Practicing While Black

Our host focuses on the agency of enslaved African Americans and discusses how those who were enslaved used litigation to seek their freedom.

Our host responds to a question from a listener as to whether the listener should leave his/her current position to work in a law firm. Listeners are invited to submit questions to possibly be responded to on the podcast via www.practicingwhileblack.com

After working at a prestigious law firm, Attorney Marshawn Evans Daniels left to create her own sports firm. She is now a reinvention strategist, life coach, and author of the book “Believe Bigger”.

This week's guest, Attorney Don Bell, serves as Director of the Black Talent Initiative at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies where he works to ensure that Congress is fully representative of all Americans.

Attorney Rosezena Pierce developed a passion for the law at age five when she would visit the law firm where her father worked. Her experience as a cosmetologist has helped her to create a niche within the legal profession serving the beauty industry.

Rather than consider one another to be competition, attorneys Demetria Graves and Merissa Grayson came together to create the Elite Firm. The mission of the firm is to provide black celebrities and influencers with full-service legal and crisis management services.

On this episode, our host talks about her experience working through grief. She shares ideas for helping others work through grief or other challenges as they pursue their careers.

On this episode, our host talks about the lessons on inclusion that the legal profession can take from the release of Marvel’s “Black Panther” movie.

Attorney Tracy Bempong illustrates the power of networking and how it was instrumental in helping her to land a role as a Federal Law Clerk. She talks about the skills that one can gain as a Law Clerk and how she plans to use those skills in her career.

Attorney Sydnee Mack sheds light in this episode on how she translated her love for golf and sports into her own legal practice. Attorney Mack talks about the importance of pursuing a career that you want and knowing your value in the workplace.

Attorney Nicole Christie spent twelve years as a prosecutor before opening her own law firm. In addition to serving the legal needs of families, in her legal practice, Attorney Christie has created a niche in serving the legal needs of churches.

Attorney Ticora Davis knew that she wanted to become a lawyer since fourth grade when she learned about Attorney Johnnie Cochran, Jr. Despite knowing early on what she wanted her career to be, Attorney Davis did not have a direct career path to the law. She failed the bar exam the first time but did not allow that to stop her from moving forward and successfully took and passed the bar exam the second time. When Attorney Davis’ legal career path took a turn, she became creative and decided to open her own law firm, which is appropriately titled The Creator’s Law Firm. Attorney Davis has now ran her own law practice for over a year. She focuses her practice on serving the intellectual property needs of online entrepreneurs and small business owners. Listen to the podcast episode as get in further detail about Attorney Davis’ path to the law, favorite rapper, and what she would be doing if she was not a lawyer.

Practicing while Black will share the experiences of black lawyers and serve as a platform to inspire and share strategies to accelerate career and business success.