Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Statement
Fox Swibel has had a longstanding commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, and remains firmly committed to DEIA as an integral part of our core culture. We are proud our efforts have been rewarded with the coveted Mansfield Certification, which recognizes qualifying law firms for affording fair and equal opportunity in hiring and promoting practices.
Our core asset is our people, and our core goal is to provide the highest quality service to our clients. Our years of expanding opportunities to a more diverse talent pool have undeniably enriched our firm and enhanced service to our clients. Those expanded opportunities ensure that in hiring, promoting and all other aspects of firm culture, we increase the talent pool from which we draw in order to hire the highest quality candidates from all walks of life, and we afford our attorneys and staff the chance to utilize their varied gifts and maximize their potential.
We also take pride in our community outreach and volunteer efforts. In addition to sponsoring numerous organizations and events that promote justice, inclusiveness and integrity, we periodically organize our lawyers and staff to give back to our community. Those efforts include building homes for Habitat for Humanity and taking part in the “Letters to Santa” program and providing gifts to children in Chicago’s Avondale community whose families are experiencing hardship.
Overall, we pledge to continue to convey, in our rhetoric and actions, that DEIA is not only a part of delivering the highest quality service to our clients, but our reaffirmation that DEIA values enrich us all.
Disability Pride Month
At Fox Swibel, we recognize July as Disability Pride Month, a time to honor the contributions, achievements, and lived experiences of people with disabilities while reaffirming the importance of accessibility, inclusion, and equal opportunity. Disability Pride Month commemorates the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, which established comprehensive protections against discrimination and marked a transformative moment in the ongoing pursuit of disability rights. Today, more than one in four adults in the United States lives with a disability, underscoring the importance of ensuring that our workplaces, communities, and institutions are accessible to all. The disability rights movement has also shaped American jurisprudence through landmark Supreme Court cases such as Olmstead v. L.C. (1999), which recognized the right of individuals with disabilities to receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate under the ADA and Tennessee v. Lane (2004), which affirmed Congress’s authority to require states to provide meaningful access to the courts for individuals with disabilities. As a law firm, we honor the advocates, clients, colleagues, and communities whose efforts continue to advance disability rights and reaffirm our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice for all.