7 Black Women Attorneys You Should Know

Sis, you’ve done an amazing job building your business up to where it is today! 

As a solopreneur, we know that scaling to the seven-figure level can be a difficult task. However, you don’t need or have to do this alone! In fact, if you’ve reached this point, then you’ll need the right professionals in your corner now more than ever. 

Are you ready to draft and negotiate contacts? Do you need to obtain a trademark or patent? When these kinds of situations inevitably arise, you will need legal advice. Who do you call?

Sis, it’s time for a business lawyer! Finding the perfect attorney for your business may be easier said than done, though, so we started the search for you. Here we highlight 7 amazing Black women attorneys in business law:

1. Bashirah Martin

Company: Bashirah Martin Attorney at Law PLLC

Location: Pearland, TX

Expertise: Business Law

Bashirah Martin represents Sistahbiz in Pearland, Texas by offering customized legal services to business owners. Bashirah Martin Attorney at Law PLLC offers services ranging from business entity selection and formation to business succession planning. Bashirah has dedicated herself to listening to her clients’ needs and helping them develop the plans needed to achieve their goals. 

2. Michelle Adams 

Company: The Law Office of Michelle Adams 

Location: Denver, CO

Expertise: Legacy Planning

Michelle Adams is a successful attorney, speaker, and coach in Denver, CO. She is also the founder of both Hello Legacy, a training and personal development company, and the Law Office of Michelle Adams, LLC, a practice focused on the areas of estate planning, elder law, special needs planning and family legacy planning. Michelle has found her passion in helping people live their lives with purpose by focusing on creating a personal legacy.

3. Lerae Funderburg

Company: Funderburg Law, LLC

Location: Atlanta, GA

Expertise: Business Law

Our amazing Sistah, Lerae Funderburg is the founder and managing partner of Funderburg Law LLC, a boutique law firm specializing in business law, copyrights and trademark law, and estate planning. As a Black woman business owner and matriarch, Lerae has set a goal to become the go-to trademark and business law firm for Black and brown businesses. 

4. Lenore Horton

Company: Horton Legal Strategies PLLC

Location: New York, NY & Washington, DC

Expertise: Startup Law

Lenore Horton provides legal counsel to businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, non-profits, and startups. With over a decade of experience, Horton has honed in on startup business law with a specialty in providing outsourced chief legal counsel services to growing companies. She has worked at top-tier firms on securities and hedge fund matters before ultimately leaving the larger law scene to open her own firm, Horton Legal Strategies PLLC.

5. Sue-Ann Robinson

Company: Robinson Caddy Law Group P.A.

Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Expertise: Business Law Contracts

Sue-Ann Robinson is the founder and managing attorney of Robinson Caddy Law Group. You may have seen her featured on Fox News Channel, Fox Business Channel, RT America, or one of many media outlets as a legal analyst. Robinson started her legal career as a prosecutor at just 23 years old, and today her firm offers a wide range of legal services including business law contracts.

6. Lacy L. Durham

Company: Deloitte Tax LLP

Location: Dallas, TX

Expertise: Tax Law

Lacy L. Durham has been recognized with many awards, including Outstanding Director of the Year by The Texas Young Lawyers Association, several “40 Under 40” distinctions from the Dallas Business Journal, and more. Her greatest accomplishments have included being recognized for her advocacy work in the community through multiple organizations. Lacy is a managing partner at Deloitte Tax, LLP, and highly skilled in tax law, accounting, and legal research. 

7. Kendra Stephen

Company: Trademark Registration

Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Expertise: Business Law

Attorney Kendra Stephen, also known as The Lady Lawyer®, is a Florida business attorney and entrepreneur, where she has provided legal services for almost a decade. Stephen is the founder of The Brand Protector and The Trademark Firm. She has made it her personal mission to protect brands while her clients focus on growing their businesses.