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Featured Lawyer: Rachel Scherf

Rachel Scherf Associate Stinson Leonard Street 1.What is your area of practice? Litigation   2.Why are you unique? I have a unique global perspective because I grew up going to a Spanish immersion school and have lived in four different countries   3.How did you do it? Hard work, a strong support network, and work-life…keep reading

Featured Lawyer: Alex Reyes

Alex Reyes  Associate Blackwell Burke P.A. 1.What is your area of practice? I represent clients in a variety of civil litigation matters, including products liability defense, contract disputes, business torts, and distributorship disputes.  I also have experience representing clients in financial services lawsuits brought under various consumer protection statutes. Pro bono service is also an…keep reading

What If We Could Be Our Whole Selves at Work?

The first time I told an employer that I was pregnant, this is how it went down: Sheepish smile creeping onto my face: “I have something to tell you…” “Just don’t tell me you’re pregnant.” Record scratch. Keep in mind, that employer was a woman with three kids of her own. We laughed about it,…keep reading

Yes, You Can Measure White Privilege

Whenever anyone slips the words “white privilege” into a conversation, it immediately builds an impenetrable wall. For some white people, the words elicit an uneasy feeling because, for them, the term is accusatory without being specific. It is a nebulous concept that seemingly reduces the complex mishmash of history, racism and social phenomena to a…keep reading