Yawanna McDonald
The Talk: Women & The Law
Women attorneys, convened by Campbell Guin’s Yawanna McDonald, talk about the job, the culture and the impact of being a woman in court. The Participants
Yawanna McDonald is a partner at Campbell Guin in the firm’s Business Torts, Corporate Litigation, and Trial practice. McDonald’s practice focuses on the areas of commercial and business litigation, trust and estate litigation, and other general litigation matters representing both plaintiffs and defendants. In her trust and estate litigation practice, McDonald represents small to multi-million dollar 62
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estates. Her practice also includes probate and estate administration services. McDonald’s prior technical background and experiences allow her to quickly grasp her clients’ objectives and uniquely approach each client matter. Before attending law school, McDonald worked as an environmental consultant where she focused on aiding her clients in achieving environmental compliance. Wakisha E. Hazzard, a native of Sa-
vannah, Georgia, is the founder and owner of the Hazzard Law Firm, LLC. She graduated from Georgia Southern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science and a double minor in English and Fashion Merchandising. She pursued her legal dreams and graduated from Miles Law School in 2009. After working at several law firms, Hazzard went on to lay the foundation for her own firm. She has a boutique law firm in the down-