The Imposter Syndrome Series Concludes with insights from Dr. Ericka Goodwin, East Metro Chapter President, Marcy Hanks, and 2023 Leadership Academy Representative, Brittney Martin as shared with host, Ebony Phillips.

Our Imposter Syndrome Series continues with an exploration of the 4 P’s: perfectionism, procrastination, people

Have you ever heard of The Imposter Syndrome?  It seems like everybody everywhere is either talking about it, reading about it, writing about it, or

In this episode of the She’s Got GAWL Podcast, Dr. Ericka Goodwin explains to host Ebony Phillips exactly what it is, the most obvious signs of it, and how it is impacting women on a daily basis.  In this very timely series opener, women in the legal profession share how The Imposter Syndrome shows up in their personal and professional lives and Dr. Goodwin provides practical tips on how to overcome it. Tune in!

It has been said that timing is everything. No one knows this better than Judge Cynthia Adams. After being told that it wasn’t the “right” time for her to seek elected office, Judge Adams made history as Douglas County’s first woman Superior Court Judge.  In addition to her regular court docket, Judge Adams also presides over the Douglas County Mental Health Court, and she also established the Douglas County Parental Accountability Court.

A long-time GAWL member and committed public servant, Judge Adams speaks openly with host Ebony Phillips about what those contemplating a run for elected office should consider beforehand and her decades long support of the Atlanta Bar Association’s Summer Law Internship Program for high school students. Fortunately, she disregarded the naysayers and charted her own course-one that earned her a place in history. No matter what happens next, she will forever be “the first.”

Born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, she is the first Asian Pacific American to serve on a state’s highest court in the Southern United States. Prior to joining the Georgia Supreme Court, she served on the Court of Appeals, where she was appointed by Governor Nathan Deal and took office in 2013. With her election the following year to that court, she became the first Asian Pacific American to be elected to a statewide office in Georgia. It may surprise you to know that becoming a Supreme Court Justice wasn’t really part of her original life plan.  In this latest installment of the women trailblazers series, she shares with host Ebony Phillips some of the most pivotal moments of her career.  She is Justice Carla Wong McMillian and she was “the first.” Tune in!

Gwen Keyes Fleming is a trailblazer who many remember from her tenure as an executive in the Obama Administration. What you may not know is that before she headed off to Washington, D.C. to leave her imprint on the national stage, she made history in 2005 as the first woman District Attorney of DeKalb County, Georgia.

Nationally known for her expert leadership and problem-solving skills, Gwen has received numerous honors and awards for her contributions to the legal profession. When Gwen talks, people listen. When Gwen leads, people follow.

Never too busy to give back, she volunteers her time as a mentor and serves on numerous boards.

In this episode, she candidly shares with host Ebony Phillips some of the greatest challenges she faced on her journey to becoming “the first” and her personal experience with the “imposter syndrome” and how she overcame it. Tune in!

The year was 1996 and the city was Atlanta. As host city of the Summer Olympic Games, Atlanta was re-introduced to the world as an international city brimming with promise and endless possibility.  You name it. Atlanta had it-except a woman mayor. Enter Shirley Franklin.

In 2002, Shirley Franklin made history as the first woman mayor of Atlanta and of a major southern city.

In this episode of the She’s Got GAWL Podcast, she reveals to host Ebony Phillips the person who dared her to run for mayor, the politician she emulated while in office and her perspective on the considerations that people thinking of running for office should make in advance. Tune in!

The Georgia Bar Association was founded in 1884. In 1964, it was replaced by the State Bar of Georgia. Neither organization had a woman president until Linda Klein came along.

A longtime GAWL member, Linda Klein is known both nationally and internationally as an innovator and thought leader. As a result, her lecture schedule has included presentations in France, Poland, Sweden, Spain, Russia, Croatia, Japan, Great Britain, and Canada. Attorney Klein is also past president of the American Bar Association-the world’s largest voluntary professional organization. In recognition of her commitment to public service, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to serve on the Carter Center Board of Counselors.

Not surprisingly, she was selected as one of the 100 most powerful and influential Georgians. However, what may come as a surprise is the fact that she didn’t initially set out to become the first woman president of the State Bar of Georgia. In this episode, she discusses with host Ebony Phillips the chain of events that set her historic 1997 tenure as president in motion and shares words of wisdom for those who may be considering becoming “the first.” Tune in!

Born in Heidelberg, Germany, and spending many of her formative years in Savannah, Georgia, Justice Leah Ward Sears is a woman of firsts.

First Woman Fulton County Superior Court Judge. First Woman in Georgia to win a statewide contested election. First Woman Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court. First. First. First.

A giant among jurists, she also made the short list twice for the United States Supreme Court. But how? How did a woman born into an era where the skills and abilities of women were routinely considered inferior to those of their male counterparts accomplish so many historically significant firsts? Was it purely serendipity? Not at all.

In this episode of the Women Trailblazers Series, Justice Sears discusses with Host Ebony Phillips, the triumphs, challenges, and lessons she learned on her journey to becoming the first. As an added bonus, she also shares the advice that she would have given her “25-year-old self.”

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One of the original 13 colonies, Georgia became a state in 1788. Since its founding, there have been three women elected to hold statewide constitutional offices. Only THREE. Cathy Cox is one of them.

In 1999, Cathy Cox made history as Georgia’s first woman Secretary of State. In this first episode of the trailblazers series with Host Ebony Phillips, she shares the story of how she accomplished that historic milestone, including how she defeated a 16-year incumbent during her campaign for the Georgia House of Representatives.

A long-time GAWL member, President Cox also discusses lessons learned along the way, the challenges that she had to overcome on her journey to becoming the “first,” and why it’s so important for attorneys to be involved in volunteer organizations like GAWL. What many people don’t know is that law is not President Cox’s first career field. Tune in to find out the other two. One of them was quite dangerous. You will be surprised