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Course Starts:
Feb. 17th, 2026
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The Legal Advantage Your Business Needs?
Enroll Today in the
Law Empowered Biz Academy's
("LEB Academy") 2026 Legal Lifeline's Course!
Like it or not,
How you handle seemingly harmless challenges
at each pivotal stage of your business’s growth and operations can either:
(1) propel your business forward or (2) jeopardize its future success. That's Why ...
You CanNOT Afford to Miss This...
Engaging & Affordable 12-month course designed to help businesses of all sizes avoid common legal pitfalls and identify + reduce risks (even hidden in Ai usage).
The course features a curated series of attorney-led sessions, interactive workshops, panel discussions, and fireside chats. Together, they provide timely, informative, & digestible business-focused legal educational concepts throughout the year across a wide range of the same business-critical topics —such as contracts, employment, trademarks, commercial leases, and more— that businesses face at pivotal stages of their growth and operations.
Don't Wait! Get the Legal Insight EVERY Business Needs!
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EXCLUSIVE OFFER
for DBCC Members!
For just $95 per month...
Access
(1) Timely, Informative,
& Practical, Business-focused
Legal Insight from Attorney Instructors
All Year-Round
+
(2) 30-Days of On-Demand
Replays of each prior
Legal Lifeline Session + Workshop
at NO added cost!
What Makes Our Course Worth Your Time?
The LEB Academy Advantage!
Attorney Speakers
The Missing Link
Notably, this course features a curated series of Attorney-led sessions, interactive workshops, panel discussions, & fireside chats covering a wide range of common business-critical topics.
There’s nowhere else you’ll find this level of signature shared group access to DFW’s top-tier attorneys for only $95 per month! Our guest attorney speakers and panelists will include C-suite and senior executive level leaders
from top global, national, and Texas-based companies, law firms, governmental entities, and agencies.
Don't Miss this Unique Opportunity to learn to minimize legal risks and gain legal insight directly from experienced attorney instructors & professionals from across many different industries!
It's the Smart Legal Solution you did not realize was essential for Your Business Success!
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Huge Value-Add
Signature Shared Access
At the affordable subscription rate of just $95 monthly, this course covers a wide range of common business-critical topics —such as contracts, employment, trademarks, commercial leases, and more.
The course delivers timely, informative, & digestible business focused legal educational concepts without the prohibitive cost typically associated with 1-on-1 legal services. By removing the #1 barrier to legal support—cost—this course helps ensure that, regardless of size, businesses owned and/or operated by DBCC members can, in an engaging group setting, start to obtain the legal knowledge they need to confidently protect and grow their businesses.
Ready for a Legal Advantage?
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No Hidden Agendas
$95 Monthly is All You'll Pay
...for the Signature Shared Access to LEB Academy's Legal Lifeline Sessions + Workshops, Panels, & Fireside Chats!
This means you can rest assured that, in an engaging group setting, you will learn practical tips meant to fuel lasting business success and stability from top attorneys without the added stress of navigating high pressure sales tactics doggedly aimed at upselling to get you to spend more money than advertised.
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To Round This Out...
LEB Academy's Benefits Abound
All Year Round
Benefit 1
EMPOWER attendees via C.Y.A. business-focused legal educational concepts, tips, & strategies!
Benefit 2
CONNECT
with & learn from top-tier attorney instructors & speakers
through Affordable Shared Group Access.
Benefit 3
ELIMINATE $$$$$ barriers to legal know-how businesses need to grow, thrive, & avoid costly mistakes that jeopardize businesses and lead to legal ruin.
Benefit 4
UNLOCK lasting business success and build a more resilient business through proactive (not reactive) strategy and preventative legal planning.
In the Age of Ai,
Why Take Our Legal Lifelines Course?
Did You Know...?
In Law & Business,
Relying on Ai or internet
Without Informed Human Oversight
could COST your Business
Hundreds of Thousands &
even Millions of Dollars in
Exposure & Potential Liability!
Skeptical? Not Convinced?
...Check Out These News Headlines:
Deloitte returns part of $1.6M to Canadian Gov't Client due to AI Errors.
Deloitte returns $440K to Australian Gov't Client due to AI Errors.
Deloitte Not Alone: Business Standard Lists Others Who Got Caught.
Largest Personal Injury Law Firm in US Fined: AI Cites Don't Exist.
2 Federal Judges Admit to AI Errors in Court Rulings.
Informed Human Oversight
Would've Prevented These Costly Errors!
Informed STARTS Here!
Don't Delay, Enroll Today!
...Before this Exclusive DBCC offer is Gone!
Meet Your
Course Director
Alia Adkins-Derrick
Alia Adkins-Derrick is the founder, managing attorney, and a certified mediator at Adkins Lawyers, PLLC —a premier, client-centered law firm in Dallas and Houston, Texas that's proudly celebrating 10 years of exceptional legal service! Trusted by businesses (big & small), Alia handles matters ranging from Contracts, Company Formations & Workforces, to Trademarks, Car-wrecks, & Trials. Her smart legal solutions are tailored to fit each client's specific needs which is why when Results Matter, clients and attorneys alike TRUST Alia & her firm, again and again.
Fueled by her passion to educate and acts of service, Alia has helped the next generation of lawyers hone their advocacy skills by serving as an Adjunct Law Professor at UNT Dallas College of Law in years past and regularly speaks at various business seminars and conferences.
Alia even made history as the first ever Black American Course Director of the Texas Bar's Civil Appellate Practice 101 CLE Course. She helped found the NEW Roundtable, Inc. back in 2014 and currently serves on the Board and several Committees of NEW. She is the President-Elect of the Texas Supreme Court Historical Society ("TSCHS")(only the second Black Woman to hold that position), and is on the board of Oak Gardens Church. In 2025, she served as the Keynote Speaker for TSCHS Annual Meeting.
At the start of her 18-year legal career, Alia had the distinct honor of serving as a briefing attorney for former Texas Supreme Court Justice Scott A. Brister who is now the Chief Justice of Texas' newly created Fifteenth Court of Appeals. Alia obtained her J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin School of Law and her B.A. degree from Rice University.
Here’s What You’ll Learn
in Sessions + Workshops
Led by Our Course Director & Special Guest Speakers from The N.E.W. Roundtable, Inc.*
Contracts that Protect.
What Every Business Owner Needs to Know Before Signing.
Is Your Business Set Up to Win —or to Lose?
Starting & Finishing Strong: Choosing the Right Business Structure & Re-structure.
Closing the Gaps in Your Business.
Effective Steps You Must Take Now to Avoid Personal Liability & Piercing the Corporate Veil.
Hiring & Firing Smart
Navigating Employment Law Basics including growing your business with Employee vs Contractor Workforces.
Triple D-Proofing Your Business.
Will Your Business Survive Your Divorce, Disability, or Death? What Every Business Owner Needs to Do Now.
Lease Like a Pro!
Key Considerations and Traps to Avoid in your First/Next Commercial Lease including negotiation tips.
Preventing Lawsuits Before They Happen.
Risk Management 101: Identifying & Mitigating Common Business Legal Risks
Legally Ready to Scale.
Readying Your Business Now for the Deal of a Lifetime versus the Deal that Stalls!
You Built It —Now Protect It.
Protecting Your Intellectual Property Brands, Trade Secrets, & Confidential Information.
Protecting Your Brand.
An introduction to trademarks done right. How to increase the likelihood of successful registration of your trademark.
The All-Star Business Dream Team.
Assembling the Professional Support Every Business Needs to Survive & Thrive including How to Work Effectively with Legal Counsel & Claiming it on your Taxes!
And So Much More...
You, the Subscribers, collectively weigh in on session topic(s) that matter most - Like Business Partnerships Without the Drama; or Policies & Compliance.
*Most guest speakers and panelists will join us from The N.E.W. Roundtable, Inc., a powerhouse DFW attorney organization LEB Academy's course director co-founded in 2014 with 24 of her University of Texas at Austin School of Law attorney cohorts. Today NEW has grown to over 100+ members with many in C-suite and senior executive level roles of leadership at their respective global, national, and Texas-based companies, law firms, governmental entities, and agencies. Collectively, they'll bring attendees
insight from the highest, most complex levels of business operations.
Here's What You Will
NOT Learn in Our
Sessions + Workshops
In this course, you will NOT learn:
How to be an Attorney.
How to be an Accountant.
Further, although taught by attorneys, this course is NOT:
legal, tax, or other professional advice.
a replacement for an Attorney, Accountant, CPA, or other service professional.
a substitute for seeking tailored professional advice from competent legal counsel or other professional service providers.
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER:
Participation in this course will not create an attorney-client relationship between you and any attorney instructor, speaker, panelist, or participant.
Frequently Asked Questions
What am I going to learn?
Each month subscribers will be taught new content ranging from essential business, contracts, employment, trademark, and copyright-focused legal education, strategies, and practical tips designed to demystify legal compliance and protections for your business to help fuel lasting business success.
Are there any Pre-requisites?
DBCC membership has its privileges! Since this exclusive offer is only available to DBCC members, the sole pre-requisite to enrolling in this first-of-its-kind course is simple:
Be a currently dues paid DBCC member.
How long is this course and how much does it cost?
For just $95 per month this signature shared access course is designed to last for 12-months.
Is the Course Live & What Happens if I miss a class?
Yes, this course will be taught live either virtually or in person. We understand that life happens. If you miss a virtual session, you can make it up. During each subscription month, subscribers will receive limited on-demand access to replays of that month’s virtual session + workshop. Replay access is available only to subscribers for the month in which the session occurred and expires 30-days after the live session.
Will I receive a Certificate after completing the Course?
Subscribers who complete the full 12-month course will receive an official digital Certificate of Completion to showcase their achievement. The official digital Certificate of Completion is an exclusive honor recognizing Subscribers dedication and commitment to building a stronger, more resilient business!
Can I access the Course from Anywhere in the World?
Replays of virtual sessions + workshops will be accessible to subscribers from anywhere in the world where internet is available.
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