Diversity Calendar
Plunkett Cooney’s involvement in professional and community organizations is a key component of our ongoing Diversity Initiative. The firm’s diversity calendar includes events the firm has sponsored, as well as those attended by our attorneys and staff.
2008 Calendar
- Michigan Minority Business Development Council Corporate Sector Meeting
January 17, 2008 - New Detroit Board Meeting
January 17, 2008 - Midnight Golf
January 29, 2008 - Barristers Section of the DMBA - 26th Annual Food Drive Fund
March 1, 2008 - Detroit Legal News acknowledges four PC employees in article
March 4, 2008 - 2008 Top 100 Law Firms for Diversity Award presented to Plunkett Cooney
March, 2008 - Annual Life Directions Tribute Dinner and Afterglow
April 7, 2008 - Plunkett Cooney presented at the 2008 Association of Legal Administrators
April 30, 2008 - Plunkett Cooney 2008 Silver Sponsor of the 2008 Michigan Roundtable for
Diversity and Inclusion's 5th Annual Diversity Conference
June 12, 2008
2007 Calendar
- Co-sponsored 1st Annual Corp! Magazine Salute to Diversity Breakfast
November 13, 2007 - Michigan Minority Business Development Council 24th Annual Awards Dinner
October 16, 2007 - Sponsored JA Young Professionals Board, Salsa on the Isle event
September 27, 2007 - MLH - Minority Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
September 18, 2007 - Michigan Minority Business Development Council sector meeting
September 18, 2007 - Wolverine Bar Association & ABM Membership Round-up (2007-2008)
September 18, 2007 - Midnight Golf orientation program for Mentors
September 15, 2007 - New Detroit Economic Equity meeting
September 14, 2007 - President of Connors Warren Development District
September 13, 2007 - Midnight Golf Board of Directors meeting
September 11, 2007 - New Detroit Board meeting
September 7, 2007 - Kellogg Company
August 23, 2007 - Young Professionals networking Night with INForum
August 22, 2007 - DMBA Annual Summer Breeze
July 27, 2007 - New Detroit Camp Enterprise event at U of M
July 27, 2007 - MMBDC Professional Sector Meeting
July 17, 2007 - New Detroit Camp Enterprise event at MSU
July 13, 2007 - Midnight Golf Outing
June 26, 2007 - Wolverine Bar Association 1L Summer Associate Mid-Summer Event
June 23, 2007 - Leadership Detroit Guardian event
June 14, 2007 - NAWBO Annual Meeting
June 14, 2007 - New Detroit - Closing the Gap Dinner
June 21, 2007 - Plunkett Cooney Practice Group Leaders Performance Coaching Training
May 17, 2007 - Wolverine Bar Association Summer Research Clerk begins employment
May 14, 2007 - University of Detroit Cinco de Mayo President's Cabinet Dinner
May 9, 2007 - NAACP Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner
April 29, 2007 - D. Augustus Straker Bar Association Counsel Breakfast
April 24, 2007 - INForum Young Professionals Affinity Group Event
April 23, 2007 - Michigan Minority Business Development Council Breakfast
April 10, 2007 - Midnight Golf Send-off Tour of Marygrove
March 31, 2007 - Minority Corporate Council Association 10th Annual CLE Conference, Chicago, IL
March 21, 2007 - INForum Young Professionals Meeting
March 20, 2007 - Loyola Academy Work Experience 2007 Recognition Luncheon
March 20, 2007 - National Black Law Student Association - University of Detroit Mercy Chapter
- 2007 Annual Scholarship Brunch
April 17, 2007 - Wolverine Bar Association Annual Barristers Ball
March 17, 2007 - Gleaner Food Bank Annual Women's Power Breakfast
March 14, 2007 - ALFA International Diversity Committee Meeting & Panel Discussion March 8, 2007
- New Detroit Board Meeting
March 1, 2007 - Midnight Golf Program Fundraiser
February 24, 2007 - InForum Young Professionals Committee Meeting & Networking Event February 18, 2007
- 2007 Salute to Justice Dinner - Honoring Michigan's Distinguished Lebanese Judges
January 31, 2007 - New Detroit Task Force Meeting
January 22, 2007 - ALFA International Diversity Committee Meeting
January 18, 2007 - Midnight Golf Program Board Meeting
January 18, 2007 - National Association of Women Business Owners Annual Business Conference
January 18, 2007 - New Detroit Annual Meeting
January 18, 2007 - ALFA International Diversity Committee Meeting
January 1, 2007 - Michigan Minority Business Development Council Annual Membership Renewal
January 1, 2007 - Firm Minority Vendors Program Launched
January 1, 2007
2006 Calendar
- New Detroit Multicultural Immersion Program Participant
May-October 2006 - Christ the King 8th Grade Tutoring Program
January and February 2006 - Midnight Golf Program Holiday Dinner
December 18, 2006 - Attended the Michigan Minority Business District Council Holiday Dinner
December 11, 2006 - Henry Ford Health System 3rd Annual Diversity Celebration
November 16, 2006 - Detroit Medical Center 6th Annual Diversity Appreciation Day Celebration
November 9, 2006 - Black Law Students of America University of Detroit Mercy Chapter -
- Fireside Chat Panelist: "Minorities and Women in Corporate Law Firms"
November 1, 2006 - Oakland County Bar Association Diversity in the Legal Profession Dinner
October 24, 2006 - Iftar Dinner at Islamic Center in Dearborn
October 19, 2006 - Kickoff of Connections Diversity Training Sessions for Firm Attorneys & Staff
October 19, 2006 - Firm Named Among the 101 Best Brightest Companies To Work For in 2006
October 12, 2006 - Wolverine Bar Association General Meeting
October 11, 2006 - Wolverine Bar Association African American Entrepreneurs Event
October 11, 2006 - Wolverine Bar Association General Meeting, October 10, 2006
- Merrill-Lynch Sponsored Lecture by Dr. Cornel West at the Charles H. Wright Museum
- of African American History
September 21, 2006 - Michigan Minority Business Development Council Midnight Golf Program Sponsorship
August 31, 2006 - Ninth Annual Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Barristers’ Race for Kids
August 19, 2006 - National Bar Association Annual Golf Outing Sponsorship
August 10, 2006 - One United Michigan Reception - 2006 National Bar Association Convention in Detroit
August 9, 2006 - Wolverine Bar Association Luncheon Meeting
August 1, 2006 - New Detroit Camp Enterprise Sponsor and Speaker
July 14, 2006 - National Bar Association Conference 81st Annual Convention –
- “Raising the Bar: Advancing Justice and Equality”
July 12, 2006 - Wolverine Bar Association and Association of Black Judges of Michigan - Joint Annual Dinner
June 23, 2006 - New Detroit Annual “Closing the Gap” Awards Dinner
June 21, 2006 - Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Annual Golf Outing Sponsorship
June 16, 2006 - National Association of Women Business Owners Names Firm
- Corporate Partner of the Year
June 15, 2006 - Council on Legal Education Opportunity (CLEO) Job Fair
June 9, 2006 - Loyola Academy Fundraiser
June 6, 2006 - National Association of Women Business Owners Member Buyers Guide Sponsorship
June 5, 2006 - Loyola Academy Detroit Tiger Baseball Fundraiser
June 2, 2006 - Islamic Center of America First Anniversary Sponsorship
May 25, 2006 - 10th Annual Damon J. Keith Community Spirit Award Luncheon
May 11, 2006 - 20th Annual National Association of Women Business Owners Golf Outing Sponsorship
May 4, 2006 - Wolverine Bar Association First Annual Student Summer Clerkship Program Sponsor
May 1, 2006 - Band of Angels 2006 Starry Nights Benefit
April 28, 2006 - D. Augustus Straker Bar Association Corporate Counsel Breakfast
April 26, 2006 - Lawrence Technological University Diversity Seminar Series Sponsor and Panel Discussion Participant
April 25, 2006 - National Black Law Students Association – University of Detroit Mercy Chapter Scholarship Sponsorship
April 15, 2006 - 2006 Wolverine Bar Association Barristers’ Ball Sponsorship
March 25, 2006 - University of Detroit Mercy Law School Panel Discussion - “Law Students for Diversity and Equality"
March 23, 2006 - National Association for Law Placement 2006 Diversity Conference
March 3, 2006 - Lansing Black Lawyers Association Scholarship Dinner Sponsorship
March 1, 2006 - Loyola Charter School Luncheon – Student Sponsorship
January 1, 2006 - Michigan Minority Business Development Council Corporate Membership
January 1, 2006 - Lawrence Technological University Capstone Event Panelist: “Analysis of the Affirmative Action Forum”
- D. Augustus Straker Bar Association Trailblazer Dinner Sponsorship