What HR Was Never Built to Fix
May 29, 2026
I spent 22 years defending employers against employment claims. That means I sat across the table from employees who genuinely believed they had been wronged,
I spent 22 years defending employers against employment claims. That means I sat across the table from employees who genuinely believed they had been wronged,
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.