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Even though women outnumber men in law schools, the ABA’s 10-year look at lawyer demographic trends shows that only 37% of lawyers are female. In a 2021 ALPS Insurance survey of women attorneys, over 1/3 of respondents reported they were “dissatisfied” or “very dissatisfied” with their work/life balance. It seems there is a disconnect between the number of women in law schools and the number of women who enter (or remain) in the legal profession. That’s bad news for business and not a good indicator for the current culture of law practice. Prioritizing diversity and inclusion in law firms is a proven means of increasing innovation, attracting new clients, and building a stronger brand for your law firm. Learn how to improve diversity and inclusion within your firm and reduce barriers for women in the workplace in this 1-hour CLE.
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| Trouble with Women in Law Attendee Materials (15.6 MB) | 33 Pages | Available after Purchase |
David A. Bell is the President & CEO of ALPS Corporation and ALPS Property & Casualty Insurance Company. David joined ALPS in 2012. He was previously with Allied World Assurance Company (NYSE: AWH), a publicly-traded global (re)insurance company. David was a founding executive and served as the Chief Operating Officer.
After graduating from the University of Montana in 1996 with a degree in finance he began his career with The Chubb Corporation. David co-founded and serves on the board of Grateful Nation Montana, a first-of-its-kind in the national organization that provides tutoring, mentoring, and college education for the children of Montana soldiers killed while on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. He has appeared on NBC Nightly News, Fox & Friends and numerous other television and radio outlets talking about the need to make funding educations for the children of our fallen soldiers a national priority. David served as President of PLUS (Professional Liability Underwriting Society), the largest insurance industry association focused on education.
He currently serves on the board of the Bank of Montana, the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA), the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation, the Missoula County Airport Authority, and is Board Chair of The Maureen & Mike Mansfield Center, which promotes a better understanding of Asia and of U.S. relations with Asia. He has presented to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), focusing on expropriation and kidnap/ransom in Asia and the Middle East, and he has spoken and written extensively on the subject of insurance risk transfer. In 2010 David authored a book titled The Best Quotes on Business, Leadership & Life.
Meri is a Missoula native, outdoor enthusiast, and mom to two girls in middle school and pre-school. She and her husband Andy are avidly involved in many Missoula activities and events. Meri graduated with honors from the University of Montana School of Law in 2011 where she attended with the goal of practicing child-centered legal work. After years of working in the social service realm she decided that working in the legal field on behalf of protecting and advocating for children at risk was the career path she needed to follow. All of Meri's services are centered around resolution for the sake of keeping life calm and preserved for the children involved. Meri completed her undergraduate education at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, receiving a degree in Psychology with a minor in Violin Performance. Her previous work history includes working as a case manager at Big Brother's Big Sisters of Missoula and with the Missoula WoRC Program, performing crisis management at the Emergency Shelter of the Fox Valley, and as attorney at Phillips Haffey, PC and as partner at Montana Legal Justice, a public interest law firm providing a range of legal services to Missoulians on a sliding scale.
You can usually find Meri working together with her retired therapy dog, Trapper, in her office.
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