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Cole returns to Cole Law Firm
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 by Elizabeth Pagano
Former Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole announced Tuesday that she has relaunched the Cole Law Firm. In a letter to supporters, Cole said she plans to focus her practice “on community affairs, government relations and public finance.” Cole was the first African-American woman elected to the Austin City Council, for which she served two three consecutive terms. Before serving on Council, she practiced as a certified public accountant and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas Law School in Austin.
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