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\u201cThere might be a million people doing what you do, but there\u2019s only one \u2018you,\u2019” says Houston-based attorney Ral Nwankwo Obioha \u201808<\/strong>. \u201cThis has encouraged me to build my law practice around the qualities that make me unique as a lawyer, instead of trying to be like everyone else.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obioha was recently featured in a Thrive Global profile<\/a> by columnist Ben Ari of Authority Magazine<\/em>. The company, founded by Ariana Huffington, is focused on fostering employee wellbeing and sustainability to end the \u201cburnout epidemic\u201din companies around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After earning her bachelor\u2019s degree from EMU in psychology and history, she was awarded a merit scholarship to earn a Juris Doctorate degree from Howard University School of Law. She also holds a Masters of Law in International Human Rights Law from American University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to founding her own law firm, Obioha worked in Washington D.C. with a law firm, acquiring experience while representing clients in immigration, personal injury, business, criminal appeals as well as international legal matters. In Texas, she worked with one of the largest personal injury firms in the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obioha is one of seven siblings, several of whom are EMU alumni. Her late mother Theodora Oby Nwankwo<\/strong> was \u201ca lawyer and a renowned international human rights advocate with the United Nations,\u201d Obioha says in the article. \u201cShe was very passionate about human rights and used her law degree to enhance the lives of others.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Obioha follows in her mother’s footsteps, finding inspiration and joy in her own work with families: “As a child of immigrants and a product of a close-knit family, I have a genuine passion for family immigration. When I see the smiles on my client\u2019s faces or hear the excitement in my client\u2019s\u2019 voice after they\u2019ve been reunited with their family member or received their permanent residency status, it\u2019s all the motivation I need to keep going.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow this link to learn more about Obioha\u2019s career and her best advice for aspiring young professionals.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n



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