About Gunster
Diversity
We believe diversity is essential to our role as “Florida’s Lawyers for Business,” and that it can play a vital part in the services we provide to clients.
Our comprehensive recruiting and mentoring programs, together with broad-based representation in our communities, reflect our solid commitment to fostering a workplace that embraces different races, ethnicities, religions, and sexual orientations. The firm’s Diversity Committee works proactively to enhance Gunster’s outreach efforts.
Gunster’s recruitment process includes representation at minority recruitment fairs. Our internal training program focuses on individuals’ professional growth and development, giving new attorneys the opportunity to fully participate in all aspects of a client’s representation. This development of new leadership in the firm is further enhanced through our award-winning mentoring program.
Gunster’s high retention rate provides a distinct advantage to our clients in the form of continuity of service. Also advantageous to clients is Gunster’s highly visible face in our communities, much of which is the result of our diversity initiatives.
Florida is a vibrant and diverse state. The face of Florida business is reflected in the equally diverse ranks of Gunster attorneys. Our firm’s minority attorneys comprise 13% of our practices and 10% of our shareholders. African-Americans, Asian-Pacific Islanders, and Hispanics are all represented within Gunster. More than 30% of Gunster’s attorneys are women, and they, too, reflect diverse ethnic backgrounds. (All percentages are as of 1 March 2009.)
Diversity Committee events
- Joint Luncheon with Gwen S. Cherry Bar Association with the Honorable Patricia A. Seitz, U.S. District Court Judge
- Gunster Women Pioneers in Business Luncheon
Affiliations and attorney involvement
- American Association of University of Women, Stuart Chapter
- American Israel PAC for Broward County
- American Immigration Lawyers Association
- Bethesda by the Sea - ECW, Episcopal Church Women
- Broward County Women Lawyers Association
- Caribbean Bar Association
- Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association
- Commercial Real Estate Women
- Cuban American Bar Association
- Florida Association of Women Lawyers, Palm Beach County Chapter
- Girl Scout Council of the Palm Beaches
- Haitian Lawyers Association
- Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Palm Beach County
- Hispanic Council of the North Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce
- Hispanic Parents Committee for Children’s Rights in Education
- Japan Society of Florida
- Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, Young Adult Division
- Jewish Women’s Foundation of the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
- Latin Builders Association
- Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy
- Palm Beach County Bar Association Minority Mentoring Program
- Sindhi Association of Florida
- United Jewish Committee National Young Leadership Cabinet
- United Way/Women’s Way
- Women in the Environment
- Women in Sports Careers
Sponsorship and award
Exhibits on William Holland, the first African-American attorney in Palm Beach County, who worked to desegregate the county’s public schools.
Palm Beach County Bar Association Professionalism Award, 2008
Gunster Diversity Statement
Gunster is committed to fostering workplace diversity. Its attorneys believe that diversity is a necessary element to providing exceptional client service.
Gunster makes it a priority to provide equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, covered veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by law.
Gunster’s workplace diversity commitment is supported by its recruiting and training efforts, its Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy, and its community activities promoting diversity.