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LaJuanda Williams-Griffin

LaJuanda Williams-Griffin is the Owner of the Williams-Griffin Law Group, PLLC, a divorce, mediation, and family law firm with offices in Jackson, MS and Tupelo, MS. She is also the owner of D’Cracked Egg, LLC, a dine-in breakfast and brunch restaurant in downtown Tupelo, MS. Additionally, she is a real estate investor and landlord. She brings these personal and professional experiences while working with and advocating for her clients and customers.

She was born and raised in a small town in Central Mississippi, called Vicksburg. She grew up the middle child of three girls, raised by their then-single mother. She attended public school in the Vicksburg-Warren School District, graduating from Warren Central High School in 1998 with Honors. At the age of 18, she joined the United States Army Reserves as a Human Resources Specialist and was taught how to persevere and the true meaning of discipline and working toward a specific mission. Particularly, she learned there was humiliation in quitting and pride in enduring and succeeding.

During her military career, she obtained a B.S. in Mass Communications from Jackson State University because she had plans to become the next top ranked news anchor! Dispelling that assumption was her graduate school professor when he encouraged her that she should pursue a career as an attorney. Therefore, after she obtained a Master’s in Public Health and Health Policy (M.P.H.), she attended law school at Mississippi College School of Law.

During law school, she clerked for the Honorable Mississippi Supreme Court Justice, Leslie King and was a fellow with the Office of Capital Defense Counsel. She also participated in Mock Trial, was Vice President of the Black Law Student Association, and was the recipient of a full tuition academic scholarship.

After she graduated law school and passed the bar, she opened her law practice and mainly practiced family law and other civil matters until she received a call in 2014 that resulted in her clerking for two (2) Hinds County Chancellors at the Hinds County Chancery Court. There, she gained invaluable experience in all family and domestic matters as well as other matters of equity, such as wills and estates, land acquisitions, business formation and dissolutions, and administrative appeals.

She is a member of the Mississippi Bar Leadership Class of 2022-2023 and is a nationally published author for the GP Solo publication of the American Bar Association, through which she has written about the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 and its impact on matrimonial disputes. Additionally, was recognized and awarded by the Mississippi Business Journal as one of Mississippi’s Top Businesswomen for 2022 and awarded the Elite Lawyer for Mississippi in Divorce and Family Law for 2021 and 2022.

Today, her practice includes all domestic and family matters, to include child custody, divorce, and spousal support. She is also outside counsel for a nationally-recognized and awarded Mississippi nonprofit, Higher Learning Co., where she provides legal advice to the organization, to include, but not limited to: drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts; providing daily guidance to HPC involving highly confidential information; and handling complex legal matters for specific legal functions. Additionally, she is a Court-Certified Mediator to provide her clients with a less combative method to resolving disputes.

LaJuanda is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association, American Bar Association, the Academy of Court Appointed Neutrals, the Capital Area Bar Association, and a key investor of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce. She is admitted to practice law in all Mississippi state court and the United States District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi.

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Awarded the Magnolia State Elite Lawyer award in Divorce and Family Law, 2021-2022

Named one of Mississippi’s Top 50 Businesswomen of 2022 by Mississippi Business Journal

Inducted into Mississippi Bar Association’s Leadership Class for 2022-2023

Inducted into Clinton, MS Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class for 2022-2023

Published author for national legal publication of the American Bar Association

Ariel Roberson

Ronald Johnson

Experienced trial lawyer Ronald S. Johnson has always believed that great things will happen to those who keep God first and treat people right. After growing up in Albany, New York, in the inner city, he is proud to not only be an African American attorney but to be a positive role model for young people throughout Connecticut, where his firm is based. As the founder of Law Offices of Ronald S. Johnson & Associates, Ronald specializes in high-end federal cases, serious state cases, and civil litigation, particularly in the realm of personal injury.

Located in downtown Hartford, the Law Offices of Ronald S. Johnson & Associates have been representing and fighting for people of color since 1992. Although they started out as a criminal defense firm, focusing on serious felonies and murder cases, Ronald and his team were so successful at the trial level that they have since added associates and now offer more areas of practice, including immigration and personal injury. The majority of the office’s clients are African American, Hispanic, or of Caribbean descent, and the legal team is dedicated to advocating for those individuals as well as their families. They also represent a number of professional athletes, including clients in the National Football League (NFL) and the National Basketball Association (NBA).

According to Ronald, the characteristics that set him apart from other attorneys are his passion, confidence, and determination. He was an athletic basketball player throughout his youth, so he likes to approach law the same way that he approached the sport. “It’s all about being a team player and showing that you are determined, focused, and prepared,” explains Ronald. In fact, he makes it clear that he is not someone who tries to “buck the system” because he believes a person can become better as a result of knowing different people and developing a network of relationships.

Ronald also takes pride in being trustworthy, which he considers essential when making legal decisions for those he represents. He views his clients as members of his own family and genuinely enjoys assisting them. As a result, he makes sure that he is easily accessible and that his clients can reach out to him at any time, especially those involved in serious accidents and personal injury cases.

Prior to starting his own firm, Ronald earned his master’s degree from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, the nation’s top-ranked school for preparing public administrators. While working on his master’s, he pursued his Juris Doctor at Syracuse University School of Law in Syracuse, New York, where he obtained both degrees and then officially began practicing law in 1991.

Most recently, Ronald has become passionate about representing professional athletes as a certified NFL contract advisor, as well as being actively involved in nonprofit organizations. He serves as board chair for the Wilson Gray Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) while also sitting on the board of the Greater Hartford YMCA. The Hartford organization services the entire county, covering over a dozen different YMCAs and providing programs and support to almost one million people.

Donovan Potter, Sr.

Potter Law was created to provide effective and high-quality legal counsel to a diverse group of clients. Attorney Potter focuses his practice on representing individuals, families, businesses, athletes, and entertainers in the sports, music, and film/TV industry. Clients often want close and transparent communication with their lawyer, and Attorney Potter prides himself on being a close legal advisor to his clients in developing practical solutions to ensure the best possible outcome for their legal matters.

While being a former collegiate athlete, Attorney Potter graduated from Miami University and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the Farmer School of Business, as well as a second Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Health. He obtained a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.

While in law school, Attorney Potter worked as a legal intern for the Business and Legal Affairs department of Black Entertainment Television, for General Electric (a Fortune 50 company), and also for the general counsel of Street Execs Management. After working in-house and in private practice for two nationally recognized firms, Attorney Potter started Potter Law, LLC.

Attorney Potter has represented a variety of clients in the areas of business law, sports and entertainment, wills and trusts, and personal injury. He is an experienced litigator and transactional attorney. He has negotiated millions of dollars worth of settlements on behalf of his clients. For his sports and entertainment clients, he has assisted in negotiating six-figure deals in sports as well as in music and TV/film.

Attorney Potter is passionate about all of his clients and provides aggressive, zealous advocacy to obtain his clients’ full satisfaction. He is a member of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Gate City Bar Association, and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

In his free time, he enjoys sports, live music, traveling, and exercising. He is the father of two sons and devotes his life to his family. Attorney Potter prides himself on being personable, compassionate, and relatable to all of his clients.

Committed to helping others and giving back to his community, Attorney Potter serves as a board member of Grove Park Renewal, Inc., a neighborhood nonprofit focused on providing true affordable housing. He is also a member of the Lawyers Club of Atlanta and served on the Westside Atlanta Charter School Board for four years. He is also a youth football and basketball coach.

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Eleanor Hunt

I represent clients in divorce proceedings, adoption matters, child custody/visitation disputes, domestic violence proceedings, and child and spousal support matters. I also draft qualified domestic relations orders (QDROs), separation/settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements and prepare deeds. In addition, I counsel individuals and families on estate planning issues, including preparing wills, trusts, powers of attorneys and advanced medical directives, and I handle probate administration.

My Background

I hold a law degree from The George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor’s degree from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Before forming Lewicky, O’Connor, Hunt & Meiser in early 2019, I practiced family law and estate planning at Joseph, Greenwald & Laake in Greenbelt, Maryland, from 2011 through 2018. Prior to that, I clerked for the Honorable Sherrie L. Krauser in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County, and then I served as a transactional real estate attorney at a St. Mary’s County law firm from 2005 through 2011 conducting residential real estate settlements, advising homeowners associations and condominium associations, and drafting residential real estate contracts, deeds and leases. I joined with my partners to form Lewicky, O’Connor, Hunt & Meiser in early 2019.

Civic Involvement

I am a former member of the Board of Directors for the Maple Lawn Homeowners’ Association and I founded the Maple Lawn Women’s Networking Group. I currently serve on the Board of Trustees for The African Art Museum of Maryland. I am also a graduate of the 2018-2019 Leadership Howard County, Leadership Premier class.

Licensure

I am licensed to practice law in Maryland, the District of Columbia and before the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.