Employee rights advocate Carol Gillam, founder of The Gillam Law Firm in Century City, has been named among the 2011 Southern California Super Lawyers, one of the most prestigious regional honors an attorney can achieve. Ms. Gillam also received the SuperLawyer designation in 2010.

Carol Gillam has been honored as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honorary organization of judges, lawyers and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and the highest principles of the legal profession.

Election as a fellow is limited to the top 1/3 of one percent of the profession.

A thick non-English accent can hurt your credibility, a new University of Chicago study finds.

Speakers with a noticeable accent were seen as less credible than those with no accent, largely because Americans who are native English speakers find them harder to understand, the study found. The thicker the accent, the less credible they came across as.

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THE COLLEGE OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWYERS ANNOUNCES CAROL GILLAM INDUCTED AS FELLOW

Washington, D.C., May 22, 2010 ... The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers is proud to announce the election of Carol Gillam of Los Angeles, California as a newly elected Fellow. Election as a Fellow is the highest recognition by ones colleagues of sustained outstanding performance in the profession, exemplifying integrity, dedication and excellence.

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