Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel has a strong commitment to diversity, both here at the firm and in the legal profession. We strive to recruit and retain a work force that welcomes and supports the interests of women, families, and people of any ethnicity or sexual orientation. Hoge Fenton strongly believes that the firm should reflect the communities in which it practices. Diversity is essential to the success of our firm.

Facts About Our Firm

• Nearly one-third of the firm's ownership is female - double the average number in the 200 largest firms in the U.S. as of October 2006
• Our Managing Director, Firm Administrator, and three of the firm's four Staff Managers are women
• 14% of our attorneys represent ethnic minorities, and 2% self-identify as gay/lesbian
• Our attorneys are fluent in English, Cantonese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Kannada, Punjabi, Spanish, and Urdu
• Our demographic numbers, particularly at the important partner level, continue to progress toward our goal of more accurately reflecting the makeup of our regional communities

Key Recruitment and Retention Initiatives

• Our Managing Director serves as Subcommittee Chair for the Santa Clara County Bar Association's President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity
• The firm is an official sponsor of the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity
• One of our senior shareholders is the founder of the Bay Area Minority Clerkship Program
• The firm has supported the Bay Area Minority Clerkship program every year for the past 16 years; law clerks who have participated in that program have received offers to join our firm
• The firm actively participates in the Silicon Valley Diversity Job Fair, which brings together qualified applicants and hiring representatives from prominent law firms, corporations, and government legal departments in the Silicon Valley area

Diversity Leadership in our Communities In addition to its internal commitment, Hoge Fenton regularly sponsors community organizations and programs supporting diversity in the legal community. Among others, our lawyers have been active members in or have sponsored:

• Mexican Heritage Plaza - Centro Cultural de San Jose, California
• La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County
• Asian Law Alliance
• Santa Clara County Bar Association - Women Lawyers Section
• TiE - The Indus Entrepreneurs
• Silicon Valley Campaign for Legal Services
• Lincoln High School Mock Trial Team
• East San Jose Community Law Center
• Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
• Legal Aid of San Mateo County
• Pro Bono Project