As Chicago’s largest certified women-owned law firm, Scharf Banks Marmor plays an active role in advancing diversity at the national and local levels. Our lawyers write about and speak at programs about diversity in the legal profession, devoting hundreds of hours to these issues.
We are active in the National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF), the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, and DirectWomen. We have supported well-known national research about progress in the legal profession, including such studies as”Walking Out The Door: The Facts, Figures, and Future of Experienced Women Lawyers in Private Practice” and “First Chairs at Trial: More Women Need Seats at the Table.”
