All posts by Pamela Akison

My Story: A. Scott Bolden

August 7, 2020

Being one of a handful of African American managing partners of a global law firm, I am often asked why I became a lawyer. My dad, retired Judge Raymond Bolden, a powerful role model, leader and strong father figure, is the reason. Coming from humble beginnings, having been orphaned as a child in Chicago and adopted by a family in Joliet, Illinois, he excelled in school, joined the Boy Scouts and got involved in oratory contests…

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Joe Biden’s Eastland comments show he doesn’t get Democrats need black voters to win in 2020

June 21, 2019

Republicans know that the last three Democratic presidents  won because they motivated black people to vote in huge numbers. Why don’t Democrats?

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COMMENTARY: U.S. Attempt to Erase Harriet Tubman

June 12, 2019

With uniquely American hypocrisy, the Trump Treasury Department has pushed back the 2016 plan to put escaped slave and Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill…

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Letter to a Rainmaker, 27 Years Later

September 27, 2018

Dear A. Scott:
It has been a minute since we last checked in with one another. Over 85 million dollars in revenues generated later for Reed Smith (“RS”), I think we have a lot to talk about, my friend.

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