Amy Stewart – Stewart Law Group PLLC

Stewart Law Group PLLC (“SLG”) is a minority and woman owned business litigation boutique based in Dallas, Texas. As the ninth largest Black owned business in North Texas, SLG has a successful track record handling commercial, labor, employment, and product liability matters. Guided by its servant leadership approach, SLG creates strategic plans that resolve disputes and create successful outcomes for its clients.

Aretha L. Glover-Bohannon – Lewis & Munday, P.C.

Founded in 1972, Lewis & Munday, P.C. is one of the oldest and largest law firms founded by minorities. Since its inception, Lewis & Munday has been an innovative, dynamic and forward-thinking firm that provides efficient, creative and comprehensive legal services. The attorneys at Lewis & Munday work collectively in an atmosphere that welcomes diversity and celebrates the power of teamwork. The founders’ goal was to establish a firm that is a local and national leader in corporate work and public municipal law. Throughout the 50 plus years that Lewis & Munday has existed, the Firm has worked diligently to achieve that goal and has since expanded into other areas of the law, including but not limited to: real estate and litigation. The Firm’s clientele is national in scope, and the Firm’s attorneys have experience in a wide array of legal disciplines.

Brian Idehen – BurgherGray LLP

BurgherGray is a dynamic corporate law firm comprised of highly experienced and diverse attorneys who counsel clients ranging from early-stage companies to Fortune 100 corporations on a range of complex business litigation and transactional matters. Our clients come to us when they are looking to partner with a diverse law firm that can marry Big Law sophistication with small-firm creativity and responsiveness to deliver the best value in solving some of their most complex legal challenges.

B. Delano Jordan – Jordan IP Law, LLC

As one of the leading intellectual property law firms in the U.S., Jordan IP Law, LLC (JIPL) is focused exclusively to providing strategic guidance, counseling, and portfolio management in areas relating to patent and trademark law. Our experienced team of attorneys-at-law include former USPTO Patent Examiners, in-house counsel, professors, researchers, and engineers.

JIPL is recognized as an industry leader amongst IP firms that specialize in patent  and trademark prosecution. We help extend the growth of your business by providing high quality services that meet your strategic and business goals. Our clients include members of the Fortune 500, start-ups, universities, government agencies, and research facilities. JIPL’s seasoned team of patent and trademark professionals provide efficient, cost-effective solutions to help clients achieve their corporate objectives.

Gary Lafayette – Sanders Roberts LLP

Sanders Roberts LLP is a premier litigation firm established in 2008 with a stellar                 reputation for its ability to obtain the best results possible for its clients. The Firm’s lawyers are creative, aggressive advocates and “fixers” who design and execute efficient and cost-effective strategies to protect and advance their clients’ interests. The Firm’s experienced trial lawyers have successfully tried numerous cases before judges and juries. The Firm takes pride in the recognition it receives from its clients and the legal community for its litigation and trial skills. Sanders Roberts has extensive experience in both state and federal courts, and has a distinguished record for motion practice, jury trials and appeals. Clients trust the Firm’s handling of high-profile cases with media exposure. Our team is nimble and can move fast. Public entities and major corporations routinely select Sanders Roberts to represent their interests in high profile cases with significant exposure. The firm has litigated cases to trial, and often “parachutes into” active litigation to assist our clients with imminent trials. Because of our ability to quickly transition into active litigation, rapidly prepare themes, examinations, and state-of-the-art trial graphics, demonstratives, and visual arguments, we have had several matters settle at trial, or shortly after opening statement or closing arguments.

Sanders Roberts LLP has an extensive history working with clients in a variety of matters including civil litigation, employment, and general liability. With respect to employment law disputes, the Firm is prepared to handle a wide range of areas including but not limited to matters under: the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, California Labor Code, California Education Code, collective bargaining agreements, Personnel Commission rules, employment contracts, state and federal law, and other sources of employment law.

James Selmer – J. Selmer Law, P.A.

Selmer Law, P.A. (“JSL”) is the longest-operating minority-owned law firm in the history of the State of Minnesota. JSL was founded 42 years ago by Managing Partner James Selmer, a 1977 graduate of the University of Wisconsin Law School. JSL is a litigation firm representing commercial, banking, and financial services industries, insurers, agribusinesses, professional services firms, manufacturing concerns, and construction businesses. We are problem-solvers specializing in commercial litigation and business disputes, insurance defense and coverage, products liability, banking and financial services, real estate and real estate litigation, employment law, and investigations.

Jerry Hamilton – HAMILTON, MILLER & BIRTHISEL, LLP

Hamilton, Miller & Birthisel, LLP (“HM&B”) is a boutique full service and trial law firm representing clients in Florida and throughout the Caribbean through its offices in Jamaica, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and the Bahamas. Our attorneys have significant experience defending multinational corporations, retailers, restaurants, hotel owners and operators, cruise lines, product manufacturers, insurers and employees in complex tort and commercial litigation matters.

We are trial lawyers. Our attorneys are adept in managing high exposure litigation for clients that are sensitive about their brand and image in the community. Our attorneys frequently lecture and provide training on defending premises liability cases personalizing the corporate client, preparing witnesses to limit harmful testimony, and on combatting nuclear verdicts.

Ken Battle – O’Connor & Battle LLP

O’Connor & Battle LLP is comprised of trial lawyers who pride themselves on leveraging their talents to meet the litigation needs of our clients. We are located in Chicago, Illinois, and handle matters throughout the state. Additionally, we have acted as regional and national counsel for various clients, along with participating as local counsel numerous times. Our General Liability practice runs the gamut from handling slip and fall cases on behalf of retail organizations, to handling premises and product liability cases for major auto manufacturers. We are fortunate to count major insurance companies, major corporations and municipalities among our client-base. The size of our liability cases ranges from catastrophic injuries involving death or loss of limbs to soft tissue injuries. Further, we frequently perform early assessment of cases for potential resolution of the dispute prior to engaging in major litigation. We welcome the opportunity to further             discuss our capabilities and how we may be able to meet and exceed your needs.

Ken Johnson – Johnson, Blumberg and Associates, LLC

Johnson, Blumberg & Associates, LLC (“JB&A”) is a dynamic and growing, minority-certified law firm. JB&A has a growing and diversified areas of practice in which we represent individuals and businesses in several practice areas throughout the states of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Our unique and broad footprint in the Midwest allows us to be of greater service to our clients. Our Firm has acquired over 20 years of experience representing fortune 500 companies locally and nationally. We have worked with numerous companies throughout the United States. Our firm’s legal experience includes Utility and Regulatory Law; Default Litigation and Collections; Lease and Contract Review and Commercial Transactions. Our Firm’s Managing Partner is Ken Johnson. As Managing Partner at JB&A, he is directly responsible for all day-to-day staff, client, and firm-wide issues. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Iowa Law School in 1993 and was a member of the Law Review. Ken is licensed to practice law in Illinois, Minnesota and Michigan. Currently, Ken is the incoming Vice President for NAMWOLF. Ken was recently recognized in Crain’s Magazine as a distinguished Non-Profit Board Leader for his leadership as Chairman of the Board of Link Unlimited Scholars. Additionally, Ken has served as an elected official in his position as Trustee for the Village of River Forest. The firm has also been a member of Chicago United and several other local and national businesses groups.

Michelle Craig – Transcendent Law Group

Transcendent Law Group (“TLG”), founded in 2014 and led by Managing Attorney Michelle D. Craig, is one of the Gulf South’s most innovative law firms—combining legal expertise with technology to deliver efficient, client-focused solutions. Headquartered in New Orleans, TLG provides comprehensive services across several sectors including labor and employment and investigations, commercial transactions, commercial and business litigation, public and private sector compliance, and management-side labor relations, while also advising on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) compliance. With deep courtroom experience, cross-industry knowledge, and a results-driven approach, TLG empowers clients to achieve their business objectives through clear, strategic, and cost-effective legal solutions.

Patrick Bradford – Bradford Edwards LLP

Bradford Edwards LLP is a complex litigation firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. We appear nationally in federal courts on a range of cases, including antitrust, Lanham Act, Securities and Financial Services. We represent Fortune 1000 companies and high net worth individuals. We currently represent an appellant in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in connection with the largest antitrust settlement in college sports.

 Seth Bryant – Bryant Rabbino LLP

Bryant Rabbino LLP is a NYC-based boutique, corporate law firm built for sophisticated transactions. We help our clients execute deals that span from complex to standard, such as municipal bond offerings, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, tax incentive based real estate finance and straight lease transactions, mergers and acquisition and joint ventures, and other strategic and general commercial matters. Our value proposition is simple: we offer top-notch legal services at competitive rates through our team of talented, experienced attorneys many of whom have practiced for most of their careers at the nation’s largest and most prestigious law firms. Our clients include major governmental bodies such as The City of New York and the State of New York and many of their agencies and authorities, Fortune 100 companies, leading financial institutions and investment banks, nonprofit and benefit corporations, market leading manufacturers, MWBEs and start-up companies.

Sherrod Banks – The Banks Law Firm, P.A.

The Banks Law Firm (“TBLF”) is a minority-owned firm representing clients throughout the Southeastern and Southwestern United States. The teamwork between TBLF attorneys and staff is the key to providing the best possible representation and service to cleints in each of its practice areas. TBLF is experienced in handling time-sensitive matters and understands the need for a responsive team and timely deliverables. We also understand the necessary tools to execute on behalf of our clients. TBLF stand ready to bring the depth of its resources locally, regionally, and nationally to fully represent the client’s needs. We strive to give every community what it deserves, and that is much more.

Travis Townsend – Townsend & Lockett, LLC

Townsend & Lockett is a lean, efficient, and sophisticated law firm focused on driving clients’ business objectives through innovative legal solutions. The firm’s practice areas include contract drafting and negotiations, intellectual property development and protection, business litigation, dispute resolution, corporate finance, and regulatory compliance. With a client-centered approach, Townsend & Lockett integrate legal strategies with business goals to maximize financial outcomes for clients. The firm is deeply committed to being a trusted legal advisor and a strategic business partner for its clients.