Alumni Profiles

Alumna Kamilah Mariama Jolly was born in St. Andrew, Jamaica on September 16, 1981. She attended Miami Norland Senior High School where her class load consisted of Honors and Advanced placement courses. Jolly honed her time management skills through her membership of the Varsity Cheerleading Squad, National Honor Society, Chorus, and a number of other student organizations. By volunteering in summer camps, afterschool programs and other children’s activities Jolly completed over 1,000 hours of community service. She graduated in the top 10% percent of her class in 1999 and decided to pursue a doctoral degree in Pharmacy at Florida A&M University. Jolly remained active and continued her community service as member of the Sophomore Class cabinet, and founder of the FAMU Elite Cheer & Dance Squad (presently the FAMU Elite Dance Squad.) While participating in a community service event during the winter break of her sophomore year, Jolly realized her true passion was working with children. In the spring of 2004, Ms. Jolly graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Elementary Education and received her certificate to teach kindergarten through sixth grade. 

Jolly then pursued her legal education at Florida A&M University College of Law. While at the College of Law, she participated in a several student organizations. Jolly was historian and Spirit of Service chair of the Jesse J. McCrary Chapter of the Black Law Student Association; Interim Clerk and charter member of the Gwendolyn S. Cherry chapter of Phi Alpha Delta. Jolly also assisted in recruiting efforts as a Law Student Ambassador and held jobs as a Lexis Nexis and PMBR representatives. She graduated in 2007.

Since graduation, Jolly has worked as for the Agency of Workforce Innovation as an administrative law judge and has conducted close to one thousand unemployment compensation hearings. Jolly has also worked for a consumer bankruptcy firm.

In November of 2008, Jolly opened Jolly Esquire, PLLC . Jolly Esquire, PLLC provides services in consumer bankruptcy, real estate, business and unemployment compensation defense. Jolly currently serves as the President of the newly formed FAMU College of Law Alumni Alliance. She is also the Alumni Advisor for the Gwendolyn S. Cherry chapter of Phi Alpha Delta. Jolly is also a part of the American Bar Association, National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, Orange County Bar Association, Central Florida Bankruptcy Association