The Chapter is very excited to offer this high-quality training to our
valued members free of charge. As of May 20, only 10 seats remain. FBA
members are free; members of the broader legal community can attend for
only $30. So if you are interested in becoming a Bias Disruptor (and who
wouldn’t be?), do not wait another second to register (it only takes 2
minutes). If you register, please be sure you will be able to attend on May
28.
Firms interested in sponsoring this special event ($500 per sponsorship)
should email Executive Director Mindy Herrmann at fbamich@fbamich.org to
find out about the benefits and perks of sponsoring.
REGISTER HERE
For more information, explore the links below or contact Eric Lee at becomeabiasdisruptor@gmail.com
About our presenters:
Professor Sarah E. Redfield is a tenured professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. She is the editor of Enhancing Justice: Reducing Bias. A recipient of the ABA Sadie Alexander award, her primary research interests are diversity and inclusion in the legal profession as well as within the education pipeline.
Judge Bernice B. Donald sits on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Prior to that she was a district judge in Tennessee’s Western District. Prior to that she was a bankruptcy judge. And prior to that she was a Tennessee state court judge. Before becoming a judge, she was, among other notable things, a public defender in Shelby County Tennessee. She is also a contributing author to Prof. Redfield’s book, Enhancing Justice: Reducing Bias.
Thank you to our Sponsors of this Event
Garan, Lucow, Miller PC
IMPORTANT LINKS:
Here is a link to the General Program for this Seminar:
https://fbamich.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Implicit-Bias-Training-General-Program-1.pdf
Here is a link to the Harvard IAT test:
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
Here is a link to a podcast where the two presenters discuss their book:
http://www.abajournal.com/books/article/podcast_episode_077.
Judge Donald and Professor Redfield also did a presentation for the FBA Tampa Bay Chapter. Here is a link to that event:
https://www.federalbartampa.org/enhancing-justice-reducing-bias-implicit-bias-concepts-and-strategies