- Pierce Atwood is proud to participate in the Business Community Racial Equity Initiative of the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce, pledging to combat racism and discrimination and to advocate for racial and social equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
- We were pleased to be a sponsor of The Massachusetts Law Reform Institute’s (MLRI) 2022 Catalyst for Change Award. Proceeds from the event benefit MLRI’s Race Equity & Justice Project, which focuses on advocacy to address and dismantle systemic racial disparities and racialized policies and practices that disadvantage communities of color in Massachusetts. MLRI is a nonprofit poverty law and policy center that advocates to advance policies and practices that secure economic, racial, and social justice for low-income communities.
- Pierce Atwood has joined forces with various Maine law firms and corporate partners in the D1L Maine Diversity Summer Associate Program that invites first-year law students from across the county to apply for a paid summer associate internship at one of the firms in Maine. Click here for more information on this unique collaboration among Maine's largest law firms.
- Business Practice Group partner Emily Cooke, who is also the partner in charge of the firm’s pro bono program, moderated a virtual panel discussing diversity in Maine’s private sector.