Leah Goodridge

Leah Goodridge is a nationally renowned movement lawyer and visionary thought leader with over a decade of experience in housing rights and racial justice. She serves in two important roles which shape housing policy in New York City. Goodridge is the Managing Attorney for Housing Policy at Mobilization for Justice where she leads a team of attorneys who provide tenants with legal representation in eviction court proceedings. Goodridge is also a Commissioner on the New York City Planning Commission, appointed in 2021 by NYC Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.

In 2018, Goodridge was recognized by New York Nonprofit Media as one of the “40 under 40 Rising Stars.” In 2019, she was honored with the New York County Lawyers Association Public Service award for her work as a tenants’ rights lawyer. In 2022, Met Council on Housing named Leah as the recipient of its annual Jane Jacobs award for her advocacy on behalf of tenants.

Goodridge’s writing has been featured in Teen Vogue and City Limits. In 2022, Leah published an influential article, "Professionalism as a Racial Construct," in UCLA Law Review, which challenged the double standards of professionalism. The article has been featured in Forbes magazine, Teen Vogue magazine, Dame Magazine. The New York City Bar Association honored Goodridge with the 2022 inaugural Firestarter award for the impact the article has had on the legal profession and beyond. More than 20 law schools, business schools and universities have included the article in their curriculum, and it is also cited in federal cases.

Goodridge is a former adjunct professor at NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and Medgar Evers College (City University of New York). She received her J.D. from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law and her B.A. from Vassar College.

Find her on Twitter @leahfrombklyn and on LinkedIn.