Comments on: A Solo Who Inspired

By: Scott Schomer

Scott Schomer — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:41:39 +0000

Thank you Carolyn. An inspiring story for everyone.

By: Kelly Blalock

Kelly Blalock — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:18:37 +0000

I am one of the many non-lawyer Alaskans who was lucky enough to have known M. Ashley Dickerson. We called her Mahala when my father clerked for her in her Wasilla office for two years after getting his law degree from LaSalle out of Chicago (while teaching full time). I developed a great admiration for her innate and overriding respect for all people, and the attitude that we create most of our own barriers, and we can overcome nearly all of those set in our paths by others. I remember being able to just sit down with her occasionally and debate politics and the law, just for fun. I always knew that her brain would challenge me and my mental function to the highest performance it was capable of, and she was still that way the last time we chatted about 2 years ago.

By: Tamar I. Dyson

Tamar I. Dyson — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:18:43 +0000

Carolyn, once again, your blog has inspired me to purchase a book. After reading your excerpt from “A Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law” I rushed out and purchased the book, read it in an hour and recommended it to all of my friends, lawyer and non-lawyer. (As a former BigLaw associate this book would have been invaluable twenty years ago; even now it is a very good resource.
And now, because of you, I have become aware of Mahala Dickerson’s inspiring story and ordered “Delayed Justice for Sale”. I am very surprised that I have never before encountered Ms. Dickerson; although I am intimately acquainted with the legacies of many of her Howard Law School classmates: Thurgood Marshall, Charles Houston and William Hastie.
What a great biography for any attorney to read and it is especially relevant to me, as a divorced mother of two who is also a Black attorney. When this woman has accomplished so much despite the tremendous racial and gender discrimination of her time, how can I do any less?
Thanks again Carolyn. Making MyShingle my homepage was a great decision.