Partner Florelee Lyles will attend the annual NJ LEEP Gala on May 24, 2022 at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City. Wong Fleming is a proud sponsor of NJ LEEP’s pipeline diversity initiatives and this year NJ LEEP celebrates 15 years of student success! Michele Meyer-Shipp, CEO for Dress for Success Worldwide, is being honored for her commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and to the NJ LEEP community.

The Annual Gala, supports the New Jersey Law Education Empowerment Program (NJ LEEP), NJ LEEP empowers the youth to perform at high academic levels by building academic and social-emotional skills, creating opportunities to develop the habits for success, and ensuring our students have exposure to the professionalism needed in college and beyond. NJ LEEP provides after-school and summer education enrichment to Newark youth to empower them to change their lives. By working with law firms, corporate legal departments, Seton Hall Law School, NJ LEEP also provides professional exposure to students through mentorship, internships and law-related competitions.