Subject Jarrett Adams; Criminal Defense Lawyer; Chicago Description This is an as-told-to essay based on a conversation with Jarrett Adams, … Continue reading I was wrongfully accused of sexual assault and spent nearly 10 years in prison. Here’s how I proved my innocence and became a criminal defense lawyer.
Subject Lawyer; Law School; Higher Education Description Ray Curtis Petty Jr, ESQ is the definition of a fighter who has … Continue reading Black Man Denied by Almost Every Law School Becomes First Lawyer in His Family
Subject Hair; Discrimination; Workplace Description Marcus Shute Jr., a 34-year old lawyer from Nashville, raised a few eyebrows when he … Continue reading Meet the Black Lawyer Who Refused To Cut His Locks To Make His Colleagues Feel Better
Subject Legal; A Change For Good; Criminal Justice Description A Louisiana man whose life was almost thrown away by the … Continue reading From Defendant to Defender: Theo Shaw, Once Almost Railroaded by the Justice System as One of the Jena 6, Is Now Officially a Lawyer
Subject Ugandan; Lawyer; Lost Land Description After becoming a lawyer, a Ugandan man, who was only six years old when … Continue reading Ugandan Man Becomes a Lawyer To Win Family Land Back Published
Subject Convicted Felon; Lawyer; Yale Graduate Description A convicted felon who graduated from Yale Law School and won acclaim as … Continue reading From Jail to Yale: Felon Faces Scrutiny in Bid To Be Lawyer
