THE VILLAIN NARRATIVE (AND WHAT IT COSTS YOU)
July 24, 2026
I was there. I had gone along for moral support, something associates do for each other when an important matter is on the line. My
I was there. I had gone along for moral support, something associates do for each other when an important matter is on the line. My
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.