• What Is An Attorney of Color?
• Do I need to be a member to attend a CMCP event?
• If my firm or organization is a member of CMCP, am I also a member?
• How can I or my organization can get more involved with CMCP?
• My firm or organization is a member of CMCP, but I do not see my name listed in the Lawyer Locator.
• I'm from a member organization, how do I set up my online account?
• I met with a corporate representative at the Corporate Connections portion of the Annual Business Development Conference, but I have not heard back from them.  I thought I was guaranteed business if I participated in the conference?

Q. What Is An Attorney of Color?

We use the same definition of an attorney of color that the American Bar Association uses.  An attorney of color for the purposes of membership and inclusion in our Lawyer Locator database includes:

• African-Americans
• Hispanics
• Asian-Americans (including Pacific Islanders)
• American Indian/Alaskian
• Multi-Racial

Q. Do I need to be a member to attend a CMCP event?

Non-members are welcome to attend many CMCP event at an increased registration fee, however, there are a few events that are for members only. We host a variety of events throughout the year, many that offer MCLE credit.  There are several ways in which you may receive information regarding an upcoming event - by mail, email or our E-newsletter.  If you are a member of CMCP, you can attend CMCP events at a member discount.  To see the types of events CMCP hosts, please visit our events page.

[ top ]

Q. If my firm or organization is a member of CMCP, am I also a member?

Yes.  The way our membership structure works is your firm or organization pays an annual membership fee and this fee includes membership for all of its attorneys of color in all offices throughout California. 

If you want to know if your firm or organization is a member, please visit our member list page or our Lawyer Locator.

[ top ]

Q. How can I or my organization can get more involved with CMCP?

There are several ways in which a member can get involved with CMCP.  Your firm or organization can host a CMCP event, you can write an article for our E-newsletter, or get involved with one of our subcommittees.  For more information visit our Ways To Get Involved page.

[ top ]

Q. My firm or organization is a member of CMCP, but I do not see my name listed in the Lawyer Locator.

If you are an attorney of color and do not see your name listed under your firm's or organization's heading, you have the opportunity to add yourself to your organization's listing.  By going to Your Account, you can sign up to edit your contact information, register for an event and view past event registration.

[ top ]

Q.I'm from a member organization, how do I set up my online account?

If you are from a member organization, you may already be in our database. To verify if you are in our system and set up an account if you are not, please do the following:

• Click on “Your Account”
• Click on “Find & Activate Your Individual Online Account”
• Enter your email address.
• Set password if your email is in our system.

If you are NOT in our system and you are from a member firm, you can do one of two things:

• Contact your Primary Contact to add you to our website. The Primary Contact is allowed access to update/delete/add information and users to our website. To locate your organization’s Primary Contact, please visit the Lawyer Locator and search for your organization. The Primary Contact will be listed in the Company information section.
• Contact CMCP to create an account.

Once you are entered in the system, you will be able to set up an account with the instructions above.

[ top ]

Q. I met with a corporate representative at the Corporate Connections portion of the Annual Business Development Conference, but I have not heard back from them.  I thought I was guaranteed business if I participated in the conference.

We have no way of guaranteeing that outside counsel will obtain work from the organizations with whom they met with at the Annual Conference.  Relationships that you develop with those that you meet at Corporate Connections take time to develop.  What CMCP provides at Corporate Connections is the venue to meet with corporate counsel with whom you may not have had the chance to encounter previously. 

It is important to remember to follow-up with those that you met and be patient – relationships are not built overnight.

[ top ]