The Law Office of Sharika M. Robinson, PLLC was opened by the founder, Sharika M. Robinson, with the goal of eliminating discrimination, especially those based on race and gender. Through The Law Office of Sharika M. Robinson, she continues to serve her community as an advocate for equality through trust, respect, understanding, and representation in your civil litigation suits. Sharika speaks up when others do not or cannot speak on their behalf. She stands up against injustices; and, she has the intellect and training to combat the legal challenges associated with your case.
The Law Office of Sharika M. Robinson is dedicated to its community as a voice for those experiencing prejudice and discrimination. Robinson practices law in a range of legal fields including Employment Law, Police Brutality, Civil Rights, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death. She provides her clients with the services they need to feel heard, respected, understood and well-represented. At The Law Office of Sharika M. Robinson, you will not only receive the highest quality of legal aid but do so from an attorney who has experienced many of the inequalities you may also face in your current case or situation.
If you are a victim of injustice, inequality or a sense of invisibility regarding your case or situation, contact The Office of Sharika M. Robinson today and experience what it means to be respected by an attorney who understands.
Shelice R. Tolbert is a partner at Tolbert & Tolbert law firm in Gary, Indiana. Shelice obtained her Juris Doctorate from Valparaiso University School of Law in 2000. Shelice received her Bachelor of Arts in Business Management from Wittenberg University, in Springfield, OH in 1997 after graduating at the top of her class from West Side High School in 1993. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana, Shelice concentrates her practice in the areas of civil litigation, personal injury, municipal law including board governance, business and contract matters, police liability excessive force cases, and estate planning. Shelice was admitted to the Indiana State Bar on November 13, 2000, as well as the United States District Court in the Northern and Southern Districts of Indiana. She is also admitted and qualified as an attorney and counselor before the Seventh Circuit of the United States Court of Appeals.
Shelice served on the Board of Governors of the Indiana State Bar Association as a district representative from 2011-2013, and actively participates on the Diversity and Wellness Committees as well as the Women In Law Committee. Shelice was the recipient of the 2019 ISBA Women in the Law Recognition Award. Shelice was appointed to the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners by the Indiana Supreme Court in 2014, where she currently serves as the President. She has served with distinction as President of the James C. Kimbrough Minority Bar Association from 2010-2011 and served as President of the Porter County Chapter of the American Inns of Court from 2014-2015. She is an active member of the Gary Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. where she has held many leadership positions and committee roles. Shelice also served as Counsel to the 2018 President of the Lake County Bar Association.
Shelice has been recognized in the business community by Building Indiana magazine as a 2012 Mover & Shaker of Northwest Indiana. In 2015, Shelice was selected as one of the 20 Under 40 award recipients by the Northwest Indiana Times Media BusINess Magazine. Shelice has been nominated as a Northwest Indiana Influential Woman in Business in the Legal category in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017. She was also selected by the Indiana Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in 2013, 2014, and 2015, and has been selected as a Super Lawyer since 2019. In 2011, Shelice served on the Task Force and Transition Team for former Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, providing guidance for the City’s Law Department and Corporation Counsel. In 2022, Shelice was nominated as an Outstanding Woman Lawyer in a Solo/Small Firm Practice for the Women Lawyers Division of the National Bar Association. In 2023, Shelice was an honoree in the inaugural class of the Indiana Lawyer’s Diversity in Law awards.
Shelice served as an adjunct professor at Valparaiso University School of Law, teaching Trial Practice from 2007-2017. She continues her community efforts with her involvement as Chair of the UNCF Northwest Indiana Leadership Council. She is an active member and current parliamentarian of the Gary Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Shelice also serves on the Board of Directors of the Gary Literacy Coalition, where she holds the position of vice president. She is a life member of the Gary Chapter of the NAACP and a member of the Board of Directors for Methodist Hospital. Shelice continues to assist with scholarship application reviews with the Legacy Foundation, and she has served on the Board of Directors for the Lake Area United Way. Shelice continues to offer her volunteer services to the legal community through her involvement in the grants and scholarships committee of the Indiana Bar Foundation.
Shelice has been married to Michael E. Tolbert since 2006 and is a member of Embassies of Christ Kingdom Ministries Church. Shelice and her husband received the Co-Merit of Distinction Award from the Katie Hall Education Foundation in 2017. Shelice continues to speak at schools in Gary and around Northwest Indiana, mentoring and encouraging the youth in our communities.
Tillena G. Clark is an attorney-CPA and solo practitioner in Montgomery County, Maryland. She concentrates her practice in the areas of Wills, Trusts, Estates, Probate, and Taxation. She has extensive experience in estate planning, and drafting wills and trust documents that minimize federal and state taxes, safeguard assets, and preserve wealth.
Ms. Clark is admitted to practice in the state of Maryland, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and the United States Supreme Court. She is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in Maryland.
Prior to establishing her law practice in 2006, Ms. Clark worked as a CPA and financial statements auditor of Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions at a certified public accounting firm based in New York City. She also worked as an attorney-advisor at a federal financial institutions regulatory agency in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Clark received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in economics from the University of Rochester in New York. She graduated from The Catholic University of America where she earned a Master of Arts degree in Management, and later, a Juris Doctor degree from the Columbus School of Law.
While studying law as an evening law student, Ms. Clark was a student attorney in the Columbus Community Legal Services (CCLS) Advocacy for the Elderly clinic. She also worked as a law clerk in the Chambers of the Honorable Loren A. Smith, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Ms. Clark is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association's Estate & Trust Law, Taxation Law, and Solo & Small Firm Practice sections. She is also a member of the American Association of Attorneys-Certified Public Accountants. She is recognized by The National Black Lawyers Top 100 as one of the top 100 African American attorneys in Maryland.
In addition to her law practice, Ms. Clark is an adjunct faculty member at The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, where she has lectured on the business of law and law practice management since 2010.
Attorney Tanya Mitchell Graham is the owner of The Law Office of Tanya Mitchell Graham, P.C. Attorney Graham is a dedicated professional, and she is determined to make certain that she earns a reputation for aggressive representation and exceptional work product that exceeds each client's expectations. She currently represents a wide variety of entertainment and business entities. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Attorney Graham has made Atlanta her home most of her adult life. Attorney Graham has two daughters. She is a member of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia.
While Attorney Graham has performed limited transactions within the sports industry, she has focused her law practice primarily on the music business, where she has enjoyed representing several independent record labels, producers, artists, managers, and promoters since January 1992.
Attorney Graham began litigating entertainment-related cases in 1995. Practicing law comfortably under the auspices of her own firm since 1994, Attorney Graham has extended her entertainment practice into the motion picture, television, and sports industries. Her interests in entertainment and sports emanate naturally from her personal interests in the entertainment and sports from childhood.
As part of servicing her entertainment and sports clients, Attorney Graham provides additional legal services such as handling corporate law, business law, contract matters, family law, and limited minor criminal matters.
"By providing other important services such as a prenuptial agreement, or incorporation for a business or non-profit foundation, The Law Office of Tanya Mitchell Graham, P.C. can be a full-service Firm for its professional clients who greatly value confidentiality in all of their matters."
Founder and Managing Attorney of the Royal Legal Group, PLLC d/b/a the Royal Law Office and Royal Dispute Resolution Services, Stephanie L. Royal practiced law for over 25 years for government entities in Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia and Maryland, before starting her private practice. Stephanie says, after a lot of prayer, she was motivated by divine inspiration to open her own law practice.
A seasoned attorney and former judicial law clerk with many years of experience, Stephanie has saved consumers money by settling debts, and tackling unscrupulous business owners. She also counsels clients and provides Estate Planning documents and handles Probate Administration and Probate Litigation. Interested in problem solving, she uses a variety of approaches to get results, including but not limited to meetings, negotiation, issuing legal correspondence and as a last result, civil litigation.
Stephanie has always been interested in helping people. As a teen she was a hospital volunteer in Pittsburgh, PA. As a Deputy Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Section of the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, she routinely provided consumer education to senior citizens, students and civic association members, arming attendees with important information about their consumer rights. Her favorite phrase from her Consumer Protection Days is “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” She has always been a community service advocate and has served the community in many different capacities, including serving on the Board of Neighborhood Legal Services (Pittsburgh, PA); serving a volunteer mediator for both Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County, MD, (CRCMC) and the Rockville Office of Human Rights, and serving as a volunteer boys’ basketball coach for Montgomery County, Maryland for 5 years. She is also active in her church, and she plays the flute and piano.
In Stephanie’s current practice, in the District of Columbia and Maryland, she focuses on Consumer and Business Matters as well as Estate Planning and Probate Administration. She also handles litigation in the areas of Consumer Protection, Breach of Contract, Debt Collection Defense and Probate matters. She says that “the legal profession is changing, and many are turning to self-help solutions. Today’s clients want value” and she strives to provide value by using a virtual platform to communicate with her clients and deliver legal services. This allows her to provide legal services that are convenient, environmentally friendly and cost-effective.
She has been recognized as one of the 100 Top Black Lawyers in DC by The National Black Lawyers, and has received the Avvo Client’s Choice Award every year since 2015, receiving numerous 5 star reviews.
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Pennsylvania, 1988
- District of Columbia, 1989
- Maryland, 2014
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for the Maryland District
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
EDUCATION
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (1984)
Political Science
Howard University School of Law, Washington, D.C. (1987)