July 2011

Attorney Melanie Damian, a partner with the law firm of Damian & Valori LLP, was recently appointed Director for the Committee on Diversity of the American Bar Association Business Law Section.

The mission of the Committee on Diversity is to lead the Section’s efforts to recruit and retain lawyers of color, women lawyers, lawyers with disabilities, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender lawyers, young lawyers, and law students (“Diverse Lawyers”) for active involvement in the work and leadership of the Section and to ensure that the Section is addressing issues of relevance to these constituencies.