Attorney and lobbyist Yolanda Cash Jackson of Becker and Poliakoff, received In the Company of Women 2007 award

Attorney and lobbyist Yolanda Cash Jackson of Becker & Poliakoff, received In the Company of Women 2007 award sponsored by Miami-Dade County. The award ceremony took place at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens on March 7, 2007. This award was presented to Yolanda in recognition of her leadership and responsibility to our community.

A shareholder in the Firm's Government Law and Lobbying practice, Yolanda represents a diverse group of public and private sector clients including Cities of Opa Locka, Miami Gardens as well as Florida Memorial University , Access Health Solutions and several others. She is committed to inserting herself into positions where she is able to facilitate connecting diverse groups. Yolanda has broken down many barriers that would otherwise “pigeon hole” people while creating commonalities to bring them together.

Within Becker & Poliakoff, Yolanda is a mentor and role model to many of minority attorneys. Attorney Kathy Brewer says, “Yolanda has blazed a trail from South Florida to the state capitol that has rightfully earned her a reputation as one of South Florida 's most influential government-relations professionals.”

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