Attorney Steven Nielsen's Insight into Heightism, Elitism, and Beyond for a Fair and Inclusive Legal System.
Attorney Steven Nielsen focuses on bias-reduction strategies to address how unintended biases regarding race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics undermine confidence in the legal system. Among specific Implicit (or "Subconscious") Biases he addresses are "Heightism," and "Elitism." He discusses the impact these biases have on the legal profession and society writ large.
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Based in Marin County California., Steven A. Nielsen is a U.S. registered patent attorney with many years of experience in patent procurement and achieving favorable results in federal court in Intellectual Property litigation. Mr. Nielsen is the past Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Section of the Marin County Bar Association. Mr. Nielsen received his J.D. 1987 from Boalt Hall (Berkeley Law), University of California at Berkeley, and holds a B.S. in Computer Science. Mr. Nielsen has presented numerous, superlative MCLE programs for CCE, many in the area of Bias and Professionalism, all thoughtfully prepared and effectively delivered in his personable style.
interesting perspective
This course increased my understanding of unconscious and conscious bias. Thank you.
It is important to raise these matter for reflection and consideration.
Interesting course. Lot's to think about.
