Hello, my name is Mishty Deb. I started this blog because as a founding partner of the Dallas law firm LaSusa & Deb, PLLC I am lucky to be working with passionate women entrepreneurs and I have seen their struggles first hand in finding good resources. I have also been incredibly lucky to have developed a network of women who are my peers, mentors, and supporters, which is something I know a lot of maverick women trying to make big changes don’t have. I wanted to create a forum for women by women because so many legal forums are targeted towards a male perspective of the law. My vision is to create a forum for discussion about inspirational women, current events, and legal hot topics. I hope to inspire and inform, as well create a place for women to connect.
SCOTUS and Texas Voter Rights
Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor joined Justice Ginsburg in her dissent to the recent Supreme Court ruling to uphold the Texas Voter ID legislation. Justice Ginsburg wrote: “The potential magnitude of racially discriminatory voter disenfranchisement counseled hesitation before disturbing the District Court’s findings and …
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Second Black Woman to Become a Judge in South Africa
Judge Thokozile Masipa is only the second black woman to become a Judge in South Africa. The oldest of 10 children and a former social worker, she is a historic figure. Recent death threats due to the case, State v Oscar Pistorius, have caused her and her …
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Law, Technology, and Small Business
Last week I gave a talk on the Best Business Practices for the use of technology in your business and the legal implication of getting and giving information online or through social media. As a Dallas law firm that works with a lot of women …
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Nobel Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai- Fighting for Equality for Women
The fact that Malala Yousafzai’s nobel prize is being categorized as “polarizing” is sad indeed. It shows a strange phenomena where her own country hesitates to claim her proudly. If you don’t know who she is Malala is a young woman who, supported by her …
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October is Women’s Small Business Month
If you didn’t know October is Women’s Small Business Month? Someone should have told Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who spent most of last week backpedaling from comments he made during an interview last week where when asked about women not getting promotions. Specifically he said, …
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Women Entrepreneurs & Federal Contracts
As a Dallas based woman lawyer many of my clients are women owned businesses. I can tell you that starting your own business is a passion and a dream that take a lot of really hard work and dedication. So, it really disturbed me to hear …
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Gloria Campos-Leader for Minority Women and Advocate for Children
Last week at the TML (Texas Municipal League) conference I had the pleasure of listening to Gloria Campos speak on the importance of women in governance and political discourse. To those of you who don’t know Gloria Campos she was the inspirational face of women …
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Love Contracts- The Law, Social Media and Reputation, Social Media Pre-nups
In an era of social media (Facebook, twitter, instagram, snapchat, etc.) protecting one’s reputation is harder than it has ever been before partly because of the ease with which one can go online and destroy someone’s reputation with a few clicks. It is not surprising …
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Hello World- Mission to Mars, Women take the Lead
As a woman of Indian origin I think it is very appropriate for my first post be inspired by India’s first mission to mars. The photograph of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) mission control splashed across media the last few weeks highlighting this success has …
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