AREVA MARTIN
Awakening : Ladies , Leadership , and Lies We ’ ve Been Told
Contributor : LaShonda Thompson
Passionate , outspoken , and wise , Areva Martin is an awardwinning attorney , best-selling author , legal commentator , talk show host , and television producer who has positioned herself as a critical voice for social justice and used her razor-sharp point of view to become America ’ s goto advocate . Born and raised in North St . Louis , Missouri , Areva ’ s grandmother stressed the importance of education at an early age . Upon graduating from the all-girls Catholic college preparatory institution Rosati-Kain , Areva went on to attend the University of Chicago , where she graduated with honors before earning a law degree from Harvard Law School . Soon after finishing her education , Areva relocated to California and married longtime love Ernest Martin . The pair started a family and , together , founded the Los Angeles-based civil rights firm , Martin & Martin , LLP , where Areva gained a large clientele and following for her no-holds-bar brand of advocacy and her approach to blending her skillful legal expertise with basic common sense . As an attorney , Areva has been involved in a number of high-profile cases and , for the past five years , has been identified as a Southern California Super Lawyer , a designation reserved for only the top five percent of attorneys in the state .
Since starting her career , Areva has garnered a myriad of awards and honors , including L ’ Oreal Paris ’ Women of Worth , the Los Angeles County Women of the Year Award , Ford ’ s Living Legend Award , the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award , and Union Bank ’ s Neighborhood Hero Award . Television executives soon took notice , and as an advocate for social justice , children ’ s and women ’ s issues , as well as the underserved , Areva began booking appearances on various programs and talk shows . Her candid commentary on a range of topics from celebrity news , pop culture , race , politics , law , and breaking news brought a spotlight to Areva ’ s ability to captivate audiences through her mission to raise awareness for critical issues and be a champion for the less fortunate .
With her newly released book Awakening : Ladies , Leadership , and Lies We ’ ve Been Told , Areva hopes to awaken people to the inequalities that exist in society .
ENSPIRE Magazine had the opportunity to ask Areva a few questions about her new book .
Awakening : Ladies , Leadership , and Lies We ’ ve Been Told , Areva Martin opens the eyes to the inequalities that exist within our society and hopes others will be awakened .
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