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 Age: 29
Associate, Turner, Padget, Graham and Laney P.A.
When Erika Harrison was in the third grade, a teacher asked her what she wanted to do.
“I said I wanted to be a lawyer like my uncle. My passion to become a lawyer never wavered.”
As an associate with Turner, Padget, Graham and Laney P.A, Harrison focuses primarily on civil litigation but is moving toward more work on land use and zoning.
Harrison is always thinking ahead, focused on building a legacy for the next generation in her family, she said.
“I want the next generation of my family to envision their potential just as I envisioned my potential in the third grade and followed the footsteps of my uncle.”
In the community, Harrison sits on the board of YMCA of the Greater Charleston Area, the Jenkins Institute for Children, the city of Charleston Board of Architectural Review and the Thurgood Marshall Law Society.
Books on your nightstand: “The Audacity of Hope” by Barack Obama, “The Architecture of Happiness” by Alain de Botton, “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling, the Bible and the latest edition of The Economist magazine.
Favorite music artist/musical genre: Hip-hop and Jay-Z.
Favorite restaurant: Tristan.
Best stress reliever: A steam shower.
Person you would like to meet: Donny Deutsch of the show “The Big Idea.”
First job: Working at Medical University of South Carolina researching children with special needs.
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