End the hiding here. We have traditionally attracted strong lawyers with diverse backgrounds. Since we are committed to building a firm of individuals who uphold that tradition, we aggressively seek qualified women and minority candidates for employment and promote them to positions of responsibility throughout the firm. The Washington State Bar Association presented the firm with the 1996 Affirmative Action Award in recognition of our significant contribution to affirmative action in the legal profession in the state of Washington. More than 25 percent of our lawyers are women.
Women have highly visible positions of responsibility in the firm.
Two of our women members serve on the firm's five-person Executive Committee. The chair of our Charitable Contributions Committee is a woman, as is the firm's Public Service Counsel. The firm's minority lawyers include several African Americans, Asian Americans, Native Americans and Asian Pacific Islanders. Six of our minority lawyers have been elected to membership and others serve as Practice Group Leaders and on various firm management committees. We believe strongly in supporting efforts to enhance diversity beyond our own workplace.