[REWIND] The Power of Lawyer Referrals featuring Kisha Brown

Lawyers know other lawyers. The power of lawyer referrals is one
of the strongest ways to find clients, but lawyers don't
understand the practice. Kisha Brown created Justis Connection as
a database of Black lawyers. As a Justis Connection member, a
lawyer may offer their legal services to clients. As someone
looking for legal representation, Justis Connection is a database
of Black lawyers specializing in everything from bankruptcy to
fertility to criminal law matters. 


Kisha Brown explains how Justis Connection highlights Black
lawyers and is the largest referral network in the D.C.,
Maryland, and Virginia area.


In this episode, Kisha Brown, a Georgetown University Law Center
graduate, explains her passion for civil rights and why she wants
black lawyers to be prominent in the legal practice.


After being asked repeatedly if she knew a lawyer who did this,
that or the other thing, Kisha Brown created Justis Connection to
make it easier for Black lawyers to find clients and share their
services with the community.  Finding that Black lawyers had
to work twice as hard to build a book of business, whether the
lawyer was in an established firm or private practice, Kisha
solved the problem of how to refer lawyers to the
community.  Justis Connection is a digital green book of
lawyers.


After Kisha Brown worked at Cravath, Swain, and Moore as a
paralegal and practiced in Baltimore, working with non-custodial
parents and advocating for fair child support, Kisha saw the
great need for a legal network in the “DMV” (D.C., Maryland, and
Virginia).  Kisha saw the law as an avenue to pursue her
passions and know what the law says, use it, yield the law, and
craft the law to assist others.


Although Justis Connection was initially created to spotlight
Black lawyers, this company is a networking and referral service
for all clients. Kisha hires interns to work with Justis
Connection, where she can mentor them and teach them soft skills
about timeliness, communications and how to become a better
writer.  In the future, Kisha Brown expects Justis
Connection to be the premier referral resource in the country.


Kisha Brown is licensed in Maryland.  Connect with Kisha
Brown on Instagram @JustisConnection, Facebook
“JustisConnection”, LinkedIn and Twitter @JustisConnect.