Experience

NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION

• United States
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief of Communications

  • Jul 2020 - Present

  As the Chief of Communications for the National Bar Association, I assist the national organization that represents the interests of approximately 60,000 lawyers, judges, law professors and law students of color, organized around 23 substantive law sections, nine divisions, 12 regions and 80 affiliate chapters internationally. In this role, I am responsible for conducting interviews, drafting/creating and distributing newsletters, writing time sensitive press releases, and other communications through MailChimp, writing the president’s speeches/letters, coordinating social media campaigns, managing marketing of events, and a host of other public relations tasks.



City of Columbia Government

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant City Attorney (Civil Litigation)

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  As an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Columbia and proud public servant in my community, I manage a diverse caseload of litigated matters on behalf of the municipality, provide counsel to the City's various departments, and also advise the City Council.



Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.

• United States
• Law Practice
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Attorney

  • Jul 2015 - Feb 2020

  I managed a diverse caseload of litigated matters arising out of alleged tortious conduct in areas including but not limited to products liability, catastrophic injury litigation, medical malpractice, nursing home litigation, personal injury, and premises liability responsible for filing all necessary pleadings/motions, responding to discovery, conducting depositions, participating in mediation, and representing clients at trial as first chair Secondary practice areas included Probate Litigation and Construction Litigation.Formally recognized by my firm over a dozen times as a “Top Producer” for exceptionally exceeding the monthly billable hour requirement of my practice group.

• Chief of Communications

  • Jul 2018 - Aug 2019

  As the Chief of Communications for the National Bar Association, I assisted the national organization that represents the interests of approximately 60,000 lawyers, judges, law professors and law students of color, organized around 23 substantive law sections, nine divisions, 12 regions and 80 affiliate chapters internationally. In this role, I was responsible for conducting interviews, drafting/creating and distributing newsletters, writing time sensitive press releases, and other communications through MailChimp, writing the president’s speeches/letters, coordinating social media campaigns, managing marketing of events, and a host of other public relations tasks.



The Honorable DeAndrea Gist Benjamin

• Judicial Law Clerk

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2015



South Carolina Women Lawyers Association

• United States
• Legal Services

• Executive Director

  • Oct 2014 - Jul 2015



Moore Taylor Thomas

• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Attorney

  • Dec 2014 - Apr 2015



Southern University Law Center

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2012 - May 2013



Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Law Clerk

  • 2013 - 2013



King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC

• Law Clerk

  • 2013 - 2013