Taisha Tolliver-Duran

Taisha K. Tolliver-Duran is an Associate with the firm where she focuses her practice in the areas of litigation and insurance defense law.

Since her arrival at the firm, she has also been handling zoning enforcement matters and unemployment compensation matters. Attorney Tolliver-Duran brings an extensive background in litigation to the firm, most recently serving as a Fraud Litigation Associate at Pringle Quinn Anzano in New Jersey where she represented insurers in the investigation and civil prosecution of claims of insurance fraud.

She has been named a New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star.

Ms. Tolliver-Duran is also an adjunct professor of Civil Law and Litigation Practices as well as Human Rights Law at Rowan University.

She received her B.A. in Criminal Justice from Rowan University, and earned her Juris Doctorate from Widener University School of Law where she was named Trial Advocacy’s Best Advocate and served as Secretary of the Trial Advocacy Honor Society.

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James Dean

James Dean represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a variety of matters involving business and employment disputes. With prior experience in the entertainment industry and representing high profile clients, he possesses unique dexterity with navigating nuanced business concerns and sensitive workplace disputes for creatives, entrepreneurs, and entertainment focused small and medium-sized businesses and their employees.

After graduating with his BBA in International Business from Valdosta State University, James graduated from Georgia State College of Law. While in law school, he served as the President of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and participated in the Student Trial Lawyers Association. James is a member of the Georgia Bar and admitted to practice before all Georgia state courts, as well as the United States District Courts for the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia.

Ikedi Onyemaobim

Ikedi O. Onyemaobim is an Associate in the Los Angeles office of Jackson Lewis PC and is a member of the Employment Law practice group. He has experience at the state and federal level defending private clients against claims of discrimination, retaliation, harassment, wrongful termination, and other adverse employment actions. He also has experience defending employers in individual and class action matters involving wage and hour claims and PAGA actions.

During law school, Mr. Onyemaobim served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business, Entrepreneurship, and the Law. He also served as a judicial extern for the late Honorable Richard M. Neiter of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California.

Practices

Litigation

Advice and Counsel

Corporate Governance and Internal Investigations

Admissions

California - C.D. Cal., 2017

California - E.D. Cal., 2017

California - S.D. Cal., 2017

California, 2016

Memberships

American Bar Association

The John M. Langston Bar Association

EDUCATION

J.D., Pepperdine University School of Law, 2015

B.A., summa cum laude, Political Science, West Chester University of Pennsylvania

EXTERNSHIPS

The Honorable Richard M. Neiter, United States District Court, Central District of California

Harriet Lampkin

Harriet Huell Lampkin is a native of Salters, South Carolina, and the youngest child of Mr. & Mrs. Harry and Linda Huell.

She graduated valedictorian of Kingstree Senior High School in 2001, and summa cum laude from Claflin University, with a degree in Mass Communications, in 2005. She received her master’s degree in Media Studies from The Pennsylvania State University in 2007, and her law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2010.

Desiring to be an attorney since the tender age of eight, Harriet is 100% certain that God created her for the distinct purpose of practicing law, and specifically, to provide legal guidance from a Kingdom-minded perspective.

Licensed to practice law in both North Carolina and South Carolina, Harriet begin her legal career at a boutique law firm in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, working in the areas of employment law, litigation, and affordable housing.

Harriet has also worked as in-house counsel, serving as the Executive Vice President of Legal for a large government organization which holds a portfolio of approximately $500 million dollars in real estate, and provides affordable housing to more than 22,000 residents. There, she is directly responsible for the Legal, Risk Management, and Resident Safety Divisions.

Additionally, Harriet serves as General Counsel for Grace Cathedral Ministries, Inc., in Sumter, South Carolina, and as outside legal counsel to several other churches across the Nation.

Harriet’s deep experience as a trial lawyer involving many complex cases has resulted in a strong success record. Harriet has also provided substantial legal counsel to many businesses, entities, gospel recording artists, and entertainers.

Harriet is a member of the Richland County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., and is Co-Founder of the Jeffrey and Harriet Lampkin Foundation, a non-profit organization that strives to develop excellence in children, and provides a myriad of community service projects to multiple communities in South Carolina and North Carolina. She is happily married to the love of her life, Mr. Jeffrey Lampkin. They reside in Blythewood, South Carolina.

Harriet’s personal philosophy for life is Luke 1:37, “For with God, nothing shall be impossible!”

Jack White, II

Jack is a partner in the firm’s nationally ranked Government Investigations and White Collar Litigation practice, focusing his practice on civil litigation, regulatory enforcement, and congressional investigations for clients in the defense, technology, federal contracting, and other business sectors.

As an accomplished trial lawyer and legal strategist, Jack has handled a range of complex litigation, investigations, and enforcement matters, including representing clients in congressional investigations. His extensive experience in litigation, investigations, and strategic counseling is particularly deep with respect to defense industry clients and other businesses operating in the federal sector, including emerging companies for which he provides support for continued growth. 

One of Jack’s principal practice areas involves conducting internal investigations and providing counseling on matters pertaining to diversity, equity, and inclusion, assisting several companies to develop and implement initiatives in these areas. Jack was one of five civilian members who served on an independent review panel that investigated the command climate and culture at Fort Hood, as they related to sexual assault, harassment and crime. After releasing their report, Jack and his fellow panel members testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

Jack also provides particularly valuable counsel to companies through growth, particularly in the government contracting sector, guiding them through legal and regulatory compliance as they transition out of small business status and through graduation from the SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program into viable competitive enterprises. He also assists companies with the seating and engagement of fiduciary and advisory boards.

As a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Jack served five years on active duty in the U.S. Army and continued his service in the Army Reserve while earning his J.D. at Pepperdine University School of Law. He has also served as a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito after first clerking for Alito at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.