Leah C. Stevenson, Esq. is a Los Angeles-based entertainment attorney whose practice spans music, digital media, film, television, and IP. She counsels clients in high-value negotiations, complex business matters, and the strategic protection of intellectual property. Leah’s clients include artists, creators, executives, entrepreneurs, and media companies at the intersection of entertainment and business. Recognized as a member of the Recording Academy, National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and featured in The Washington Post and CNN, Leah is known for her sharp legal acumen and business-minded approach. Her comprehensive legal strategy and the ability to balance creative and business interests has made Leah a trusted advisor for entertainment industry clients. Her robust transactional experience spans a wide range of complex entertainment matters, including those related to recorded music, publishing, brand partnerships, merchandising, licensing, film/tv, and other entertainment and digital media matters. Leah also serves as outside counsel to entrepreneurs and companies, advising on corporate governance, strategic partnerships, IP portfolio management, and complex dispute resolution matters.
Cremeithius M. Riggins is a senior associate in the Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group. He focuses his practice on matters related to qualified and non-qualified retirement plans, and executive compensation. Cremeithius also provides practical advice and offers guidance to private-equity firms, public companies, and private employers on compensation issues, and compliance concerns relating to mergers, acquisitions, and other related corporate transactions.
Before joining the firm, Cremeithius was an extern for the Georgia Justice Project, and a procurement assistant for the City of Atlanta. He earned his J.D. and a J.D. Business Law Certificate from The University of California, Berkeley School of Law where he was a Berkeley Center for Law and Business Scholar and served as a senior article editor for the Berkeley Business Law Journal. Cremeithius earned his B.A. in political science, summa cum laude, from Morehouse College where he was the president of the Morehouse-Spelman Prelaw Society.
Bar Admissions
Education
- University of California, Berkeley (J.D., 2020)
- Morehouse College (B.A., 2017)
- Atlanta Technical College (A.A.S., 2015)
Court Admissions
Memberships
- State Bar of Georgia, Employee Benefits Section
- American Bar Association, Business Law Section
- Atlanta Bar Association, Tax Law Section
- Gate City Bar Association
- Atlanta Technical College Paralegal Studies Advisory Board
- Pi Sigma Alpha
- National Technical Honor Society
Deijha represents clients in complex tort and general casualty defense matters.
Prior to joining Hinshaw, Deijha clerked for the Circuit Court of Cook County in the Commercial Law Division and later for the Presiding Judge of the Law Division. During law school, she externed in the Central District of Illinois, the Circuit Court of Cook County, Chancery – Mortgage Foreclosure section, and served as a 711 law clerk in the Juvenile Division of the Office of the Public Guardian.
Professional Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association
- Illinois Defense Counsel
Recognition
- The National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2026
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, Order of Barristers; Dean’s List; Moot Court Executive Board; Trial Advocacy and Dispute Resolution Honors Council; Black Law Students Association Constance Baker Motley Regional Mock Trial Competition, Second Place and National Qualifier; Herzog Moot Court Competition, Octofinalist; Dean’s Scholarship Recipient; Illinois Judges Foundation Harold Sullivan Scholarship Recipient; and Black Women Lawyers’ Association Summer Grant Recipient
Education
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law, JD, 2021
- Bob Jones University, BA, cum laude, 2015
Bar Admissions
Tenechia D. Lockhart is an associate in the Charlotte, North Carolina, office of Jackson Lewis P.C. Her practice focuses on counseling employers on a broad range of benefit matters, including general compliance and administration of qualified retirement plans under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code. She also assists clients with welfare plan issues involving cafeteria plans, group health plans, flexible spending accounts, group insurance products, COBRA and HIPAA. Tenechia works directly with plan fiduciaries, frequently attending investment/retirement committee meetings, regarding their duties under ERISA.
In addition, Tenechia advises clients on fiduciary compliance matters relating to plan corrections, prohibited transaction exemptions, and reporting and disclosure obligations. She assists plan sponsors and administrators with investigations, examinations, and audits before the Internal Revenue Service and the United States Department of Labor. She also assists clients in correcting qualified plan defects by filing EPCRS and fiduciary correction program submissions.
Tenechia regularly drafts, amends and reviews plan documents, summary plan descriptions, enrollment materials, and other employee communications.
Prior to joining Jackson Lewis, Tenechia served as outside fund counsel to multiemployer pension and welfare plans and has extensive experience with employer withdrawal liability, payroll audits, and delinquent contribution matters.
During law school, Tenechia was a member of the Moot Court Honor Board and the Order of the Coif.
Practices
Education
- University of Cincinnati College of Law
- J.D., 2015
- Miami University
- B.S., 2012
Admitted to Practice
- Michigan - E.D. Mich., 2019
- Ohio - N.D. Ohio, 2019
- Ohio - S.D. Ohio, 2016
Roosevelt represents airlines, manufacturers, and aviation professionals in litigation arising from accidents, regulatory actions, and liability claims. He emphasizes cultivating strong client relationships to help him deliver tailored and effective legal solutions.
In servicing his clients, Roosevelt draws on his extensive civil litigation experience, which includes handling labor and employment matters, complex commercial litigation, construction labor law, and personal injury actions.
Roosevelt’s Affiliations
Recognition
- Office of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Labor & Employment Chief Division Award, 2022
- Fordham University School of Law, Fordham Urban Law Journal; Moot Court; Trial Advocacy; Dispute Resolution Society; Student Bar Association, President
Education
- Fordham University School of Law, JD, 2022
- John Jay College of Criminal Justice – The City University of New York, BS, magna cum laude, 2017
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- US District Court for the Southern District of New York