The Harm That Has No Villain
May 15, 2026
My client found out at the retirement party. Not in a one-on-one meeting. Not in a formal conversation with the practice group leader. Not in
My client found out at the retirement party. Not in a one-on-one meeting. Not in a formal conversation with the practice group leader. Not in
Erika R. Royal, Esq. is the founder of Royal Influence® and creator of Strategic Radical Acceptance™. She spent 22 years as an employment attorney and Partner at an AmLaw 100 firm. She works with underrepresented senior associates and newly minted partners navigating BigLaw, and with organizations ready to give their people real tools for the real environment they’re operating in.