Baker Hostetler

Baker Hostetler

D i v e r s i t y a n D i n c l u s i o n

2011 annual review

2011 By the Numbers

All Lawyers

Women 36.39%

Attorneys of color 13.68%

LGBT 1.51%

Partners

Women 20.71%


LGBT 0.82%

Associates

Women 52.83%


LGBT 3.40%

Baker Hostetler was founded on a set of principles that still resonate today: the creation of successful, long-term

relationships with clients; dedication to the profession; and a desire to be good corporate citizens in the communities where we live and work. We are a Firm that values and delivers a diverse and collegial work environment. Our differences allow us to bring a variety of perspectives and experiences as we develop creative solutions to the challenges faced by our clients. It is this culture that enables us to attract and retain outstanding attorneys with diverse backgrounds.

We are proud of the progress we made in 2011 in our continuing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion at Baker Hostetler. During the past year, we added more than 170 lawyers, 47.1% of whom were women and 24.7% of whom were minorities. In 2011, we increased the number of minority partners by 25% and the total number of minority lawyers by 25%. Moreover, 22% of our fall 2011 Associate Class are minorities and 55% are women.

Our first two Diversity Fellows have accepted full-time associate positions in our Washington, D.C., office. In 2012, we will welcome Diversity Fellows in our Columbus and New York offices. We are also proud to announce that this past December, for the first time, one of our Paul D. White Scholars was elected as a partner at the Firm. In May 2012, we will host our Diverse Attorney Conference, which brings together our diverse attorneys and senior members of Firm management. Recruiting, developing and promoting our attorneys of color, our women attorneys and our LGBT attorneys remains an important goal for Baker Hostetler in 2012 and beyond.

We hope you enjoy reading this Diversity and Inclusion 2011 Annual Review and that you share our enthusiasm and optimism for the year ahead.

Steven Kestner, Executive Partner Ron Okada, Diversity Committee Chairman

R. Steven Kestner Ronald S. Okada

Diversity Committee Members

Joyce Ackerbaum CoxOrlando

Rebecca C. AlexanderDenver

A. Jeremy AtencioDenver

Ambika J. Biggs Washington, D.C.

Fernando A. Bohorquez, Jr.New York

Joseph L. ChairezCosta Mesa

S. Jeanine ConleyNew York

José C. FelicianoCleveland

Daniel J. GuttmanColumbus

Nancy InestaLos Angeles

R. Steven KestnerCleveland

Ted T. MartinCincinnati

Phong D. NguyenWashington, D.C.

Ronald S. OkadaChicago

Michelle D. PectorHouston

Lisa H. PenningtonHouston

Deborah H. RennerNew York

Maurice SanchezCosta Mesa

Hewitt B. ShawCleveland

Gregory C. UlmerHouston

Monica S. VermaCleveland

Shana M. YatesWashington, D.C.

Diversity CommitteeBaker Hostetler’s Diversity Committee consists of 23 minority and non-minority attorneys. The Committee includes office managing partners, hiring partners, associates and members of the Firm’s Policy Committee from all 11 offices and all five practice groups. The breadth of the committee facilitates communication of our diversity efforts throughout the Firm and ensures that our initiatives are fully supported and integrated.

Workplace of Choice

Baker Hostetler Ranks #2 Nationwide on Vault’s 2012 List for “Overall Best Summer Associate Program”Our #2 nationwide ranking on the 2012 Vault list for “Over-all Best Summer Associate Program” further establishes the Firm’s commitment to young professionals and their future success. This ranking is especially meaningful because it was our own associates who made this recognition possible. This year’s rankings also included: #3 for “Summer Associate- Realistic;” #7 for “Summer Associate-Prepared;” and #77 for “Prestige.”

Baker Hostetler Ranks #69 among “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity”Baker Hostetler’s #69 ranking on MultiCultural Law magazine’s 2011 list for “Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity” marks an impressive 11-spot jump from 2010’s rankings. In addition, the Firm ranked #52 on “Top Law Firms for Women” and #49 on “Top 50 Firms for Associates.”

Baker Hostetler Ranks #17 in American Lawyer Midlevel Associates SurveyBaker Hostetler associates’ responses in the American Lawyer Midlevel Associates Survey earned the Firm the top spots in Cleveland, Columbus, Orlando and Houston, and very impressive 11th and 12th place showings in Washington, D.C., and New York City, respectively. Compared to other American Lawyer 100 firms, the Firm ranked #17 (up from #37 last year) in the nation, based on responses from associates on their level of job satisfaction.

Baker Hostetler scored above the national average in a major-ity of the areas examined, including: interesting and satisfy-ing work; partner-associate relations; training and guidance; realistic billable hours; distribution, quality and quantity of work; amount of client contact; fairness of evaluations; dedication to diversity; and collegiality.

Recruiting Results

2011 Summer Associates

Women 31.43%


2011 Fall Associates

Women 55.60%


2011 Lateral Hiring

Women 42.70%


Recruiting We recognize that in order to serve the needs of our diverse client base, our attorney population needs to be equally diverse. For the past 12 years, more than half of all new Baker Hostetler associates were women and minority attorneys. Many factors contribute to this result, including targeted recruiting of minorities and women at law schools, the Paul D. White Scholarship and Diversity Fellowship programs, and the appointment of diverse lawyers to our Hiring Committees.

We recruit at schools with diverse student populations, attend diversity job fairs throughout the country, participate in diversity clerkship programs, maintain ongoing relationships with local law student diversity organizations and support diversity pipeline initiatives.

This past year, Baker Hostetler participated in the National LGBT Bar Association’s annual Lavender Law Career Fair, a one-day LGBT recruiting fair. Firm representatives met with more than 30 potential recruits from multiple geographic locations.

Rachel M.SmithHouston2002 PDWS

Kelvin M.LawrenceColumbus2005 PDWS

Stanley C.BallCleveland2009 PDWS

Jorge A. CastilloOrlando2004 PDWS

Andrene SmithNew York2006 PDWS

Stephanie A. WongDenver2009 PDWS

Kelli A. MurrayOrlando2007 PDWS

Tina J. AminDenver2006 PDWS

Winnie DeweeseColumbus2007 PDWS

Nicole P. SamuelsWashington, D.C.2009 PDWS

Paul D. White Scholarship Recipients

Paul D. White Scholarship Program In tribute to Paul D. White, the Firm’s first minority partner and a pioneer for minorities in the legal profession, a scholarship for minority law students was created to provide them with valuable experience early in their careers. The Paul D. White Scholarship was established in 1997 to honor his memory and to encourage law students to appreciate the efforts of those who have come before them. A member of 2011’s partnership class, Houston attorney Rachel Smith became the Firm’s first Paul D. White Scholar to be elected to partner.

Diversity Fellowship Program Baker Hostetler actively recruits candidates with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to foster an inclusive workplace. As part of this long-standing commitment to diversity and attracting top candidates with diverse backgrounds, the Firm is proud of its Diversity Fellowship Program, which provides up to a $25,000 award. The amount of $10,000 is paid with a summer associate position with the Firm and the remaining $15,000 is contingent upon receiving and accepting a full-time offer with the Firm. In 2012 the Columbus and New York offices will each welcome a Diversity Fellow to their summer classes.

Leah M. Watson, Washington, D.C., Associate and first Diversity Fellowship recipient

Emerald P. Greywoode, Washington, D.C., 2011 Diversity Fellow

(L to R) Intern Jenise Herrera and Denver Litigation Employment Counsel Holli Hartman

(L to R) Columbus Tax Associate Kelvin Lawrence and Interns Marlin Holloway and Niles Pope

(L to R) Cincinnati Hiring Partner Ted Martin, Intern Madison Harris and Partner-in-Charge Dave Holcombe

(L to R) Cleveland Interns Jocelyn Medcalf, Tiana Wilson, Ameer Ward and Ariel Falcon

Pipeline to Success For several years, many of Baker Hostetler’s offices have hosted interns in partnership with nonprofit organizations and programs focused on encouraging diverse youth to consider careers in the legal profession.

• Each summer, the Cincinnati office welcomes a local minority high school or college student to work at the Firm as part of the Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) internship program. SWEL gives students an opportunity to gain exposure to the law school preparation process and legal profession.

• Baker Hostetler’s Cleveland office is a founding sponsor of the St. Martin de Porres High School Corporate Work Study Program. The Firm’s sponsorship exposes young people to “real-world” work situations in a professional setting.

• The Columbus office hosted high school interns this past summer in partnership with the Law and Leadership Institute LLC, which offers youth from underserved communities the opportunity to study law during the summer at an Ohio law school and conclude their program at a law firm.

• This past year, the Denver office coordinated with Bridges to Work, a program supported by the Denver Office of Economic Development-Youth Services meant to facilitate on-the-job training and work-based mentorship opportunities, in sponsoring a high school student for an internship.

• The Houston office works with the Take a Student to Your Employment (TASTE) Program™, which provides at-risk youth with an opportunity to experience work in a business, government, academic or legal environment.

• The New York office, together with the New York City Bar Association, sponsors the Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program, which places high-achieving inner-city high school students with legal employers for the summer.

Women’s Committee Members

Rebecca C. AlexanderDenver

Mary Price BirkDenver

Leah E. DeLanceyCosta Mesa

Nina K. GoldbergLos Angeles

Suzanne K. HanselmanCleveland

Karin Scholz JensonDenver

Tara Goff KamradtChicago

Rosemary O’SheaOrlando

Janis M. PenmanWashington, D.C.

Lisa H. PenningtonHouston

Georgeann G. PetersColumbus

Patricia A. PooleCleveland

Lauren J. ResnickNew York

Margaret RosenthalLos Angeles

Elizabeth A. ScullyWashington, D.C.

Amy M. ShepherdColumbus

Allison E. TurnbullOrlando

Ona T. WangNew York

Deborah A. WilcoxCleveland

Elizabeth A. SmithNew York

Michelle D. PectorHouston

Amy E. KelloggCleveland

Women’s CommitteeIn addition to the Diversity Committee, Baker Hostetler formed a Women's Committee to provide recommendations to management with respect to challenges facing women in the legal profession.

The committee, which includes attorneys from all our offices, is divided into five subcommittees: Hiring/Retention, Social Inclusion, Work/Life Balance, Management and Marketing.

At Baker Hostetler, I have been encouraged to use my strengths to grow as an attorney and as a person. I was elected and continue to serve as the Managing Partner for the Houston office. Additionally, I chair the Women’s Committee and also serve on the Firm’s Diversity Committee. I have achieved these positions at Baker Hostetler while raising a family and leading a very fulfilling life outside of work.

Lisa H. PenningtonManaging Partner, Houston Office and Chair of the Women’s Committee

Baker Hostetler Celebrates Great Women of Our TimeIn celebration of women’s history month, Baker Hostetler is proud to host a series of women’s events each year. Throughout 2011, several offices held their own celebrations benefiting numerous nonprofit organizations and featuring remarks by high-profile women in leadership roles.

To conclude this year’s women’s events, Baker Hostetler was proud to make a charitable contribution to the National Women’s History Museum as a Leadership Circle member in memory of former Partner Betty Southard Murphy.

Murphy joined Baker Hostetler’s Washington, D.C., office in 1980 following her years as chair of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). She is the only person to have served as both Chairperson of the NLRB and as administrator of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, both Presidential appointments. When she resigned from the NLRB, she was praised by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the AFL-CIO and the National Association of Manufacturers for her “outstanding contributions.” She received appointments to five other Presidential special commissions, including the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes and the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution.

She spent a lifetime breaking down barriers for women in the legal profession, determined that future generations of women attorneys should benefit from those before them. During her 30-year tenure at Baker Hostetler, she chaired the Employment and Labor group and served on the Firm’s Policy Committee and its Women’s Committee. She was an unparalleled mentor for women and men both inside and outside the Firm.

Murphy passed away on October 16, 2010.

Diversity Organization Sponsorships include, but are not limited to:

Organizational Involvement and RecognitionsBesides paying for lawyers’ membership dues in the American Bar Association, Baker Hostetler also pays the membership dues for an additional national minority bar association. We are proud of the honors and recognitions our attorneys receive in the community they serve.

• Denver Associate Jeremy Atencio is an executive board member of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and the Colorado Hispanic Bar Association’s representative to HNBA.

• In 2011 New York Partner Fernando Bohorquez was named one HNBA’s “Top Lawyers Under 40.”

• New York Associate Natacha Carbajal is the deputy regional president for the HNBA in the NY region and received the Presidential Award for Exceptional Service at HNBA’s 36th Annual Convention. Carbajal was also a Presidential Pro Bono Recognition Award recipient and nominated for Latina Lawyer of the Year. Additionally, Carbajal is HNBA’s national mentoring chairperson and is the chairperson for the StreetLaw en Español: Understanding Foreclosures Program.

• New York Partner Jeanine Conley received the New York City Bar Association 2011 Diversity Champion Award. Additionally, she is the President of the Association of Black Women Attorneys and is the New York City Bar delegate to the New York State Bar House of Delegates. She also chairs the Committee on Minorities in the Profession of the New York City Bar.

• New York Associate Brian Esser is a newly elected at-large board member for the National Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Bar Association Foundation.

• Washington, D.C., Partner Phong Nguyen was appointed to the Cyberspace Law Committee of the American Bar Association for the 2008-2010 term to serve as the Business Law Ambassador. He currently serves as a co-chair of the Partners Forum and the Judicial Nomination Committee for APABA-DC.

Senate Confirms William Kuntz for Eastern District Slot The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed former New York Partner Dr. William F. Kuntz II for a slot on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York on October 1, 2011.

“I am honored to put forward such a highly qualified candidate for the federal bench,” said President Obama in announcing the nomination. “William Francis Kuntz II will be a distinguished public servant and a valuable addition to the United States District Court.”

Dr. Kuntz holds four degrees from Harvard, including his law degree and a Ph.D. in American Legal History, and has extensive litigation experience. Dr. Kuntz had been a partner at Baker Hostetler since 2005.

Recent Pro Bono NewsFirm Attorneys Successfully Represent Clients Seeking Asylum in U.S.Over the summer, New York Partner Deborah Renner, Counsel Adam Oppenheim and Associates Brian Esser and Tarsha Luke successfully represented two individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. to escape persecution and violence in their home countries based upon their sexual orientation. These cases were referred to Baker Hostetler by Immigration Equality, a nonprofit that assists LGBT and HIV-positive asylum seekers in finding free legal representation.

New York Team Represents Pro Bono Client in Death Penalty Appeal In September, New York Partners Ona Wang and Jeanine Conley and Associates Brian Esser and Patrick Campbell represented death row inmate Derrick Mason in his appeal to the Alabama Supreme Court challenging the competency of his counsel during the sentencing phase of his trial.

Promoted PartnersBaker Hostetler is proud of all our attorneys promoted to partnership at the end of 2011. We are pleased to feature the following newly elected minority and women partners from this year’s class.

Anjula Garg New York Litigation

Farrell A. Hochmuth Houston Litigation

Nancy InestaLos Angeles Employment & Labor

Erica Gann Kitaev Denver Litigation

Timothy S. Pfeifer New York Litigation

David F. Proaño Cleveland Litigation

Rachel M. Smith Houston Litigation

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