Amber founded LOAR, PLLC to help injured Texans all over the state get justice. Her passion for the law started at an early age, and she has worked with victims her entire adult life. While attending the University of Texas Law School, she worked with groups to serve victims of domestic and sexual violence as well as individuals alleging they were wrongfully convicted.

Almost two decades ago. Amber started her career working for an international defense firm, before switching sides to represent individual plaintiffs. Since then, Amber has helped hundreds of clients who have been seriously injured, including victims of trucking and auto crashes.

Brent has worked for Amazon for the last 15 years. He leads a global team of HR Professional and Software builders. Brent raised two daughters, Riley a Sophomore at Michigan and Ansley, a Senior in High School.

Brent is actively working through topics related to attending college and is available as a resource on those topics. Brent has also lead teams in 50 countries and has his Global Professional of Human Resource certification and can be a resource on global careers. Finally, among his responsibilities is a 2K+ software devellopment organization so can be a reference for technical careers.

Mikeyia Dawkins is an experienced litigator and trial attorney. Mikeyia began her career as an Assistant District Attorney where she built significant litigation experience before switching to civil litigation, and during her career she has successfully first-chaired more than 35 jury trials. 

Mikeyia is a member of the JL Turner African American Lawyers Association, and a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.  

Mikeyia holds a Bachelor's Degree from the University of North Texas, Dual Masters of Laws in Health Law and Intellectual Property & Informational Law, and a JD from Texas Southern University. 

Jean focuses her practice on personal injury and condemnation matters.  After growing up in Austin, she attended Texas A&M University and graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Spanish.  After undergrad, Jean attended St. Mary’s University School of Law where she graduated second in her class.  While at St. Mary’s, she served on the St. Mary’s Law Journal and earned awards and recognition for her advocacy skills as a member of the winning team in mock trial, moot court, and negotiation tournaments.  She was also voted the Best Supporter of Advocacy by the St. Mary’s Board of Advocates. 

Ashley is an insightful and diligent compliance, risk and audit executive, who has is currently a VP at Guidewire, one of the highest-rated public cloud computing companies. Ashely has served as a trusted advisor to numerous boards of directors, executive leadership teams, and regulatory agencies.

Ashley is an SMU grad who balanced studies and a succesful Div. 1 collegiate soccer player. She has transformed organizations in the professional world drawing on many of the lessons she learned throughout her time at SMU.

Amy Beckstead is an employment attorney, licensed to practice in both Texas and California, and is a graduate of Kansas State University (undergrad); University of Kansas (law school). Amy frequently trains executives, managers, and employees on a variety of topics, including creating an inclusive workplace and preventing discrimination and harassment. A popular speaker, Amy has presented to numerous organizations, including the Association of Corporate Counsel, the Practising Law Institute, and TexasBarCLE. Amy has also been a guest lecturer at the University of Texas School of Law.

Kemi Nelson is a VP of Data Strategy and Products for Liberty Mutual, and the founder of ChampRISER International LLC. Kemi has extensive experience as an opinion leader and domain expert in financial services, She has worked with leading organizations, including Capital One Financial Corporation, UnitedHealth Group, General Electric (GE) Capital, and USAA, earning the Excellence “STAPLE” and other pristine awards..

Kemi has an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, Arlington, and a BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering with First Class Honors from the University of Ibadan, making history as the first female Electrical Engineer to graduate Summa Cum Laude from the University.

Connie Ditto is a seasoned litigation attorney and a mediator. Her practice focuses on forming businesses, assisting with issues that arise through formal and informal disputes, and resolving pre-suit and litigation matters as a mediator. Before her legal career, she was a successul Registered Nurse, graduating at the top of her nursing class from Purdue University, and she completed the Critical Care and Trauma Nursing Internship at Parkland Hospital.

Connie loves to teach and mentor and is a frequent presenter on legal, dispute resolution, health care, and business topics.

A devoted educational professional with global experience, Lisa is currently an emergent bilingual coach and interventionist. Lisa obtained her undergrad from UT Dallas, and went on to receive her masters from George Mason University. Lisa was also part of the Amigos program while at UT Dallas. Amigos is an international group similar to Peace Corps, and Lisa worked with them in Paraguay, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Mexico. During her time with the organization, she dug latrines, provided vaccines, and worked to serve any other needs in the local communities. Lisa chose to raise her two daughters with a global perspective, including living in Ecuador and Japan.

Her passion for education and helping others manifests in her many projects to give back, including a coat drive every year at Thanksgiving to support students in the DFW area, and serving as a Mentor Teacher to High School and University Students who were training and completing their student teaching in her classrooms.

Lisa understands the importance of language to build bridges. She is bilingual (Habla Espanol) and also adopts technology that allows her to communicate across communities.