Partnering and Diversity Opportunities - Minority & Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certifications

Baker · Wotring LLP brings a wealth of knowledge, flexibility and capabilities to assist clients as they explore a variety of legal programs designed to partner their legal resources and produce combined efficiencies, reduced legal costs and in some cases, the ability to meet their diversity goals with lawyers who have been vetted for their ability to produce high-quality legal work for the largest of companies.  Our attorneys have worked at some of the nation’s largest and most elite law firms and are well-versed in the handling of complex litigation and national dockets for a wide variety of clients.  Our size and structure allows us to enjoy the flexibility of participating in a variety of team structures, partnering relationships with clients or other firms, and to participate in innovative and collaborative programs that could benefit the client in their efforts to form regional or national counsel teams that are diverse in nature.
 

As a nationally-certified woman and minority-owned firm, Baker • Wotring LLP is accustomed to partnering with majority firms on cases and dockets to form a robust and diverse legal team that may also serve the mutual clients’ gender, minority, diversity and inclusion goals.  Baker • Wotring LLP holds certifications from NAMWOLF (National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms), WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council), NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council), MBE (Minority Business Enterprise) from the City of Houston, and the State of Texas as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB).  The Firm has frequently been recognized for its long-term commitment and work in promoting gender fairness and inclusion initiatives designed to advance opportunities for women and minorities in the legal profession.
 

We recognize the power of partnering and welcome the opportunity to team with in-house corporate legal departments and other law firms across the country in innovative and collaborative arrangements that can benefit our clients.