Lawyer A. Twillie II — Trial Attorney
I’m Lawyer.
Yes, That’s My Real Name.
I’m a trial attorney, and depending on what brought you here today, I might also be the person who helps you get into law school, get through it, get hired as a paralegal, or just get connected to a lawyer who can actually help. Here’s the whole story.
The Name
Yes. My Name Is Actually Lawyer.
“Yes. My name is actually Lawyer.”
Lawyer A. Twillie II is my legal name. It’s my father’s name too. He’s eighty now, and he carried it before I did. Further back than that, it belonged to a man born enslaved in the American South, who became known in his community for settling disputes fairly, and was given the name for exactly that reason. More than a hundred years later, it’s mine.
The Road Wasn’t Straight.
Before becoming a public figure, there was public housing.
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Section 8. Free lunch. Very little extra.
Section 8 housing. Free lunch at school. I didn’t know anything different until I was an adult, living on my own for the first time.
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Worked full-time. Put himself through law school.
Small and mid-sized defense firms would hire me as a paralegal. Nobody would take a flier on me as a law clerk. I went to law school part-time, worked full-time, and raised a toddler at the same time.
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Paralegal. Lawyer. Trial attorney.
I earned my paralegal certificate from St. Joseph’s College in 2002, and my law degree from Western New England College School of Law, now Western New England University School of Law, in 2008. After passing the bar, I worked as an attorney for a couple of plaintiff personal injury firms. It didn’t take long to know I wanted something different.
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Built the firm. Built the life.
Those firms felt transactional. I wanted something relationship-based, where the connection mattered as much as the case. That’s the firm I built, and it’s still the goal today. It isn’t always easy, but it stays in focus. The firm has grown to serve hundreds, if not thousands, of clients. Lawyer the Lawyer is the other side of that same idea. A chance for people to get to know the person, not just the lawyer.
Before any of that, I was just a kid in Section 8 housing who had no idea any of this was coming.
I don’t have a story about knowing I’d be a lawyer someday. I had a name I didn’t choose, a household that didn’t have much extra, and no real model for what “trial attorney” even meant. Everything after this page happened because I kept showing up to the next thing, not because I had a plan for all of it.
You May Have Seen Me On
A few places you might have run into me along the way — local news, financial media, radio. If one of them is how you found this page, you already know the short version. This is the longer one.
Off the Clock
Lawyer in the Wild.
Giving mattered in my household long before I could give anything myself. This is where that continues, along with the tequila, the barbecue, and the people who make the community what it is.
Coming Soon
Lunch With Lawyer
A podcast series meeting the people who actually feed our community.
Coming Soon
Giving Back
The Turkey Drive, the Toy Drive, and Valentine’s Day dinners and gift bags.
Coming Soon
On the Ground
Riding the bus, having real conversations with the people who serve our community.
Coming Soon
Off the Clock
BBQ, tequila, Tex-Mex, golf, college football, and the occasional trip.
Where To Start
A Few Ways I Might Be Useful to You
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Looking for information and community?
This is where the podcast, the community content, and everything I share that isn’t a sales pitch lives.
Already Work In Law?
If you’re an experienced paralegal or attorney looking for a firm that actually invests in its people, I’m always looking for good talent — this is where that conversation starts.
Careers — Coming Soon
Which Brings Me to You
Whatever brought you to this page — a case, a career decision, a class you’re about to start, or just curiosity about the guy with the unusual name — I’d rather you know where I actually came from than just what I do.