Zane is the Founder and Managing Attorney of MZA Legal, a Black-owned virtual law firm that helps self-funded entrepreneurs set a solid foundation for the future growth of their business. Zane’s long-term vision is to build a firm that extends access to justice and empowers everyday people to do extraordinary things. Zane received his undergraduate degree from Muhlenberg College, and his J.D. from Temple University. Prior to launching his own firm, Zane served as the Managing Attorney at Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, shepherding the organization into a period of stable growth. He has presented on topics related to innovation and access to justice individually and as a panelist for the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the Philadelphia Bar Association among others. Zane is also a presenter for Law Practice CLE and Lawline.

A Cornell Law School graduate, made the Dean’s List in his first semester. Before founding The Lacy Employment Law Firm, specializing in employment law matters for workers, he worked at Reed Smith LLP and clerked for Federal Judge Cathy Bissoon. He has successfully tried numerous cases to verdict, demonstrating his expertise as atrial lawyer.

Taylor M. Tieman, Esq. is an attorney and founder of Legalmiga Law, P.C. The firm’s signature offering is the Legalmiga® Membership, an accessible legal services membership created specifically for small business owners and entrepreneurs. Taylor assists and advises her clients on how to legally protect their brands, services, products & content through the effective use of preventative measures and legal strategy. Taylor operates a virtual law firm based out of Los Angeles, California and specializes in trademarks, contracts, copyright, podcasts, and business formation. She takes immense pride in representing and mentoring BIPOC and female-owned businesses to help them build and protect their business legacies.Ms. Tieman’s prior experience in general civil litigation and consumer protection has allowed her to better serve new, first time, and small business owners and entrepreneurs by sharing the legal knowledge she has accumulated litigating against big businesses.Taylor also is the founder of The Legalmiga Library™, a one-stop legal shop with all the legal resources an entrepreneur will need to build a successful, thriving business–– while minimizing the legal risks.Taylor earned her Communications degree from the Annenberg School at the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia, in May of 2011. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from Southwestern University School of Law, located in Los Angeles, in May of 2015. While in law school, Taylor was President of the Latino Law Student Association. She currently is a member of the Young Lawyers Committee of the Latina Lawyers Bar Association and serves as a mentor for the Legal Education Access Pipeline (LEAP) fellowship program. She is licensed to practice in the state of California as well as all United States District Courts in California.

Rukayatu “Ruky” Tijani is a Trademark Attorney and the Founder, Creator, and Managing Attorney of Firm for the Culture. Ruky founded the Firm for the Culture after years of serving as an intellectual property attorney in the Silicon Valley Office of the top litigation firm in the country. Firm for the Culture was borne out of Ruky’s passion for the law, social impact, social entrepreneurship, and strategically scaling to create sustainable change. Drawing on her extensive experience as an intellectual property attorney in the Silicon Valley office of the top litigation firm in the Country, Ruky provides extensive, detail-oriented and comprehensive trademark education, strategy, and application services to a host of social entrepreneurs and innovative founders at accessible flat-fee prices. Ruky is a Nigerian-American first-generation professional from the projects of Brooklyn, New York; a graduate of UC Berkeley School of Law; and a member of the New York and California State Bars. She loves to cook, sing, and hike.

Temi Siyanbade is a sought-after keynote speaker and thought leader in the legal tech space. As the principal attorney of her boutique Houston-based law firm, host of the ASK TEMI LIVE! Show, her services focus on strategically positioning businesses for long-term success, meaningful impact, and innovative business development. She provides professional insights and mentorship through legal representation, content creation, coaching, and speaking engagements. Through her work, she has represented seven and eight-figure businesses and coached and mentored hundreds of attorneys. Temi Siyanbade has had the privilege of speaking in front of diverse audiences and industries, including the American Bar Association and the National Business Institute. With compelling stories that shift mindsets and eye-opening information that alter outlooks, Temi provides a different approach to transformation activation in her audiences.

Keenan Holmes, Esquire, is the Founder and CEO of Ebony Law, a boutique business law firm with offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Chicago, IL. Ebony Law as a firm focuses on providing strategic business and risk management advice and counsel. As Chair of the Firm and its Business Division, Mr. Holmes advises and counsels clients on matters of employment, operational risks and legal sustainability and structured growth. Prior to Ebony Law, Mr. Holmes worked at Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott in its Labor and Employment Division before leaving to create Holmes Law Group, and ultimately Ebony Law. Mr. Holmes has created and owned a number of businesses ranging from healthcare to technology. He earned his B.A. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Economics and his J.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

Mrs. Jones Magrone is the Founder and Managing Attorney at Artisan Law, P.C., a client centered law firm that focuses on estate planning and business succession planning. Before founding Artisan Law, Mrs. Jones Magrone worked in private practice in estate planning and business litigation. She began her career as an Assistant Defender at the Defender Association of Philadelphia. Mrs. Jones Magrone speaks and lectures nationally and internationally on the implications of estate and business planning for US and foreign nationals. She earned her B.S. from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University; her J.D. for the Beasley School of Law at Temple University; and her LL.M. in Intellectual Property from the Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School at Yeshiva University.