Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. is pleased to announce its work with Verna Myers Consulting Group (VMCG), out of Baltimore, on diversity and inclusion within the workplace. VMCG is a nationally recognized expert in diversity issues within law firms, with over 70 law firm clients nationwide. Its principal, Verna Myers, is the author of “Moving Diversity Forward: How To Go From Well-Meaning To Well-Doing,” published by the American Bar Association in 2011. Verna and her colleagues conducted onsite workshops and training at Maynard & Gale's Birmingham office the week of February 11, 2013. Over 150 lawyers in the Firm participated in these training sessions over a 3-day period.

Maynard & Gale embraces diversity as a hallmark of the Firm and is committed to recruiting, hiring, developing and promoting attorneys without regard to gender, race, disabilities, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, social or ethnic group. The Firm recognizes that its ability to provide clients with the highest quality of service in the local, national and international marketplace is strengthened by a diverse workforce, among whom differences are accepted and valued.