The attorneys of Montgomery McCracken know that having and supporting a diverse group of talented legal professionals is vitally important to our firm's culture and to its success in our increasingly-global marketplace. A diverse and inclusive professional environment allows Montgomery McCracken to better serve the needs of its clients because, among many other benefits, it yields diverse ideas and communication styles and promotes creative and effective problem solving. Developing and sustaining a team of talented and responsive legal professionals with varied and wide-ranging life experiences at all levels of the firm enables Montgomery McCracken to provide the highest possible quality service to its clients.
Montgomery McCracken has long been an advocate for promoting greater diversity and inclusiveness in the legal profession in Philadelphia and the surrounding community. Our firm sees diversity as a broad concept that encompasses, without limitation, race, color, ethnicity, nationality, culture, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion/creed, age, physical abilities, socio-economic background and status, and family circumstances such as marital status, parental status, and household composition.
Among the highest priorities of the attorneys and management of Montgomery McCracken is creating and cultivating an environment at the firm that is conducive to the growth and success of our lawyers and to the highest-possible quality of service to our clients. The firm regards effective mentoring and diversity initiatives, both within the firm and in the legal community at large, as critical components in establishing such an environment.
The firm's Diversity Committee works with firm leadership to address diversity issues, to provide educational development opportunities on diversity matters, and to create and maintain an open, accepting and inclusive environment at the firm. Montgomery McCracken is also committed to advancing diversity in the wider legal community, and its Diversity Committee fosters firm-wide involvement in programs and initiatives that support and advance diversity.
