Year: 2019

I started practicing law with my dad in March 2009. I had been with the district attorney’s office for two years at that point, and I was ready to join the practice my dad had been building since beginning his law career in 1974. But on July 22, 2010, my…

My dad chose the wrong time to flunk out of college. Just as the Vietnam War draft was beginning in 1969, my dad flunked out of the University of Georgia. He received his draft notice in the mail shortly after because he was no longer protected from service. Panicked, my…

After more than a decade in the legal profession, I’m confident in my abilities. I’ve helped underserved workers get the compensation they deserve after a work injury saddles them with mounting medical bills, and I’ve stood up for clients who couldn’t after an accident left them injured. But I would…

My dad passed away just over nine years ago, and like any child does when they lose a parent, I was struggling with his passing. But at the time, I had a distraction to keep me busy throughout the grief and arrangements. Amid supporting my family and processing what happened,…

Nothing can compare to a Georgia summer, when the sweaty, sticky weather usually hovers around 90 degrees. As a kid, I could often be found on my bike, cruising down local trails and hopping off for a quick dip in a local blue hole or someone’s backyard pool. If we…

Today, my sister is my biggest confidante and supporter. At some point, as we got older, we realized that being each other’s only sibling meant that we have to be able to count on one another, and I know that if I ever need help with anything, she would do…