Join FAME Member Areva Martin
Saturday, April 10, 2010
The Grove Book Signing of The Everyday Advocate
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Barnes and Noble Booksellers at The Grove
189 The Grove Drive
Los Angeles, CA
Light Refreshments and Celebrity Guests
THE EVERYDAY ADVOCATE
The Everyday Advocate, written by a Harvard attorney who is also the mother of an autistic child, offers the practical advice that every parent needs to know. It moves past the debates about what causes autism and deals instead with everyday issues, such as how to identify the most important services, evaluate the quality of medical care, choose the best classrooms, and find the right medical treatments. It addresses every stage from pre-diagnosis through childhood, the teen years, and adulthood.
The Seven Principles of Advocacy give parents effective ways to grapple with the daunting obstacles that go hand-in-hand with this disorder. Faced with difficult school administrators, insensitive bystanders and even closed-minded family members, parents are often compelled to intervene. This book shows clearly what steps they can take, what rights they have and what they can do to ensure the best quality of life for their child. Inspired by generations of advocates who have made great gains in disability rights, civil rights and human rights, every parent can learn to become a powerful advocate.
"If your family is facing special challenges, Areva Martin's new book is the definitive guide for getting the best care for your child. Her personal and professional experience make her the GO TO expert on autism."
Dr. Phil McGraw, The Dr. Phil Show
Author of six #1 New York Times bestseller
TO LEARN MORE VISIT:
http://www.specialneedsnetwork.net
Pastor John J. Hunter, Jaden Hunter (front), Areva
Martin, First Lady Denise Hunter and Cheryl A. Gulley
First Lady Denise Hunter and Areva Martin
FAME MEMBER Areva Martin is known to audiences across the country from her regular appearances on The Dr. Phil Show, as well as national stints on Fox News, NPR, and Court TV Radio Television, Areva Martin is one of television’s most in-demand legal experts/analysts.
A quotable authority on workplace, disability rights, education, custody and women’s issues, this accomplished and multi-award winning lawyer, syndicated columnist, author and public speaker is also quoted and or featured on the pages of publications ranging from the Los Angeles Daily Journal to Cookie Magazine to Redbook and the LA Times.
The founding and managing partner of Martin & Martin, LLP, Areva has built a reputation for ACTION. In addition to positioning her firm as one of the premier African-American female owned firms in LA, Areva has developed a multidisciplinary civil practice, which serves some of the nation’s top corporations, non-profit organizations, governmental entities and high net-worth individuals. She is also President and co-founder of Special Needs Network, Inc. (SNN), a non-profit launched specifically to support families with special needs children.
In addition to being a sought after legal expert, Areva is also an inspiring author. Her second book, The Everyday Advocate, is scheduled for release by Penguin books in early 2010. Her first book, Journey to the Top, is a must-read for female professionals interested in achieving the ultimate career success.
Areva’s notable awards and achievements include:
• 2007 Woman of the Year Award from Los Angeles County;
• 2007 Neighborhood Hero from Bank of America;
• 2008 Smart Cookie Award from Cookie Magazine;
• 2008 Women of Worth Award from L’Oreal Paris;
• 2008 Trailblazer Award from First AME Church;
• 2008 Leadership Award from California Legislative
Black Caucus;
• 2008 Power Hero Award from the United Cerebral Palsy
Research Institute;
• 2008 Professional Excellence Award from the Association of
University Women;
• 2009 Power PAC Award from LawPac.
She is the only African-American woman and attorney on the California Legislative Blue Ribbon Commission on Autism and is the Chair of several organizations, including:
• Chair of the South Los Angeles Autism Regional Task
Force for the California Senate Select Committee
on Autism.
• Founding member and Chair of the Ebell of Los Angeles’
Women in Leadership Department
• Chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus
Foundation, Inc.
Areva graduated with honors from both the University of Chicago and Harvard Law School. She is a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, the American Bar Association and the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles. She is a native of St. Louis, Missouri and currently resides in Los Angeles with her family.