Kean Miller Directs Chevron Diversity Award to Battered Women's Program
Kean Miller is pleased to report that the firm’s Diversity Council has elected to steer its 2008 Chevron Diversity Award donation to the Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center Battered Women's Program. The Battered Women's Program provides emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy and a wide range of support services to survivors of domestic violence and their children, including legal services.
The $5000 donation will be used to help provide regular court advocacy in Baton Rouge City Court for victims of domestic violence crimes. The program also provides legal representation to women in East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court and to women in West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, and Ascension Parishes who are seeking protective orders.
About the Chevron Diversity Award:
In July 2008, Kean Miller was selected as one of three recipients of the Chevron Corporation Law Function’s fourth annual Law Firm Diversity Recognition Award. The award program, started in 2005, recognizes Chevron’s law firm partners who have distinguished themselves by demonstrating their commitment to diversity in the legal profession and by fostering an inclusive work environment. In recognition of this achievement, the Chevron Law Function donates $5,000 to a local non-profit legal organization to be named by each recipient.
Diversity at Kean Miller:
From its inception, Kean Miller has recognized the value of diverse ethnic, cultural and racial backgrounds to the balance and success of the firm. Kean Miller is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion, not only within the firm, but in the communities where its attorneys and staff live and work. The best evidence of this commitment is found in the firm’s statistics: Kean Miller has one of the highest percentages of women lawyers and women partners of any major law firm in the United States; Kean Miller ranks among Louisiana firms having the highest percentages of minority attorneys; currently the firm has 38% women lawyers and 11% minority lawyers; among partners, 27% are women and 8% are minorities; currently 20% of the firm’s administrative management, 10% of legal assistants, and 13% of firm staff and support services are minorities. Kean Miller produces two important community initiatives related to diversity and inclusion each year: The Kean Miller Connection and the Louisiana Diversity Forum. The second annual Louisiana Diversity Forum is scheduled for October 16, 2008 at the Hilton Capitol Center in Baton Rouge.
About Kean Miller:
With 125 lawyers, Kean Miller serves the legal needs of Louisiana businesses and Fortune 500 companies with significant operations in the Bayou state. The firm maintains offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles and Plaquemine, Louisiana. The firm serves clients in numerous industries including energy, petrochemical and chemical, technology and telecommunications, transportation, media and advertising, financial services, insurance, gaming, government and education, health care, manufacturing, real estate, retail, construction, and leasing.
The firm combines the talent and expertise of its lawyers into multidisciplinary client and industry teams. These teams are comprised of seasoned legal professionals from a variety of disciplines who are equipped to identify legal and business needs and to develop superior service strategies that provide unmatched support to the client.
For more information, please contact Steven R. Boutwell at 225.389.3736 (direct) or 225.281.2420 (cell), or steve.boutwell@keanmiller.com
The $5000 donation will be used to help provide regular court advocacy in Baton Rouge City Court for victims of domestic violence crimes. The program also provides legal representation to women in East Baton Rouge Parish Family Court and to women in West Baton Rouge, Pointe Coupee, Iberville, and Ascension Parishes who are seeking protective orders.
About the Chevron Diversity Award:
In July 2008, Kean Miller was selected as one of three recipients of the Chevron Corporation Law Function’s fourth annual Law Firm Diversity Recognition Award. The award program, started in 2005, recognizes Chevron’s law firm partners who have distinguished themselves by demonstrating their commitment to diversity in the legal profession and by fostering an inclusive work environment. In recognition of this achievement, the Chevron Law Function donates $5,000 to a local non-profit legal organization to be named by each recipient.
Diversity at Kean Miller:
From its inception, Kean Miller has recognized the value of diverse ethnic, cultural and racial backgrounds to the balance and success of the firm. Kean Miller is committed to promoting a culture of inclusion, not only within the firm, but in the communities where its attorneys and staff live and work. The best evidence of this commitment is found in the firm’s statistics: Kean Miller has one of the highest percentages of women lawyers and women partners of any major law firm in the United States; Kean Miller ranks among Louisiana firms having the highest percentages of minority attorneys; currently the firm has 38% women lawyers and 11% minority lawyers; among partners, 27% are women and 8% are minorities; currently 20% of the firm’s administrative management, 10% of legal assistants, and 13% of firm staff and support services are minorities. Kean Miller produces two important community initiatives related to diversity and inclusion each year: The Kean Miller Connection and the Louisiana Diversity Forum. The second annual Louisiana Diversity Forum is scheduled for October 16, 2008 at the Hilton Capitol Center in Baton Rouge.
About Kean Miller:
With 125 lawyers, Kean Miller serves the legal needs of Louisiana businesses and Fortune 500 companies with significant operations in the Bayou state. The firm maintains offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles and Plaquemine, Louisiana. The firm serves clients in numerous industries including energy, petrochemical and chemical, technology and telecommunications, transportation, media and advertising, financial services, insurance, gaming, government and education, health care, manufacturing, real estate, retail, construction, and leasing.
The firm combines the talent and expertise of its lawyers into multidisciplinary client and industry teams. These teams are comprised of seasoned legal professionals from a variety of disciplines who are equipped to identify legal and business needs and to develop superior service strategies that provide unmatched support to the client.
For more information, please contact Steven R. Boutwell at 225.389.3736 (direct) or 225.281.2420 (cell), or steve.boutwell@keanmiller.com