Leadership

LaDawn Blackett, owner of The LBJ Law Group, currently serves as a judge in South Fulton Municipal Court and Dekalb County State Court. LBJ proudly served her community as a Georgia State Representative for House District 62 in the Georgia General Assembly between 2013-2016, representing the cities of Atlanta, College Park, East Point, South Fulton and a portion of Douglas County. She was a charter member for the City of South Fulton, which began officially in 2018.

A proud graduate of Tennessee State University and Tulane Law School, Blackett began her legal career in the Fulton County District Attorney’s office. Quickly working her way up to a Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney, she became the first Director of the Community Prosecution unit. In 2010, Blackett opened her own law firm, The LBJ Law Group, LLC, currently working in the areas of intellectual property which includes trademarks and copyrights as well as high profile criminal defense cases.

From an early age, the value of service to her local, state and national communities has been the foundation of Blackett’s academic and professional endeavors, from starting a community service club for girls at Westlake High School to serving as a peer counselor and Senior Class Representative at Tennessee State University and volunteering with Big Brothers/Sisters of Nashville.

In 2016, LaDawn served as the Georgia State Director for the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign and as surrogate for events around the country. Later she served as the election night guest analyst for the 2016, 2018, and 2020 elections on various local and national networks. In the spirit of the progressive movement, Blackett now regularly assists candidates to prepare to run for office with her company PolitaCoach, llc.

Blackett has authored several books including crime fiction novels and a memoir Cheating But Not Cheated: A Memoir of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, which became the basis of the award-winning documentary, “No Child Left Behind”, which she co-executive produced. LBJ has served in every legal position available giving her a unique ability to see law and politics from the point of view of all her experiences including prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, legislator, lobbyist, university guest legal lecturer, television analyst, campaign manager and more.