Women Acquiring Assets

Women Acquiring Assets Episode 20: Guest Lezli Baskerville, Esq.

October 21, 2020 Anika Jackson Season 1 Episode 20
Women Acquiring Assets
Women Acquiring Assets Episode 20: Guest Lezli Baskerville, Esq.
Show Notes

Attorney Lezli Baskerville is a Justice Janissary, who in 2019 was recognized for leveraging her mastery of Constitutional Law to promote justice by her alma mater, Howard University School of Law, when they awarded her the Lifetime Achievement Award. She is currently serving as CEO of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education, the nation’s only membership and advocacy association for the 106 public, private and land-grant, 2-and 4-year, graduate and professional Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 50 Predominantly Black Institutions. As CEO, Attorney Baskerville serves as, “the voice for Blacks in higher education.” She also serves as Chair of The Alliance for Equity in Higher Education. Prior to assuming the helm of NAFEO, Attorney Baskerville served as pro bono outside counsel for NAFEO for two decades, representing the diverse cohort of HBCUs in 18 states, in federal district courts, and as counsel for amici before the Supreme Court.