Home » Committees » Gender Fairness

This committee examines issues related to gender fairness in the legal profession and develops programs that provide a forum for the discussion of issues related to gender fairness, including seminars and networking opportunities. The committee promotes awareness of these issues within the profession and encourages law firms and corporate legal departments to sign the “Gender Initiative Commitment Statement.”

Upcoming Events

Nov 07

HBA Gender Fairness Event
Bold and Accomplished: Effective Self Promotion Tactics for Women Attorneys

November 7 @ 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

HBA Gender Fairness Committee presents Judge Lee Rosenthal, Justice Eva Guzman, Judge Belinda Hill and Judge Sylvia Matthews discussing “Gender Parity on the Bench” at @hclawlibrary. Thanks to lunch sponsors Horne Rota Moos and Pillsbury Winthrop. Another HBA member benefit! pic.twitter.com/NIgiK0Drnc

— Houston Bar Assoc. (@thehba) May 2, 2019

Further resources for the Gender Fairness Implicit Bias Panel on November 28, 2018.

Read the HBA Gender Fairness Commitment Statement

Thank you to all the firms who have signed the 2018 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement as of August 29, 2019:

Firms listed with an asterisk (*) signed the statement before March 1, 2019.

Committee Volunteer Form (PDF) | Sign up Online

2019-2020 Co-Chairs:
Kristin Kruse Lotz, Daniels & Tredennick
Marissa Marquez, Legacy Community Health Montrose Clinic
Emery Richards, Blank Rome LLP

For more information on this committee, contact Tara Shockley at taras@hba.org or (713) 759-1133.

Gender Fairness

Upcoming Events

HBA Gender Fairness Event Bold and Accomplished: Effective Self Promotion Tactics for Women Attorneys

Thank you to all the firms who have signed the 2018 Gender Fairness Commitment Statement as of August 29, 2019:

All Committees

HBA Gender Fairness Event
Bold and Accomplished: Effective Self Promotion Tactics for Women Attorneys