 diane.bell@icemiller.com
Charles Bush Partner 317-236-0200 charles.bush@icemiller.com
Joe Heaton Senior Director of Public Affairs 202-807-4012 joe.heaton@icemiller.com
Sean Kim Partner 212-824-4962 sean.kim@icemiller.com
Aneca Lasley Partner 614-462-1085 aneca.lasley@icemiller.com
Kristen Matha (Ex-Officio) Director of
Diversity & Inclusion
317-236-2475 kristen.matha@icemiller.com
Myra Selby Partner in Charge of Diversity & Inclusion 317-236-5903 myra.selby@icemiller.com
 
 
Diversity & Inclusion Council Staff Subcommittee
Name Position Phone Email
John Acquaviva Paralegal 212-835-6324 john.acquaviva@icemiller.com
Kathleen Griffith (Ex-Officio) Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator 614-462-1103 kathleen.griffith@icemiller.com
Clare Mauney Legal Services Assistant 312-705-6004 clare.mauney@icemiller.com
Minnie Stinson Legal Services Assistant 312-726-7141 minnie.stinson@icemiller.com
Daniel Walker Business Development Specialist 317-236-2317 daniel.walker@icemiller.com
Kiva Zytnick Attorney Recruiting Manager 202-807-4003 kiva.zytnick@icemiller.com


Well-Being in the Legal Profession

Well-Being in the Legal Profession

Well-Being in the Legal Profession
Ice Miller is a proud signatory of the American Bar Association’s Well-Being Pledge. By joining other top law firms and legal employers in this pledge, the Firm recognizes the significant challenges substance use and mental health problems present in the legal profession and acknowledges that more can and should be done to improve the health and well-being of lawyers and legal professionals.

The Firm has committed to raising awareness and working to improve lawyer and legal professional well-being. We provide confidential access to mental health experts and resources, in addition to free in-house mental health self-assessment tools. We offer Firm-wide quarterly well-being workshops and incorporate well-being education into broader professional development opportunities. Through the Firm’s Wellness Program, we also provide a number of resources for physical well-being for all attorneys and staff.

In 2020, the Firm announced its Leave of Absence Ramp Up Policy in support of the Firm's commitment to the Well-Being Pledge. The Ramp Up Policy recognizes that team members, both attorneys and staff alike, returning to work following a leave of absence may face challenges reintegrating with work and achieving full utilization. Applicable to leaves of absence related to substance use, mental health, disability, parental leave and FMLA leave, the Ramp Up Policy includes a reduced hours expectation with no reduction in compensation for all team members and outlines a support plan to assist with the transition back to work.


Our Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan

Advancing Inclusion: Women's Initiative

Advancing Inclusion: Diverse Attorney, Principal & Patent Agent Network

Our Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan
Ice Miller's approach is centered on building a work environment that will attract talented attorneys and professional staff who are seeking an inclusive organization to grow their careers. The Firm's strategic focus is directed at building an inclusive culture and equitable systems in order to retain and advance team members from all backgrounds. This focus will enrich our work environment and provide opportunities to better understand and serve our clients. 

Ice Miller remains focused on building a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
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Our Inclusion Principles
By collectively committing to this work, we will experience increased engagement, drive better performance and ultimately build a stronger and more successful Firm. 

To guide our collective effort, we've asked every member of our Firm to:

1. Commit Personally: focus on individual contributions, engagement and accountability for building an inclusive culture. 
2. Create Transparency: focus on sharing information and knowledge to support success.
3. Embrace Difference: focus on valuing all contributions, treating people with respect and investing in their careers.

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Our Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan

Our Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan

Our Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan
Ice Miller's approach is centered on building a work environment that will attract talented attorneys and professional staff who are seeking an inclusive organization to grow their careers. The Firm's strategic focus is directed at building an inclusive culture and equitable systems in order to retain and advance team members from all backgrounds. This focus will enrich our work environment and provide opportunities to better understand and serve our clients. 

Ice Miller remains focused on building a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging.
Diversity & Inclusion Strategic Plan Image
Our Inclusion Principles
By collectively committing to this work, we will experience increased engagement, drive better performance and ultimately build a stronger and more successful Firm. 

To guide our collective effort, we've asked every member of our Firm to:

1. Commit Personally: focus on individual contributions, engagement and accountability for building an inclusive culture. 
2. Create Transparency: focus on sharing information and knowledge to support success.
3. Embrace Difference: focus on valuing all contributions, treating people with respect and investing in their careers.

Click the image above to view the strategic plan overview. 


Advancing Inclusion: Women's Initiative

Advancing Inclusion: Women's Initiative

Advancing Inclusion: Women's Initiative
Ice Miller continues to build upon the Firm’s long history of investing in our women leaders by committing resources to professional development, career building and networking opportunities for women attorneys, principals, patent agents, directors, and chiefs.

The Firm hosts multiple engagement events across our offices to strengthen our internal women’s network and broaden client relationships. In 2022, the Firm hosted it’s Women’s Initiative Conference, which brings the Firm’s women together to focus on relationship building and professional development.

WILEF LogoSince 2018, the Firm achieved Women in Law Empowerment Forum (WILEF) Gold Standard Certification, which demonstrates that women represent a meaningful percentage of our equity partners, of our highest leadership positions, of our governance and compensation committees and of our most highly compensated partners.

Learn more about our work by reviewing Ice Miller's 2021 Diversity & Inclusion Annual Report.    

Learn more about women's leadership at Ice Miller.
Women of Ice Miller 


Advancing Inclusion: Diverse Attorney, Principal & Patent Agent Network

Advancing Inclusion: Diverse Attorney, Principal & Patent Agent Network

Advancing Inclusion: Diverse Attorney, Principal & Patent Agent Network
Ice Miller is focused on the development, retention and advancement of our diverse attorneys: people of color, LGBTQ+ and people with disabilities. We continue to commit resources to enhance internal networking opportunities, national affinity conference engagement, external coaching, and client-facing business development experiences.

The Firm hosts multiple engagement events across our offices to strengthen our internal Diverse Attorney, Principal & Patent Agent (DAPPA) Network and broaden client relationships. In 2022, the Firm hosted its DAPPA Network Conference, which brings the Firm’s underrepresented attorney’s together to focus on relationship building and professional development.

LCLD The Firm is also an active partner with the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). The LCLD program provides tremendous development opportunity for our attorneys and we are continuing our participation in the Fellows, Pathfinder and 1L Scholars Programs. Most recently, the Firm hosted a Fellows Leadership Lunch, a Mentoring Program Luncheon, a Fellows and Pathfinder Networking Reception and a Fellows Alumni Experiential Learning Series Program.

HRC Best Places to Work At Ice Miller, we want you to openly be who you are. Our Firm is an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Our Firm offers transgender inclusive health care benefits, domestic partner benefits and gender neutral parental leave for the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.

Our Firm has engaged in several initiatives to support the LGBTQ+ community, including local Pride Parade participation, donating pro bono legal services to LGBTQ+ serving organizations and working with IndyPride to host a career development event for LGBTQ+ professionals.



By the Numbers

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of our managing partners are members of underrepresented groups

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of our board of directors and practice group leadership are members of underrepresented groups

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of our office managing partners are members of underrepresented groups


Contributing to a Diverse & Inclusive Legal Community
Ice Miller invests in organizations and participates in programs that expand the legal diversity pipeline.  
 

 

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