Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Committee

Attorney Lawrence S. Roberts II is Attorney General for the Mohegan Tribe and works on a variety of federal Indian Law issues. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and a citizen of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin.

Candace V. Fay is a solo practitioner with offices located in Danbury and New Canaan. She routinely represents the underprivileged and disenfranchised in a variety of matters and has provided pro bono services through the Secretary of State’s Legal Assistance Project and the Connecticut Bar Association’s Lawyers in Libraries program.

On October 19, more than 150 people attended the CBA’s seventh annual Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Summit: The Collaborative Blueprint. The interactive and engaging virtual summit explored strategies for increasing retention in legal organizations and creating a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive legal community within Connecticut.

Kimberly Jacobsen is a Managing Director and Commission Attorney of Employment Matters at the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights & Opportunities (CHRO). She manages attorneys, investigators, and support staff; serves as a resource for the agency’s regional offices; and is involved in the preparation of the agency’s legislative proposals. She has special interests in breastfeeding rights, disability law, and mediation.

Steven Hernández is the Executive Director of The Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity &Opportunity, a non-partisan agency of the Connecticut General Assembly. He previously served the state legislature as Director of Public Policy and Research for the Connecticut Commission on Children.