Yolanda Strader, Esq.

Yolanda spent more than a decade navigating a legal career in a large, prestigious law firm. She went from a summer associate to a shareholder. Yolanda left Big Law in 2022 to pursue her passion of starting her own boutique law litigation law firm. She wrote Black in Big Law to impart lessons she learned while growing up in a large corporate law firm.  Her book, Black in Big Law, addresses a range of topics that are unique to Black lawyers and lawyers of color, including career planning, sponsorship, mentorship, mental health and burnout, imposter syndrome, pay inequities, among other critical topics.