Our Commitment

Our Commitment

Hanson Bridgett's commitment to diversity is in some ways best exemplified by its ongoing recognition and embracement of the fact that it has much more work to do, both regarding itself and in the greater community.

Diversity Commitments

• Established a formal diversity mission statement to underscore the firm's diversity goals and commitment as an institutional policy
• Created a Diversity and Inclusion Network to keep the firm accountable for the diversity mission statement
• Signed the original 1989 and the current updates to the Goals and Timetables for Minority Hiring and Advancement established by the Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
• Signed the BASF No Glass Ceiling Initiative
• Established the Gerald D. Marcus Fellowship at University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall) in March 2002 to help provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities
• Sponsor receptions to help law schools recruit students of color
• Provide workshops on study, exam-taking and interviewing skills for law-students-of-color organizations
• Sponsor numerous minority bar associations and diversity-focused organizations

Below is a list of the Diversity and Inclusion Network (DIN) members:

André K. Campbell (Chair)

Cara S. Compesi

Marisa S. Compesi

Robia Crisp

Celia Guzman

Bradford R. Hise

Felicia Nabors

Lauren Pon

Davina Pujari

Lisa K. Puntillo

Neepa Ranavat

Candice Shih

Gilbert J. Tsai

Mohammad Walizadeh