About

It’s time for attorneys who truly represent the communities disproportionately affected by corporations’ wrongful conduct to advocate for and get appointed to lead and co-lead counsel roles in litigations seeking justice for these populations.

Historically, an embarrassingly small number of Black and Brown lawyers have been appointed to lead the large-scale cases that directly affect the lives and finances of millions of people—most often BPoC. The number of diverse attorneys appointed to MDL leadership roles is dismal; and the few who are appointed rarely exercise significant leadership roles, almost always being relegated to secondary appointments.

Through collaboration, shared resources, education and networking opportunities, and pressure on our profession, Shades of Mass aims to rectify this inequity and achieve the diversity missing in mass tort and complex litigation case leadership.