The Daily Attorney Podcast

Atty. Sheri Hoidra received her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law (UB Law) in 2012, and her B.A. from the University of Maryland, College Park. She is admitted to practice law in the State of Maryland and is federally licensed by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.

She currently serves as the Co Editor-in-Chief of the Trial Reporter, the premier journal of the Maryland Association for Justice, Inc. (MAJ) and is on MAJ’s Board of Governors. She is an active member of the Immigration Council of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), and has recently been nominated to serve on MSBA’s Board of Governors as well. Sheri reviews ethical standards for attorneys practicing in Maryland on the Peer Review Committee. She is also a Fellow of the Maryland Bar Foundation.

Prior to forming her law practice, Sheri interned for the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Baltimore, MD, writing motions and appeals, and successfully arguing cases before Immigration Judges. She also worked for the Immigrant Rights Clinic at UB Law and as a law clerk for the Office of the Public Defender in Baltimore County.

Her areas of practice include: Family Law, Criminal Law cases originating in MD District Courts, DUI/DWI defense, auto accident litigation, and will preparation. She practices immigration law at a national level, which is her lifelong passion. As an Iranian-American immigrant whose parents escaped the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution and sought asylum in the United States, Sheri is familiar with the difficulties involved in obtaining status in this country and truly sympathizes with her clients.

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Alexandra Stephanie Audate is the owner and managing attorney at Alexandra Stephanie Audate, PA. After years working at Catholic Legal Services, she decided to go into private practices and focused her practice on providing representation to queer and trans immigrants; and to immigrants struggling with serious illnesses. As your QueerMigration Lawyer, she has dedicated her life to advocating for LGBTQ+ immigrants in and out of the courtroom. She comes to this office with over four years of experience representing immigrant clients in Federal and State Court.

She is a proud member of the Black Lives Matter Alliance of Broward and the lead person for their Repeal Stand Your Ground – Florida Committee. Atty. Audate also sits on the Board of Directors of the Haitian Lawyers Association.

On her spare time, Alexandra enjoys painting, traveling and reading books about history and Black Feminism. She is fluent in English, French, Creole and Spanish.

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Patricia Elizee is a managing partner of Elizee Law Firm, P.A., a firm dedicated to serving its clients and the community.

Ms. Elizee is a former president of the Haitian Lawyers Association. In 2016, she was voted valedictorian of the Haitian American Chamber of Commerce’s first top 20 under 40 class and currently serves as a board member of the Chamber. In 2018, Ms. Elizee was voted Vice Chair of the Chamber’s executive board.

She was appointed to the Hispanic Advisory Board of Miami Dade County by Commissioner Jean Monestime. Ms. Elizee is also a graduate of the prestigious Florida Bar Leadership Academy. She currently serves as the chair of the Immigration Committee of the Dade County Bar Association.

In 2017 the Miami Herald chose Ms. Elizee to partake in their CEO Round-table series, where leaders in the business community are asked to answer business questions for their leaders.

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Atty. Nadine Gedeon is a partner at Gedeon and Morales Law Group. Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Mrs. Gedeon obtained her first law degree from Université Quisqueya in Haiti. She worked for the Haitian Red Cross for six years then went on to work as a legal officer at the Haitian Red Cross before she came to the United States.

In May 2014, she earned her Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University School of Law, where she also graduated Magna Cum Laude.

She is active in different non-profit organizations that provide pro bono legal services such as Lawyers to the Rescue, VIDA, and Americans for Immigrant Justice.

She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association, the Broward County Bar Association, the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and the Haitian Lawyers Association.

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Laurore B. Jean Pierre. Esq. is both a licensed financial advisor and Florida licensed attorney. She has worked in the financial field for nearly 10 years.

While unconventional, she worked full time in the financial field while attending law school, graduating with honors (Cum Laude) from FAMU College of Law.

Atty. Jean-Pierre has a true passion for finance and understanding of the true freedom that comes with having control over your  finances. She has implemented that drive and discipline graduating law school without any loans or scholarship, but following a detailed financial plan.

She currently holds securities and financial licenses series 7, 63 and 66. Additionally, she is currently on track to earning her CFP.

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Atty. Shawndrica N. Simmons is a solo practitioner at LawChic.com. Her Michigan civil litigation practice focuses on Labor & Employment, Family & Contractual Law, Probate and Real Estate. She has been in the legal field for over twenty-three years. A former union advocate, she now engages in litigation against employers, unions, school districts and municipalities for civil rights violations while handling high-risk divorces involving allegations of abuse.

She is involved in everything about contracts from sports to real estate. She is a serial entrepreneur with her latest venture being the Hoodrat2Harvard social media persona available on all social media and podcast platforms..

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Atty. Beatrice Cazeau, is the managing attorney at the Law Offices of Cazeau & Associates, PLLC and currently serves as Special Magistrate for the City of North Miami. She also serves as legal counsel for the Nuisance Abatement Board as well as the Unsafe Structures Board for the City of Miami Gardens.  She earned her law degree in 1999 from the New England School of Law in Boston, MA and her undergraduate degree in criminal justice from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, in New York City.   Ms. Cazeau began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney with the Miami-Dade County State Attorney’s Office then went into private practice in 2002.

She has successfully represented countless clients in the areas of personal injury including car accidents,  motorcycle accidents, and slip and fall accidents as well family law cases including divorce, paternity and child support, and criminal defense cases in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach County, Florida.  Don’t wait to retain the counsel of a reliable, professional and experienced lawyer, like Beatrice Cazeau.

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Atty. Adrienne Edward is an experienced Criminal Defense Attorney in New York and New Jersey. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Court of New Jersey, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York State. No matter your specific circumstances or needs. Ms. Edward is committed to developing the best legal strategy en route to securing the best possible outcome for your case.

The Law Office of Adrienne D. Edward P.C. offers comprehensive legal services in the areas of Criminal Defense (State and Federal), Family, Matrimonial, Immigration and Personal Injury. Our firm has been recognized as one of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers Association.

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Jonelle Ocloo, the founder of The Law Offices of Jonelle Ocloo, LLC (LOJO). She is an experienced attorney who concentrates her practice in all areas of immigration law.  She is a member of the Maryland State Bar and the District of Columbia Bar, and Chair of the Immigration Law Section of the Maryland State Bar Association.

She also performs regular community service work. Prior to opening her own law practice, Ms. Ocloo was an associate at the Murthy Law Firm (one of the nation’s largest immigration boutique law firms), where she was Supervising Attorney of the Green Card Department.  Before joining Murthy Law Firm, Ms. Ocloo worked at Just Law International P.C. in Virginia, where her practice focused on immigration law.

Jonelle Ocloo is a graduate of Yale Law School.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree magna cum laude from the College of William and Mary in Virginia.

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Brittany K. Anderson is the Founder and Principal attorney of Anderson O’Neal. They specialize in Civil Litigation, Business and Intellectual property matters.

Atty. Anderson has a deep passion for helping her clients obtain the best possible outcomes for their cases. Her firm’s tagline is how she prefers to run her practice by, “Restructuring the elements of power.”

She started her career in small to medium firms and eventually landed as in-house counsel for a tech company where her desire for the intersection between IP law and tech companies flourished. She strives to always give her clients her best and trustworthy representation. When she is not working she is doing pole fitness, checking out marvel movies and raising her wonderful daughter Brooklyn.

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Shaunette Stokes is the Managing Partner of Stokes Law Group, PLLC., founded in 2014. She is a practicing attorney licensed in the state of Florida.

Atty. Stokes specializes in the legal and business aspects of estate planning and wealth management. Currently, she serves as an adjunct professor in the Paralegal Studies program at Hillsborough Community College where she teaches a range of courses such as Copyright and Music law to Contract Law.

She believes that her education cannot end when she leaves the classroom; she believes that her goal in life is to help others in any way she can. This includes speaking to various groups about the complexities of the law in their communities which has helped her become an expert in her field. Shaunette is not just an attorney – she’s also an experienced entrepreneur.

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Episode 3 of LETT's Talk with Marie-Yves Nadine Jean-Baptiste, Esq., LL.M.

Episode 2 of LETT's Talk with Marie-Yves Nadine Jean-Baptiste, Esq., LL.M.

Marirose Roach is the owner and CEO of Roach Law, LLC. She fights for the rights of spouses and children, providing legal representation in divorce, custody and support cases. She also provides volunteer services with Philadelphia VIP, a pro bono agency in Philadelphia.

Atty. Roach is also a dual-sport athlete where she excelled in track and field and soccer. More recently, she has turned her attention to women’s professional football, starring with the Philadelphia Liberty Belles and Philadelphia Passion.

Consistent with her willingness to give back to the community, Atty. Roach is the founder of FootballHers Inc., a non-profit organization created to advance the sport of football amongst young women. Currently, she sits on the Board of Directors of the Philadelphia Panthers Football Team and the Harambee Institute for Science and Technology Charter School.

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Vivian Williams Esq., is an attorney, author and speaker. She is the owner of Vivian Williams Law admitted to practice law in Florida..

Atty. Williams is a Jacksonville native, who loves to give back. She lends her legal services as a Pro Bono Attorney for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid (JALA). She is a member of the D.W. Perkins Bar, The Joseph Hatchett Bar, Jacksonville Bar Association, and Inns of Court. She is the Membership Chair of the mentorship group Becoming Black Female Barristers: BBFB.

She is also the founder and co-host of legal talk show 'As The Law Turns' where she discusses legal topics and law school life in a fun and exciting way! She also created her own digital magazine 'MyG Magazine' where she urged readers to remain positive!

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Shari Fleming is Principal of the Law Office of Shari Fleming. Her firm’s areas of legal practice include business formation and succession planning, real estate, estate planning, and estate administration.

In 2020, Atty. Fleming founded the Our Legacy Matters community with the purpose of advancing the concepts of ownership, wealth maintenance, and wealth retention within communities of color.

Most recently, Shari Fleming has been named one of The Daily Record’s 2021 Leadership in Law Generation J.D. honorees, due to her dedication to the practice of law and her community!

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Episode 1 of LETT's Talk with Marie-Yves Nadine Jean-Baptiste, Esq., LL.M.

Attorney Latavia Alexander is the owner of LA Legal Solutionz, a firm dedicated to helping individuals and businesses build and protect their legacy.

She is also the creator and host of It’s ALL Good, a bi-weekly podcast which focuses on enjoying the process of life, Adulting, and maneuvering between the minutia of today’s society. She also enjoys being creative and innovative which led her to another entrepreneurial outlet entitled Waist n Tingz.

Atty. Alexander doesn’t just want to sell a service or two but instead to provide an experience and create community. Her mission is to provide a holistic approach to legal services.

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Attorney Aimee Griffin is the managing attorney of The Griffin Firm PLLC. She is a business and estate planning attorney licensed in Massachusetts, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Atty. Griffin was recognized by the Small Business Administration as a Massachusetts and New England Small Business Champion.

She has earned an LLM (Masters in Laws) in Elder Law and Estate Planning. She is a monthly contributor to the Washington Informer newspaper. And she strongly believes “when we know better we can do better”.

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Attorney Elizabeth D. Mackay is the founder of Mackay Law Firm, LLC, a litigation and business law firm in Maryland.

Atty. Mackay has a very diverse background of litigation and business experience. She has served at the highest level of in-house corporate counsel, General Counsel, and litigated cases on behalf of Fortune 500 clients and small business clients.

She is an honors graduate of Howard University and Tulane University School of Law where she served on The Maritime Lawyer. And she is licensed in Louisiana and Maryland.

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Attorney Jumoke Oladapo is the founder of IvyLaw Law Office, LLC.Her law practice focuses on US Immigration Law, Estate Planning and Trust Law.

She holds a Master of Law (LL.M) from the University of Baltimore, Maryland, and is licensed to practice law as an attorney in the States of Maryland and New York. She has been named among the Top 10 Immigration Lawyers in Maryland, nominated for the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in Maryland and she is licensed as Personal Family Lawyer® with the Family Wealth Institute.

Atty. Oladapo is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, American Immigration Law Association (AILA) and Prince George’s County Bar Association. Most importantly, she is happily married and a proud mother of her three adorable daughters.

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Shavon J. Smith founded The SJS Law Firm, PLLC in 2014. She serves as general counsel to small business owners and has dedicated her practice to counseling business owners, start-ups, and entrepreneurs on a range of legal issues.

Ms. Smith lectures and speaks regularly to business owners and groups. She’s also an author of the e-book, “The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Hiring an Attorney.”

As part of her volunteer community efforts, Ms. Smith sits on the board of a southeast DC non-profit – Wheeler Creek Community Development Corporation. She is also an active member of the District of Columbia Bar as a part of the Law Practice Management Community.

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Jaimee C. Holmes is the Founder, CEO of Law Office of Jaimee C. McDowell, LLC. She received her J.D from Florida Coastal School of Law. While in Law school, she received many awards and honors. Upon graduation, Atty. Jaimee  received the Pro Bono Award for having done over 125 hours of Pro Bono work. She continues to do Pro Bono work with various organizations in Maryland. Her goal is to better her community by providing quality, competent legal representation.

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Karin Y. Coger, Esq. is the Founder of Coger Law Firm, LLC. She has been an ardent litigator for over sixteen years. She has appeared in the New Jersey State Courts and the US District Court, District of New Jersey. Karin also has significant trial experience and has tried approximately dozens cases to verdict involving various personal injury claims, automobile accidents and criminal matters. Atty. Coger is also certified as an Arbitrator for the State of New Jersey in the area of civil law.

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V. Ava Murray Esq., is the Owner and CEO of Murray Law Group, LP. She is admitted to practice in New Jersey, her admission to practice in New York is pending.

After successfully passing the multi-state bar exam in 2019, Atty. Ava began her legal career with Marks, O’Neill, O’Brien, Doherty & Kelly‘s Cherry Hill, New Jersey Office. She was an associate working for the medical malpractice division, where she defended nursing homes and medical professionals.

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Jessica Bull Esq., is the founder and managing attorney of J Bull Consulting Firm LLC.

She has litigation experience in both criminal and civil matters and is dedicated to  providing legal services to small businesses and influencers alike. Attorney Bull is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland.

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Destardes K. Moore is the President of Moore Law, P.A. She focuses on Civil litigation, Family Law, and Small Business Representation. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Florida Coastal School of Law in December 2014. She enjoys assisting clients resolve their disputes and has been actively practicing since she opened the firm in 2015.

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Bonnie Lonardo is the owner and founder of LJ Law, a full-service Divorce and Family Law firm based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

She began her career as an attorney practicing in well-established multi-practice law firms, but saw owning her own firm as an opportunity to connect with her clients on a more personal level; to truly understand the emotion involved in each and every case, and to be able to best represent the core interests of her clients.

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Pamela Fero is a Family Law Attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

She received her Juris Doctor from Florida International University College of Law in 2014. She took and passed the Florida Bar in 2014, and the Kansas Bar in 2015. She was admitted to the Bar in both states in 2015.

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Gwendolyn Walker is an Estate Planning Attorney and helps with Federal Tax Controversy at Attorney Gwendolyn Walker, LLC based in Atlanta Georgia.

She is an accomplished Attorney with over 30 years of experience with  the Internal Revenue Service, 10 years as a Revenue Agent auditing tax returns, over 20 years as a trial attorney, and 5 years serving as an attorney manager.

We will get to know more about her on the first episode of The Daily Attorney Podcast.

The Saint Yves Law Firm invites you to listen to this Maryland Divorce Webinar hosted by its Managing Principal, Marie-Yves Nadine Jean-Baptiste, Esq. on March 28, 2020. You will be provided with information and ideas to consider when filing or thinking about divorce in the State of Maryland. Presentation will include a very broad overview of the divorce process from start to finish, issues unique to parents of children and pets, property/asset distribution, prenup and marital settlement agreements, and post-divorce considerations that impact your estate.