Jo-Ná A. Williams, Esq.

Founder/CEO

Jo-Ná A. Williams, Esq. is an award-winning attorney, founder, advisor, and Instructor who founded J.A. Williams Law P.C. in 2011 to provide entrepreneurs and thought leaders with ways to successfully navigate their careers, secure their companies, and provide assistance with business and intellectual property matters. She founded her coaching company in 2013 to advise creatives and business owners on entrepreneurship. She believes owning your own business is a path to freedom, security, and authentic creative expression. Some of her clients have written New York Times best-selling books, been nominated for Grammys, been listed in the Billboard Top 100, Amazon, and Apple Music Top Album Charts, and received local and International acclaim. She’s been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Billboard, Goop, Black Enterprise, Marie TV, and The Root. She has spoken at Facebook, LinkedIn, NYU, and Rent The Runway, amongst others. She was recently named one of the Top 40 Lawyers under 40 in the country by the National Black Lawyers and Intellectual Property & Business Attorney of the Year by Acquisition International in 2019. She’s an instructor for LinkedIn Learning, Learn@Forbes (now defunct), and she is a Board Member of the LGBT Center in New York and UPI Loan Fund in Arizona. She's licensed to practice law in New York and Texas.

EDUCATION

Juris Doctor, Suffolk University Law School, 2010

Bachelor of Arts, Mass Communications/Africana Studies, University of Michigan, 2004

AFFILIATIONS

Dallas Bar Association

American Bar Association

J.L. Turner Legal Association

LGBT CENTER, New York

WNBA

BAR ADMISSIONS

New York

Texas

CONTACT

For Appearances and Speaking, visit jo-nawilliams.com 

Connect with Jo-Na via social media @jwilliamsesq

Octavia CArson, Esq

Of Counsel, Trademark Law

Octavia Carson is a dynamic attorney, strategist, and advocate from Pontiac, Michigan. A proud U.S. Navy veteran, they bring a mission-driven mindset to every aspect of their work, combining legal expertise with an unwavering commitment to equity and empowerment.

Licensed to practice in California and Washington, D.C., Octavia has built a multifaceted legal career spanning government service, academia, private practice, and nonprofit leadership. They began their legal journey as a judicial law clerk for the Board of Immigration Appeals, later serving as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Law and an associate attorney focused on employment and consumer rights. Today, they lead their own firm, Carson Legal Strategies PLLC, where they help entrepreneurs and creatives protect their brands, build sustainable businesses, and own their intellectual property.

Octavia is also the founder of The Black Bar Applicant Fund, a nonprofit organization that supports Black aspiring attorneys by covering the high cost of bar exam preparation and licensing—breaking down barriers to access and representation in the legal profession.

With a global perspective shaped by travel to over 40 countries and proficiency in Spanish, French, and Mandarin Chinese, Octavia offers clients a culturally competent and strategic approach to law and business.

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Applied Arts in Integrative Public Relations (May 2015), Central Michigan University, Magna Cum Laude

Juris Doctor (May 2020), Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Summa Cum Laude

AFFILIATIONS

Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority, Inc. 

California Bar Association 

Washington, DC Bar Association 

Maryland Bar Association 

American Bar Association 

National Bar Association 

BAR ADMISSIONS

California

Washington D.C.

Maryland

Daniel Lentz

Executive Assistant

Daniel is a Minnesotan who has played violin since he was 6 years old and performs and records competently in many of the genres he grew up listening to. "If I can feel it, I can play it," he often says. He also enjoys composing on Ableton and playing guitar. In his free time, he can be found enjoying the company of loved ones and programming computers.