“The ultimate Southern Belle, that always gets what she wants”

Phaedra Parks is an entertainment attorney and television show producer. As the Managing Partner of THE PARKS GROUP, P.C., in Atlanta, Georgia, she practices law in the areas of Entertainment, Intellectual Property Rights, Civil and Criminal Litigation.

    The definition of grace, style, and sultry southern savoir-faire, Phaedra was born and raised in Georgia and earned a Bachelors of Arts, with honors, from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Since the inception of THE PARKS GROUP P.C., Phaedra has evolved into a formidable business woman and philanthropist with a diverse professional career that encompasses acute interpretations of the law to weekly appearances on major networks and television programming alike. While cultivating her career as an exceptional attorney, Phaedra has served as a legal analyst for NBC and Fox News during the Michael Jackson trial, Entertainment Tonight, Celebrity Justice, EXTRA, Court TV and various local news outlets. In addition to an analyst, Phaedra has also been featured in numerous media publications such as - Newsweek, People, XXL, Rolling Out, JET, King, Source, the L.A. Focus, The Boston Herald, the Atlanta Journal Constitution and The New York Times. Phaedra has offered her legal expertise on public issues while serving as a featured guest speaker on broadcasts for Atlanta’s Hot 107.9, V-103, Newstalk 680, and WAOK.

    While diversifying her career in the law, Phaedra successfully worked as the consulting producer and talent for one of BET’s most highly viewed shows, Tiny & Toya and most recently, she brought flavor and flair to the third season of The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2010/2011). Dubbed early in the season as “[a housewife] from a different breed” who is able to be “brash and bold and back up her words with action,” Attorney Phaedra Parks achieved notoriety and vast respect from viewers as the weeks progressed during the season. The Bravo network and viewers alike anxiously anticipate what Phaedra will deliver in future seasons of the show.

    Progressing in accordance with her personal mantra, “style is void without substance,” the substance of the ever so stylish Attorney Phaedra Parks has been consistently celebrated through the countless accolades and commendations bestowed upon her throughout her career. Such recognitions include the following – Distinction by the Atlanta Business League as one of Atlanta’s Top Women of Influence (Fall 2010), membership to the of the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2009, membership to the Outstanding Atlantan 2008 class, feature cover story for Georgia Rising Stars Super Lawyers magazine (Fall 2007), recognition in Rolling Out Magazine as one of Top 25 Most Influential Women (2006), credit in the Who’s Who Among Accountants & Lawyers edition in The Atlanta Business Chronicles (2006), and recognition as a “Georgia Rising Star Super Lawyer” in Atlanta Magazine and “Attorney of Distinction” in Jezebel Magazine, respectively (2005).

    Amidst of the demands of her career, Phaedra also allocates time to engage in philanthropy and community service. Phaedra is a past President of the Gate City Bar Association and actively sits on the boards for the Junior League of Atlanta, Atlanta Children’s Shelter, the American Bar Association’s Advisory Board, the Ryan Cameron Foundation, the University of Georgia’s Donald L. Hollowell Professorship Endorsement Committee, and the University of Georgia’s Law School Alumni Counsel. She is also a philanthropic partner with Cool Girls and Jane Fonda’s Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP).

    An undeniable woman of southern charm, distinction, and success, Phaedra’s most noteworthy position is that of wife to Apollo, and mother to baby Ayden. Amidst the numerous extensions of Phaedra, her most precious time is spent with her family in the historical Vinings community. Whether she is gardening, litigating in the courtroom, brokering a major deal, or speaking before her peers, the ultimate belle with hometown flair will inevitably be successful and continue to enlarge her territory professionally and personally.