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Black Attorney Arrested, Placed on Probation; Says He Was Racially Profiled Because he Wasn’t Wearing a Suit

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 13, 2021January 13, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJanuary 13, 2021January 13, 20218384

Black attorney, who says he was racially profiled before getting into a dispute with officers in a California courtroom, has received a year's probation....

Education

Single Mom With 5 Children Graduates from Law School; Inspires Millions

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 12, 2020December 12, 2020

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsDecember 12, 2020December 12, 202060319

Inspiring graduation photos of a single mother with her five children have been going viral on social media. Iesha Champs, who will receive her law...

Leadership

Lessons From a Cross Burning: My Father Used a Hateful Act to Teach Me Not to Hate

Jonathan HarmonJuly 27, 2020July 24, 2020

by Jonathan HarmonJuly 27, 2020July 24, 20201752

Jonathan Harmon, renowned trial lawyer and chairman of McGuireWoods, shares how his father's lessons after a cross burning taught him not to hate...

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2 Lawyers, One Black, the Other Muslim, Face Possible Life Sentence

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 28, 2020June 28, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJune 28, 2020June 28, 202017024

A Black man and a Muslim woman, who are both lawyers, are looking at the possibility of serving 45 years to life in prison for...

Criminal Justice Reform News

Meet The Black-Owned Legal Firm Handling The Murder Case of Ahmaud Arbery

Derek MajorMay 13, 2020June 6, 2020

by Derek MajorMay 13, 2020June 6, 202025350

Stewart Trial Attorneys opens up to BLACK ENTERPRISE about their latest case: the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery....

Lifestyle

Black Attorney Launches ‘Hood Court’ on Instagram Live

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 10, 2020April 10, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonApril 10, 2020April 10, 20201651

Attorney Tiffany M. Simmons will preside over "Hood Court," a new reality court TV show airing four days a week on Instagram Live....

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Ensuring Those Who Can’t Hire a Private Lawyer Have The Best Public Defender

Derek T. DingleDecember 13, 2018December 18, 2019

by Derek T. DingleDecember 13, 2018December 18, 20191512

Gideon's Promise is an organization that seeks to reform the culture of the criminal justice system by transforming public defenders from dispirited cogs cutting plea...

Career Leadership

Big-Time Companies Dish Out Over $240 Million to Black Law Firms, Other Minority Firms

Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 29, 2018September 11, 2018

by Jeffrey McKinneyAugust 29, 2018September 11, 2018757

Marking their largest contribution ever, member companies of the Inclusion Initiative spent more than $240 million last year with black law firms and other minority--including women-owned--(MWBE)...

Technology

The Patent Troll Hunter: Jonathan Waldrop, Top Silicon Valley Attorney

Samara LynnOctober 19, 2016September 23, 2017

by Samara LynnOctober 19, 2016September 23, 2017397

A seasoned trial lawyer, Jonathan Waldrop has been involved in a number of high-profile technology court cases brought by and against tech companies....

Career

Find Out How These Three Black Female Lawyers Started Their Own Law Firm After One Simple Tweet

Courtney ConnleyMay 13, 2016September 28, 2017

by Courtney ConnleyMay 13, 2016September 28, 20171559

See how one frustrated tweet led to female lawyers Keli Knight, Yondi Morris, and Jessica Reddick starting their own law firm....