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¦ From SHERRILYN on PAGE 23 “We have over 100 people on staff here,” Spital
forward when fighting for a cause. She says it’s says. “But she will personally reach out to each of
important to embrace the complications inherent them. If there is an illness, she is checking on people.
in solving issues of racial justice, and she recog- When there are troubling events in the world, she
nizes that litigation is just one of the tools to help makes sure the staff is OK. It’s amazing to see a lead-
get the job done. er show that level of individualized commitment.”
“For some issues, our policy advocacy is the That compassion for those around her was strong-
right tool to bring to bear. Likewise the decision to ly influenced by how Ifill feels about her family. She
aggressively communicate about what we do, and is the youngest of 10 children, and her mother died
to try to shape the public narrative about race and when she was young.
civil rights in the media, has been deliberate and is “The love and support of my siblings has always
critical, in my view,” Ifill says. “So I do challenge all meant everything to me,” Ifill says. “And rais-
of us to use the full range of the tools available to us ing my own family has been the most important
to problem-solve for the communities and clients work, proudest achievement, and the grounding
we represent.” reality of my life.”
When Ifill left the law school to return to the LDF ¦

in 2013, she brought her compassionate leadership Patrick Smith, based in New York, covers the busi-
style with her. Sam Spital, the organization’s direc- ness of law, including the ways law firms compete
tor of litigation, says that no matter how much is on for clients and talent, cannabis law and marketing
Ifill’s plate, she always takes the time to bring a per- innovation. Reach him at [email protected] or on
sonal approach to her work. Twitter at @nycpatrickd

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