Category: Social Justice

• That Phone Call Is Costing You: Understanding Attorney Fees

  

  An attorney explains client frustrations regarding legal billing. Clients often misunderstand that they pay for the attorney’s time, analysis, and advice, not guaranteed outcomes. Quick calls involve significant legal work, thus are billable. Clients can manage costs by consolidating questions and scheduling structured communications to align with billing practices.

  Esquire

  May 13, 2026

  Briefs, Business Law, Estate Planning, Real Estate Law, Social Justice

  attorney, attorney fees, law

• Black Maternal Health Week: What It Took for Me to Be Heard

  There is a particular kind of knowing that comes with pregnancy. It is not clinical. It is not something you can chart or quantify. But it is real. You know your body, you know that precious being growing in you. The first time I experienced it, I was dismissed. The First Loss: When Knowing Was…

  Esquire

  April 15, 2026

  Babies, Social Justice

  Black Girls and the Law, Black Maternal Health Week, civil rights, Empathy in Parenting, health, healthcare, human rights, Justice System

• This Is When I Stopped Believing the Law Was Neutral

  Law school is often described as the place where idealism is refined into realism. Latasha Harlins, age 14. That is not what happened to me. What law school refined was my understanding of how comfortable educated people can be with injustice…so long as it can be defended. One of the earliest moments that permanently altered…

  Esquire

  January 2, 2026

  Briefs, Social Justice

  Black Girls and the Law, Criminal Law, Justice System, Latasha Harlins, Law School, Legal Education, Moral Injury, Professional Formation, Race and Reason, Racialized Fear, Reasonableness Standard, Structural Racism

• What Kamala Harris’s 107 Days Reveals About Leadership, Marriage, and the Pressure on Black Women

  

  A powerful review of Kamala Harris’s 107 Days, exploring leadership, marriage, emotional labor, and the pressure on Black women to be perfect in public life.

  Esquire

  November 24, 2025

  Briefs, Social Justice

  107 Days, Black Women in Politics, Black Women Leadership, Book Review, Business Leadership, Doug Emhoff, Emotional Labor, Kamala Harris, Leadership Lessons, Marriage & Partnership, Political Memoirs, Professional Women, Resilience, SadityEsq, Women Attorneys, Women Lawyers, Women of Color, Working Moms

• Law Day Reflections:

  The Rule of Law and the Erosion of Agreement from the Perspective of a Real Estate Attorney Every year on May 1st, America observes Law Day — a national day to recognize the role of law in the foundation of our country and the critical role it continues to play in safeguarding freedom, justice, and…

  Esquire

  May 1, 2025

  Briefs, Business Law, Elder Law, Landlord-Tenant Law, Real Estate Law, Social Justice

  Business Law, civil law, civil rights, Elder Law, Housing Law, human rights, justice, justice for all, Landlord, Law Day, legal briefs, Legal Obligations, legal rights, May 1, May Day, Real Estate Law, Rule of Law, WA Landlord, washington small business

• When the Government Targets Your Lawyer:

  

  The Trump administration’s executive order against Perkins Coie raises serious concerns about legal representation and constitutional rights. By revoking attorneys’ security clearances and targeting clients, the order threatens the independence of the legal profession. Perkins Coie’s lawsuit highlights the chilling effect on advocacy and the erosion of fundamental legal principles. Vigilance is essential to uphold…

  Esquire

  March 12, 2025

  Briefs, Social Justice

  attorney, constitution, executive order, justice, justice for all, legal briefs, legal rights