Total Credits: 1.2 MCLE, 1.2 Ethics, 1.2 Elimination of Bias, 1.0 Kansas Credit-General, 0.0 Kansas Ethics
Presented by MoBarCLE and the leadership of The Missouri Bar Committee on Diversity
This session examines the steps organizations can take to develop and implement strong policies, protocols, and procedures to address gender, racial, and sexual orientation discrimination. Learn why the steps are important and how to advise clients on utilizing taskforces to gather information, developing and implementing solutions, and analysis to determine if revisions are needed to achieve the goal.
Speaker: Lawrence Altman, Attorney at Law, Overland Park, KS
Moderators: Mohsen Pasha, Husch Blackwell, St. Louis and Camille Roe, Jackson Lewis, PC, Overland Park, KS
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Lawrence J. Altman is an adjunct professor at Avila University in Kansas City, Missouri. Until he retired in January of 2016, Mr. Altman was the Special Education Lead Attorney and Compliance Officer for Kansas City Public Schools and the Title IX Coordinator for the Kansas City School District. Prior to that position, he was a practicing attorney in St. Louis County for 34 years. In addition to membership in the Missouri Bar, he is a member of the Kansas City Bar Association and the National School Board Association’s Counsel of School Attorneys. What’s more, he is a distinguished member of the American Law Society. In April of 2019, Mr. Altman was recognized as a Pinnacle Top Professor of 2019 for his work as Adjunct Professor with Avila University. Also, on February 6, 2023, Mr. Altman has been appointed as a member of the Advisory Board of Project Innovation for Mental Health Enhancement (PRIME) a project funded by the United States Department of Education. In addition, on May 24, 2024, Avila University, located in Kansas City, Missouri, awarded Mr. Altman its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Ambassador Award for 2024. What’s more, on June 24, 2025, Mr. Altman was informed by the Missouri Bar Foundation that he was awarded the W. Oliver Rasch Award for the article he wrote and published in the Journal of the Missouri Bar entitled, “US Supreme Court’s June 23, 2023 ruling concludes Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 is constitutional”.
Camille focuses on employment litigation, including defending against state and federal claims. Her experience includes defending suits brought by private parties and by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She has extensive trial experience, having litigated numerous labor and employment matters at trial and in arbitration. In addition, she has handled cases involving discrimination claims related to race, age, disability and sex; sexual harassment; and retaliatory discharge.
Camille works with a wide range of employers to provide timely and practical counseling to address both day-to-day and unique challenges in the workplace. She offers creative “out of the box” solutions to her clients to address the ever-changing employment landscape. She counsels clients on the application of existing laws and regulations and anticipates the possible impact of new laws and regulations on clients’ employment practices.
While attending law school, Camille served as a legal intern with the U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Solicitor, where she assisted with investigating and litigating OSHA, MSHA and FLSA claims. Prior to joining private practice, Camille served as law clerk to Judge Jack R. Grate, circuit judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit Court.
Camille received her B.A. from Avila University and her Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
