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
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
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
As long as the profits keep rolling in, why should Biglaw care about gender equality? Hey — who cares if Biglaw is white and male as long as it can charge $2,000 per hour (or more). It’s all about the money, after all. Isn’t it? Of course. As long as the profits keep rolling in,…keep reading
Check out the video clip from TCDIP’s interactive CLE. TCDIP hosted an interactive CLE with Kevin D. Wright about why “Leadership is Personal” on Wednesday, March 29th at Fredrikson and Byron. Kevin D. Wright, an international speaker on Leadership has a unique take on Leadership during times of change. He gave the attendees the tools to lead…keep reading