Over 75 attendees (including representation from half of our 67 member organizations) gathered for the PLDIC’s 2024 Annual Members Meeting on November 20 at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney. At this meeting, we hosted an insightful panel discussion on the national, state, and local implications of the 2024 elections on DEI in the legal industry. The panel featured a national perspective from Lisa Kirby, President of Inclusive Talent Systems at Diversity Lab; a state perspective from Maraleen Shields, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Interbranch Commission for Gender, Racial and Ethnic Fairness; and a local perspective from Felicity Williams, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Mayor of Pittsburgh. Member organizations also heard from PLDIC Board Chair Eric Cottle, K&L Gates, about PLDIC business and the state of the Coalition; Executive Director Ena Lebel on the PLDIC’s objectives and goals for 2025, and from our three committees and the Young Professional Advisory Board. The third annual “PLDIC Volunteer of the Year” award was also presented to Sidnee McDonald of Cozen O’Connor. All resources from this meeting are available on our Member Dashboard.