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Stacy Douglas

Stacy Douglas is a Partner and Director of Diversity & Inclusion with Everett Dorey LLP. Ms. Douglas has extensive experience working in a variety of areas, successfully defending transportation companies, major retailers and hotels brands, homeowner’s associations, individuals, automobile dealerships and public entities in personal injury, product liability, employment, toxic tort, trucking/transportation, and real property disputes. Stacy has successfully tried cases to favorable verdicts for her clients. She is also skilled at disposing of cases via artfully crafted motions, such as motions for summary judgment, motions for judgment on the pleadings as well as demurrers and motions to strike. Stacy’s favorite part of litigation is the client relationships and strategizing with her clients as she finds them to be the most knowledgeable not only on their business but how the public perceives them. Stacy believes that part of representing her clients is preserving their valuable reputation in the communities they serve. Stacy has drafted public media statements in response to catastrophic events on behalf of her clients to ensure the public’s perception is not tarnished by a singular event. 

Ms. Douglas is active and passionate about promoting Diversity in the legal profession. Throughout her career she has worked to promote diverse attorneys across the Country by speaking and training clients and business entities on the importance of sexual harassment policies and training, unconscious bias, and elimination of bias training and how inclusion of all demographics is necessary to future success. Stacy is a member of the National Bar Association and is an active member of the Defense Research Institute, having served on the Board of its Diversity Committee. Stacy is currently Vice-Chair of DRI’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee and serves as the Annual Meeting Chair for DRI’s 2021 Annual Meeting. Stacy has also served on the Board of the Black Women Lawyers of Los Angeles, Inc. and was a trustee for the Los Angeles County Bar Association. More recently, Stacy joined the International Association of Defense Counsel, an organization that requires nomination and vetting, where she serves as the Membership Chair for the Diversity & Inclusion Committee.

Most notably, Ms. Douglas has researched and written articles on jury voir dire as well as a myriad of diversity issues and has utilized her own diverse background, having hailed from Iowa, to connect with jurors from different backgrounds. She has also given risk management presentations for fraternities and sororities regarding the risks and implications of hazing practices. Stacy has become a sought-after speaker on a variety of substantive legal issues as well as the importance of diversity and inclusion and enjoys presenting important information with her colleagues and clients from across the country.

Ms. Douglas has been recognized by California Super Lawyers as a Rising Star from 2009-2013. She was also recognized in 2012 by American Registry as a Top Female Attorney. More recently, Ms. Douglas was the recipient of the 2019 DRI Albert H. Parnell Outstanding Seminar Chair Award. Stacy is Martindale Hubbell AV Rated.

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Krystle Lopez

Krystle L. Lopez focuses her practice areas on eminent domain and condemnation, real estate litigation, and general civil litigation matters. Krystle earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Biology, from Kennesaw State University. She attended law school at Georgia State University College of Law. At GSU Law, Krystle served as an extern for Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kimberly M. Esmond-Adams, as an intellectual property graduate research assistant for the GSU Office of Legal Affairs, and as a student attorney with the Philip C. Cook Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. Krystle worked for a Special Assistant Attorney General (SAAG) for the Georgia Department of Transportation where she specialized in eminent domain and condemnation litigation. Krystle’s practice encompasses a wide range of real estate litigation including representing landowners, landlords, governments, builders, and real estate developers in areas of Eminent Domain & Condemnations, Real Estate Disputes, Zoning & Land Use, Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Construction Litigation, and Quiet Title Actions.

Olivia S. Benson

I have practiced law successfully for over thirty years. I am a graduate of the University of Miami's Schools of Business and Law. In the last twenty years of my practice, I became involved in probate administration and litigation, as well as estate planning, including preparing wills and trusts. I enjoy this work because it is personal, and I can see the impact of my work more clearly. Helping my clients through their legal issues and making a difference in people's lives is what keeps me interested in the practice of law. 

I gained valuable experience in my banking career before becoming an attorney. I had the great fortune of beginning my business career with one of the largest banks in the State of Florida. There, I earned the opportunity to work my way up. I was trained as an installment and residential loan officer, a commercial credit analyst, and ultimately a commercial lending officer. In the early phase of my legal practice, I was involved as a business litigator in significant work representing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Resolution Trust Corporation (RTC) in banking matters. Subsequently, I focused on commercial and business litigation in a variety of areas. In addition to practicing in the state courts of Florida, I am admitted to practice in United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.

Kim Keenan

Kim M. Keenan, Esq., joins JAMS after an impressive career as a nationally known trial lawyer, mediator and in-house counsel, as well as a recognized leader among multicultural social justice organizations. Ms. Keenan earned a reputation as a smart, skilled negotiator adept at crafting realistic and sustainable results while always maintaining a calm and balanced demeanor. She is known for her inclusive style in communicating complex subject matters with clarity across broad stakeholder groups and increasing engagement for shared outcomes.

The word “collaborative” is used most often when counsel are describing Ms. Keenan. “Her ability to make a genuine connection with everyone, irrespective of the level of complexity that the situation presents, is honestly quite astounding and impressive to witness.”

Notable is Ms. Keenan’s success in varied roles, including law firm litigator for 20-plus years and private mediator and general counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest, largest, and most recognized grass roots civil rights organization in the world.

Along the way, Ms. Keenan developed subject matter expertise in negotiation of complex business contracts, mass torts, medical malpractice, employment discrimination and harassment, civil rights, entertainment and public policy, specifically in the areas of telecommunications and digital privacy. She has extensive experience working with global brands from the Fortune 100 and has built long-standing senior-level relationships with private sector, academia, government and nonprofit leaders.

Ms. Keenan is a past president of the District of Columbia Bar and was the 62nd past president of the National Bar Association, the largest coalition of African American lawyers, judges, law professors and law students. She also serves as the first female co-chair of the Internet Innovation Alliance, a broad-based coalition of business and non-profit organizations working to ensure every American has access to broadband internet.

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Kisha Hebbon

Kisha M. Hebbon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and raised in Camden, New Jersey.

Kisha knew she wanted to be an attorney since she was in the fourth grade. Despite growing up in Camden, New Jersey, where she had few role models and resources, she was determined to reach her goal. Kisha is proud to show the rest of the world that positive, hardworking, and successful people come from inner cities like Camden. She is passionate about motivating others to reach for the stars and never give up. She previously served as a Pop Warner Cheerleading Coach and Young Adult Leader at her church. Kisha enjoys reading, public speaking, dancing, serving as a mentor, and spending quality time with her family.

Education and Career

She attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick and earned her Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice in 1997. While at Rutgers University, Kisha became an Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated member. In 2000, she received her Juris Doctor from Rutgers School of Law in Newark, New Jersey. Kisha is licensed to practice law in the State of New Jersey.

Upon graduating from Rutgers School of Law, Kisha worked for the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office in Hackensack, New Jersey, where she gained exceptional criminal litigation and appellate practice experience. While assigned to the Appellate Section, she handled municipal court appeals in the areas of DWI, traffic offenses, harassment, assault, and possession of narcotics.

In 2002, Kisha accepted a position with the United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons. She was an Assistant Regional Counsel for the Northeast Region during her first year with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In 2003, Kisha was assigned to the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Fort Dix, New Jersey, the largest federal prison in the United States, which housed approximately 4,500 inmates. As the only Staff Attorney at FCI Fort Dix, she was responsible for all litigation, which included Bivens complaints, petitions for writ of habeas corpus, and Federal Tort Claim actions (personal injury, medical malpractice, wrongful death, and loss of property). Kisha also responded to all inmate grievances and ensured that inmate discipline complied with policy and the law. As an Executive Staff Member, she advised the Warden and staff on all legal matters. During annual training, Kisha also taught all new employees the Ethics and Standards of Employee Conduct.

In 2005, Kisha founded the Law Offices of Kisha M. Hebbon, LLC. She has represented hundreds of clients in family, divorce, criminal, real estate, and municipal law. Kisha has mastered the art of litigation and enjoys trying cases. She has also handled hundreds of appellate cases and attributes her success in this area to her strong writing skills and ability to spot key issues. Kisha’s legal prowess has been recognized by Fox News, CNN, HLN, and MSNBC, where she appears regularly as a guest legal commentator on prominent legal cases. She is a member of the New Jersey State Bar Association, the Somerset County Bar Association, the Middlesex County Bar Association, and the Garden State Bar Association.