Ogletree Deakins is dedicated to supporting and empowering diverse talent at every level. As a testament to this dedication, Ogletree recently named Houston associate, Stephen Quezada, as the firm’s 2019 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) Fellow. The firm also announced San Francisco associate, Roshni Kapoor, as its 2019 LCLD Pathfinder.

Created by the LCLD, the Fellowsprogram identifies, trains, and advances men and women that are next-generation leaders in the legal field.

″The program offers participants a year-long, in-depth experience devoted to relationship-building, in-person training, peer-group projects, and extensive contact with LCLD’s top leadership and the best teachers in the business,″ says LCLD President Robert J. Grey, Jr.

Complementing the Fellows program, the LCLD Pathfinders program was created for high-performing, early-career attorneys to help instill critical career development strategies including leadership and network building. This program offers intensive in-person training, experiential learning online, and opportunities to network with peers and esteemed LCLD Fellows in small group settings.

Through both programs, promising professionals like Quezada and Kapoor, have the unique and impactful opportunity to further hone their legal expertise and accelerate the professional development through intensive and focused initiatives.