Diversity Committee


This committee encourages diversity of thought and perspective through recruitment and retention of diverse lawyers, agents, and law students, including diversity based on religion, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, and age for active involvement in the overall mission and leadership of the Association. This committee is expected to coordinate with other committees, including the Membership Committee, Women’s Committee, and the Young Lawyers/Agents Committee.

Contact us: diversity.committee@ptabbar.org
 
Ashley CheungSaurabh Gupta      Matthew BerntsenInge OsmanMarshall Schmitt
 Committee Co-Chair Committee Co-ChairCommittee Vice-Chair  Committee Vice-Chair Committee Vice-Chair
Inge A. OsmanMarshall Schmitt | Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

The PTAB Bar Association is committed to engaging on all different aspects of diversity and dedicates a session at each Annual Conference to delve into diversity, equity, and inclusion topics relevant to practice before the PTAB. 
 
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The PTAB Bar Association Diversity Committee is finalizing the 2024 Diversity Committee Survey, and we are asking for your cooperation.

Last year, we embarked on a mission to identify and recognize the top diverse practitioners appearing before the PTAB. With your invaluable support, we made significant progress towards our goal of compiling a report highlighting the Top 100 Diverse Practitioners in this domain.

Diversity encompasses a multitude of dimensions, and for our report, we are considering diversity in terms of racial/ethnic representation, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, and military service.

If you are an eligible individual and are interested in contributing to this report, please contact the PTAB Bar Association Diversity Committee at diversity.committee@ptabbar.org .  If you know of someone that is eligible and would be interested, please forward this request to them. If your organization includes a designated diversity administrator, please provide their contact information to us.

We deeply respect individuals' preferences regarding participation and identification in such reports and understand if some may choose not to partake. We will not include anyone without a confirmation of their willingness to participate and the criteria under which they are comfortable being identified. 

 
If you have any questions regarding the Diversity Committee Survey, please contact diversity.committee@ptabbar.org.
 
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Recently, the PTAB Bar Association hosted or partnered on the following events, with the Diversity Committee of the Association leading the charge on planning and/or executing these events:
                        

 Previous Diversity Committee events include:

In addition, the Diversity Committee of the PTAB Bar Association has continued its Diverse Practitioner Spotlight initiative on social media platforms.  Visit the PTAB Bar Association’s LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter pages to see the recently spotlighted practitioner.