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Andrea La’Verne Edney has been sworn in as the first African-American woman, national president of the American Board of Trial Advocates

February 26, 2024
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By Black Headline News DALLAS, Texas–Andrea La’Verne Edney was installed as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the organization’s annual National Board Meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Jan. 27. Ms. Edney was sworn in by the Hon. James E. Graves, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, who also served as

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