Tasheika Hinson is a senior legal executive with a deep background in leading leaders and teams. She manages and directs complex litigation, directs internal investigations, and partners with senior compliance, legal, and business executives to shepherd the implementation of strategic legal advice. Her experience includes leading cross functional teams and providing strategic legal advice to Fortune 500 companies and executives in compliance, litigation, government investigations, and internal investigations. Recent Speaking Engagements: • “Diversity and Inclusion: Balancing the Scales,” Stradley Ronan, Philadelphia, February 2020 • “Leveraging AI to Combat Financial Crimes,” Legalweek, Legaltech, New York, February, 2020 • “Top Ten Things Employers Should Consider for Internal Investigations,” ACC, Corporate Counsel University, Philadelphia, November, 2019 • “Managing High Stakes Internal & Government Investigations,” ALM SuperConference, Chicago, May, 2019
Jamar Creech is the Founder and Managing Partner of Diversified Law Group, LLC. The law firm concentrates on private equity and venture capital, estates and trusts, mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, and sports and entertainment. After graduating from North Carolina Central University School of Law, Jamar clerked for United States Magistrate Judge Deborah A. Robinson of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from 2010 to 2012. In 2016, Jamar began serving as General Counsel for Market Fresh Gourmet, a majority Black-owned community grocery store. He assisted in its initial capital raise of $10 million to operate two stores in Maryland, with the first slated to open in 2024. Jamar has been recognized as Forty Under 40 by the Prince George’s Social Innovation Fund. The National Black Lawyers has also recognized him as Top 40 Under 40 and Top 100 (New York). In 2018, Black Enterprise recognized him as a Modern Man of Distinction. That same year, he commenced legal studies at the University of Alabama School of Law, earning a Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in Business Transactions. In 2022, he became a Certified Contract Advisor with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA) and joined Divine Sports and Entertainment. In 2023, Jamar, as lead attorney for the plaintiff, settled the case Velez v. Mitchell et al. (Index No. 654372/2020) in the Supreme Court of New York (Commerical Division), a dispute involving the popular battle rap organization, the Ultimate Rap League.
Danielle’s practice focuses on representing local and regional government clients. Danielle advises clients on matters related to employment law, public procurement, contracts, land use and compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. Prior to joining the firm, Danielle served as an Assistant City Attorney in Virginia for three years. As Assistant City Attorney, Danielle advised City Council, the City Manager, and Department Heads. Danielle also attended Court on behalf of the City to enforce code compliance issues and other civil matters. She was also the designated FOIA Officer for the City and assisted in the removal of blighted areas within the City. During law school, she clerked for the Honorable Henry E. Hudson for the United States District Court for Eastern District Virginia and interned for a private firm in Newport News. After graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Pamela S. Baskervill and the Honorable James F. D'Alton in the Petersburg Circuit Court. EDUCATION William and Mary, B.A., 2007 William and Mary School of Law, J.D. 2012 MEMBERSHIPS Virginia State Bar, member since 2012 Virginia State Bar local government section Local Government Attorneys of Virginia, Inc.
Jenipher is a civil movement and human rights attorney and Managing Attorney of For the People | A People’s Legal Office, LLC. Jenipher began her career in the New Orleans office of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) through the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Harvard University and the City of New Orleans Office of Independent Police Monitor (OPM). Her work challenging the system of mass incarceration has resulted in binding affirmative decisions regarding the constitutional rights of prisoners in the U.S. Jenipher litigates complex civil litigation cases involving the rights of political prisoners, employment discrimination, and law enforcement/correctional officer misconduct. Her work in litigation and in the community have been recognized by Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA) and Denver Public Schools (DPS). As a clinical law professor, Jenipher has instructed law students regarding the rights of prisoners, movement lawyering, professional identity formation, and has been published domestically and abroad serving as Editor in Chief of the National Lawyers Guild Law Review. Jenipher currently joint chairs the Mass Incarceration Committee of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG). She serves on the Board of Directors of the Faculty of Federal Advocates (FFA) and has been recognized as one of Denver's 40 Under 40 young professionals. Jenipher is a proud board member of the National Conference of Black Lawyers (NCBL). She also received extended integrative training in contemplative practice and social justice as informed by the perennial tradition, receiving a certificate from the renowned Center for Action & Contemplation (CAC).