Corporate Counsel.

• Author: Inman, Lisa D.

I'm involved in SKJAJA Fund, a small, local nonprofit that creates a big impact from small, targeted gifts for children who don't have the means to participate in after-school activities. Each child who receives a gift is asked to pay it forward in some manner, so in receiving, each also learns the importance of giving.

Vita: Born Jan. 5, 1966, in Chapel Hill; bachelor's from Rice University and law degree from UNC Chapel Hill; husband and three children. What she'd be if not a lawyer. A backup singer for Aretha Franklin. Memorable case: The purchase agreement had been signed, and all conditions had been met. All that was left to do was to run the closing calculations. Unfortunately, the seller didn't like how the calculations came...