From the time I was in middle school I knew I wanted to be a lawyer when I grew up. My childhood best friend's father was a criminal defense attorney and inspired me greatly. Being able to hear his fascinating stories, see his passion for his work and the impact he made on his clients made me want that for myself. However, I had no idea at that age what it really took to get there. Fast forward to high school, I started to question whether being a lawyer was really for me. I couldn’t wait to graduate and dreaded the idea of being in school for 7 more years. After high school, due to financial issues, I decided to take a semester off to work and figure out what I wanted to do with my life. During that time both my paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather passed away showing me that life is too short, and I decided to start my journey to become an attorney. After studying hard, having sleepless nights and multiple breakdowns, I did just that in 2017 when I passed both the Massachusetts and Rhode Island Bar Exams.
While in both undergraduate and law school, I had the opportunity to work in a civil law firm. Although this was confirmation that I was meant to be a lawyer I realized that working for big banks and corporations provided me with very little satisfaction and enjoyment. After a year of being an attorney, I decided to relocate from Boston to Atlanta to pursue my career as a criminal prosecutor. After working around the clock for years, I realized my passion was for litigation and helping people not necessarily for criminal prosecution. By coincidence, I met Attorney Joi Fairell and her family, and she told me about her firm. After meeting her I researched The Fairell Firm and hoped that one day I would be fortunate enough to work for her. After a few months passed, while searching for a new position I came across an attorney posting for the Fairell Firm. After going back and looking at it every day for at least a week I decided to take a leap of faith and apply, and I was fortunate enough to be chosen for an interview.
While preparing for the interview I hoped that I made a positive impression on Attorney Fairell and that she would remember me. Sure enough, she did and I was offered a position as an Associate Attorney. After hearing about the great work that The Fairell Firm does in the courtroom, the family atmosphere, and the innovativeness I accepted her offer without hesitation. I now know first hand that all the great things I heard about the firm are indeed true. I am beyond blessed to have the opportunity to work with such a great team who truly go above and beyond to provide excellent service for our clients and a family atmosphere for the staff members.
