Leo Ware hired me as a litigation associate in 1976. I believe I was the first woman in the litigation group that he led, but I certainly was not the last. When I joined the firm, there were already 3 other women attorneys and that number surged in the years that followed. This was in large part due to the commitment of Leo and John to provide opportunities to all on a non-discriminatory basis. I was not aware that Leo traveled to Mississippi in 1965 as a part of the President's Commission, but I am not surprised. Leo was a great, generous, principled man and one of the preeminent leaders of the Silicon Valley legal community. I am proud to have had the opportunity to work with Leo.