Angelique Ball assists fellow attorneys in substantive legal research across various industries within commercial litigation. As a judicial intern and research assistant, Angelique strengthened her legal writing skills while also familiarizing herself with different areas of the law, such as antitrust and fair competition, labor and employment, and constitutional issues. During her judicial internship, she drafted a research memorandum to assist the court in deciding whether to grant a petition to rehear en banc.
While in law school, Angelique represented clients in the Criminal Justice Clinic. In this role, she developed negotiating skills to seek the best outcomes for her clients and a better ability to explain legal jargon to laypersons. She also interned at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in the Division of Enforcement, where she assisted in ongoing investigations by conducting research and drafting a memorandum regarding potential violations of the anti-fraud provision, Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Education
- J.D.Howard University School of Law2024
- Judicial intern, the Honorable John P. Howard III, District of Columbia Court of Appeals
- Research assistant, Professor Andy I. Gavil
- B.A.Criminal Justicemagna cum laudeTemple University2021
- Vice president, Pre-Law Division, Black Law Students Association (BLSA)
Bar Admissions
Japera Parker is a member of Bailey Glasser’s national Corporate Practice Group where her practice focuses on a range of complex business transactions including serving as outside counsel to early-stage companies, working closely with founding teams to guide them through initial company formation considerations, day-to-day business and scaling matters, corporate governance best practices, securities laws, and financings.
Japera is deeply committed to her community, focusing on creating opportunities for female and underrepresented founders to gain access to essential capital and quality legal guidance. She also offers valuable support to founders navigating early-stage intellectual property concerns, ensuring they understand how to safeguard their innovations and businesses. During law school she became an entrepreneur for three early-stage companies in the areas of real estate and fashion.
Japera is a graduate of the University of Maryland Carey School of Law, graduating cum laude with certifications in both business law and intellectual property law. Her prior legal experience includes positions at major technology companies and top technology/life science law firms.
She also has a master’s degree in secondary education and teaching from Johns Hopkins University and taught middle and high school English in Baltimore City, Maryland and Hartford, Connecticut before becoming a school director and teacher coach.
Practice Areas
- Energy Industry Spotlight
- Banking & Financial Services
- Business & Corporate
- Business & Finance
- Business Valuation
- Life Sciences
- Mergers & Acquisitions
Education
- J.D., University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, cum laude
- M.A., Secondary Education and Teaching, Johns Hopkins University
- B.A., University of Oklahoma
Admissions
- Massachusetts
- Washington, D.C.
Maya Day is a Newark, NJ native and lifelong advocate for justice, storytelling, and sisterhood. Inspired by courtroom TV icons and characters like Maxine Shaw, she always knew she’d become a lawyer, but more importantly, a leader committed to legacy-building.
She was the first in her family to attend boarding school, later earning her B.A. in Criminal Justice from The George Washington University, where she led as President of both the Black Women’s Forum and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Xi Sigma chapter. Maya’s legal journey began at Howard University School of Law, where she sharpened her focus on media, entertainment, and public service.
After law school, Maya began her career in production legal at Bruns, Brennan, Berry, Pikulin and Jacobs before returning to BET Networks as Counsel for unscripted content. She worked across development, live award shows, and BET News.
Today, she serves as Counsel / Manager in Business and Legal AVairs at Netflix, focusing on original stand-up, sketch, and comedy formats. In every space, Maya brings sharp legal insight, cultural fluency, and a passion for creating space for others, always centering legacy, leadership, and sisterhood.
Justin O. Scott represents management in a broad range of employment law matters including discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower complaints, disability accommodation and FMLA issues, wage and hour issues, and employment contract disputes. Justin has represented clients in both state and federal courts and administrative agencies at the federal, state, and local level, including the Florida Commission on Human Relations and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). He also has experience litigating disputes involving covenants not to compete.
Prior to joining Littler, Justin was an associate at a national law firm focused on labor and employment law. He began his career as an assistant public defender for the 13th Judicial Circuit, where he represented hundreds of clients in county and circuit level criminal court, including several dispositive hearings and jury trials culminating in verdicts.
While in law school, Justin served as a president of the Labor and Employment Law Association. He also completed a legal internship with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in Tampa, Florida. He was a member of Stetson University College of Law's nationally recognized trial team, where he competed in several competitions across the nation and has been recognized nationally as Best Advocate in competition.
Joseph Valme focuses on insurance defense matters involving auto glass, construction, first-party property and personal injury protection (PIP).
He earned his bachelors degree from Florida International University, where he majored in public administration and later completed his Master of Arts in Public Administration, specializing in public procurement and contract management. Joseph continued his studies at St. Thomas University College of Law, graduating cum laude and earning multiple Dean’s List honors throughout his law school career
Education
- St. Thomas University (J.D., cum laude, 2022)
- Florida International University (B.A., 2018)
- Fraternities / Sororities:
- Phi Alpha Delta
- Phi Delta Theta
Bar Admissions
Professional Associations & Memberships
- Kubicki Draper Construction Practice Group, Member
- The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40
- Florida Bar Association