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Miriam A. Ross, Esq. is a business attorney, governance and compliance professional and mediator with extensive experience in industry, business law and compliance.  Miriam is committed to positively affecting the communities in which she works and lives through her volunteer and pro bono activities in the business and professional community. Miriam is a top three finalist in the Attorney category in the 2017 Providence Readers Choice Awards.  Miriam is the recipient of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2012 Women in Business, Champion of the Year for New England and Rhode Island.  She is also an Achievement Honoree, 2012 Business Women Awards sponsored by Providence Business News.

Ayesha Chidolue is the founder of The Chidolue Law Firm, PLLC, a law firm that services, businesses, families, and individuals. Ayesha’s whole life has been uniquely interwoven between the entrepreneurship path and immigrant experience. Coming from a long line of business owners including her 84-year-old grandmother who still owns a little jewelry shop in the eastern part of Nigeria and a mother who owns businesses in the United States, Ayesha learned entrepreneurship from an early age and became one herself for the first time when she started a wedding photography business while working full-time as a Securities Litigation Attorney on Wall Street in New York, so it’s safe to say business ownership runs in her DNA.. Additionally, as a first-generation immigrant, born to American educated Nigerian microbiology professor father and Nigerian pharmacist mother, who were both working in America on employment-based visas, she got to experience first hand the good fortune of United States citizenship by virtue of her birth in this country. However, her youngest brother was not so lucky and was born after her family relocated back to Nigeria and it took him 16 long years from the onset of his application to become a U.S. Green Card holder although his entire family had all become United States citizens. To say that it was a long, painful and frustrating journey would be an understatement. This was the catalyst that led her to her quest of helping other individuals, families and businesses on their journey of immigrating and living the American dream by providing effective legal counsel and direction in making that dream a reality.. These experiences collectively are why Ayesha Chidolue provides a dynamic and diverse approach to various small businesses and immigration needs. As an entrepreneur and an immigrant, Ayesha understands the intricacies involved in getting a start-up business up and running as well as the opportunities that this great United States provides through legal immigration for both investors, families, students, and individuals with extraordinary or exceptional talent like her own father and mother.. Ayesha Chidolue has been a licensed attorney since 2006. She is a graduate of The George Washington University Law School, and also holds a Masters in Human Resources from Rollins College. Ayesha is currently licensed to practice law in the state of Florida and New York.. Ayesha is a proud member of the Seminole County community, where she currently lives and practices law. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, taking photographs, party planning and trying new restaurants.

R. Shawn McBride is a corporate business Attorney, Author, CPA, CEO, Consultant and Speaker. R. Shawn McBride is the CEO and CIO at McBride For Business, LLC and the Managing Member of The R. Shawn McBride Law Firm, PLLC. The R. Shawn McBride Law Firm, PLLC is a boutique business-focused practice with offices in Dallas, Texas and New York, New York. Currently, Shawn is licensed to practice law in 12 states and the District of Columbia. R. Shawn is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in Florida, Maryland and Texas.. SPEAKING. R. Shawn McBride has spoken nationwide at over 80 speaking events since 2014. R. Shawn is the CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of McBride For Business, LLC a corporate strategy company. McBride For Business, LLC was formed in response to increasing demand for R. Shawn McBride as a business visionary and consultant. He speaks to audiences and works directly with business owners on setting their companies up for success; R. Shawn helps establish systems and procedures related to the ownership of the company in order to prepare the company for future growth.. AUTHOR. R. Shawn McBride’s book, Business Blunders! was released June, 2016 and covers issues commonly seen in business. Currently, R. Shawn is working on his second book, 3 Laws of Empowerment to be released sometime next year.. EDUCATION. R. Shawn McBride received his Juris Doctorate from the University Of Maryland School Of Law in 2002 with honors. He also received a bachelor’s degree from Towson University in 1999, where he double majored in Accounting & Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.. PRESENTATIONS. R. Shawn McBride presentation and speaking topics include:. • 3 Laws of Empowerment. • Business Partnerships Are Long-Term Relationships: Are You Ready for Yours?. • LLCs Mean Limited Liability, Right?: Things You Didn’t Think Of. • You Signed What?: Common Issues in Agreements You’ve Signed. • Raising Capital Through Exempt Offerings. • Common Issues Faced by Business Owners. • Business Partnerships and the Legal Negotiations and Accounting Implications. ACCOLADES. R. Shawn was awarded two prestigious honors this year. He is a Super Lawyers 2016 Texas Rising Star and one of D Magazine’s picks for 2016 Best Lawyer in Dallas: Corporate Law: General.

Justin believes that providing outstanding service to his clients is only the starting point. His real goal is to develop wise and creative solutions, custom-tailored to his clients’ unique situations. That’s why he believes in taking a different approach to the practice of law than many other attorneys do—with everything from contracts drafting, to negotiating a settlement, to billing practices—Justin takes the time to really listen and find out how he can best serve you and your interests.

At the firm, Phil focuses on estate and business succession planning, asset protection, and business and real estate transactions. Phil also enjoys litigation so he maintains unique perspective when approaching deals and structuring his free time, Phillip enjoys running, basketball, soccer, tennis, golf, and surfing. He also loves to travel and spend time with family and friends.

Eric focuses his practice on business, corporate and securities law matters, together with commercial real estate, and other financial transactions.  Eric provides a broad range of legal services to individuals and businesses including entity formations, business transactions, commercial real estate and financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, contract drafting and negotiation, private securities offerings, venture capital services and business planning for start-ups and small to mid-sized businesses.. Eric’s prior experience includes a diverse business law practice in Albany and the greater Capital Region handling a variety of matters for clients of all sizes.  In addition, Eric previously worked with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in the Division of Corporation Finance, Office of Small Business Policy, where he drafted small business compliance guides and directly assisted in providing entrepreneurs, businesses, and corporate attorneys with information on relevant securities law issues.. Eric is uniquely able to identify with the entrepreneurial mindset and the challenges facing start-up businesses from inception to commercialization.  Mr. Leander is a firm believer in building an entrepreneurial community in the Capital Region and greatly enjoys working with other entrepreneurs and innovators to build successful businesses.  The creativity and energy that entrepreneurs bring to their projects is inspiring and fuels Eric’s dedication to his client’s success.. Mr. Leander’s professional background is diverse, including banking compliance and financial planning experience.. A sampling of Eric’s prior legal projects includes:

Creating, running and growing a business is hard work. Francine knows that truth personally. After twenty-four years in corporate life (including six years with a start-up), she pursued her lifelong dream of opening her own law firm at the end of 2015. Love Law Firm, PLLC now serves small and medium sized businesses. Francine brings her real world experience of what business leaders want to delivering high-quality, business-focused legal solutions to her clients.Francine understands that larger companies now routinely see the benefit of having their general counsel sit at the table for important business and legal decisions regarding the direction of the company.  When starting Love Law Firm, PLLC, her goal was to bring that same level of insight and service to companies that lack in-house counsel resources.  Francine has focused on all aspects of law impacting business in her career. Her background includes commercial transactions, intellectual property, employment law, privacy, cyber-security, risk management, litigation management, and corporate governance and formation.The proud daughter of a decorated Naval officer and a schoolteacher, Francine is happy to have called New York her home for over twenty-five years.  She lives with her family in Nassau County, happily raising two amazing children with her spouse, and doting on several rescue animals. When she's not focused on her clients, she can be found enjoying all that Long Island has to offer.Francine graduated cum laude from Smith College with a degree in Psychology and a minor in Ethics. She received her Juris Doctorate from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.