Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Our Mission In Action

At Gallagher, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion across all aspects of firm life and our surrounding community is a priority.

DEI Committee

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee is co-chaired by Meghan Casey, a partner and head of the firm’s Litigation Practice Group, and Steve Metzger, a partner in the firm’s Employment and Litigation Practice Groups. Meghan and Steve lead more than a dozen attorneys, including the firm’s managing partner, as well as staff from across the firm, in working to help build community, foster connections, and ensure that people of all identities and backgrounds feel welcome and valued at Gallagher.

Law School Partnerships

The firm is a founding partner in the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law’s LEAP program, which provides financial and career support to high-achieving law students who have demonstrated leadership and an ability to overcome challenges to their professional values and career goals. In an effort to support the students’ personal and professional development in meaningful ways, our attorneys mentor students, we host an annual firm night for the program, and we provide attorney representatives to serve on the program’s advisory committee. We also support student associations at the law school, including the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), the Black Law Students Association (BLSA), and the Latinx Law Students Association (LLSA).

At the University of Baltimore School of Law, we support the Fannie Angelos Program for Academic Excellence, an innovative collaboration between the law school, the University of Baltimore, and Maryland’s four historically Black colleges and universities, to prepare and support students in the law school admissions process as well as for academic success in law school.

Through our engagement with these programs, we support the law schools’ shared vision of increasing diversity in the legal profession.

Community Outreach

The firm regularly engages in community service initiatives throughout the city, such as volunteering monthly to assist with dinner service at the Franciscan Center; inviting leaders from a diversity of backgrounds to speak to the firm, sharing their unique perspectives and experiences; and providing pro bono services for organizations such as The Tahirih Justice Center and the Public Justice Center. We also sponsor an exhibit at the Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC), “Passion and Purpose: Voices of Maryland’s Civil Rights Activists,” which tells the story of the civil rights movement in Maryland.

For more information, contact Meghan Casey or Steve Metzger.