Leila Jade Levi
Senior Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health
National Women’s Law Center (NWLC)
Leila is Senior Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). She spearheads NWLC’s work developing legal supports for health care professionals facing employment barriers and discrimination due to their support for or participation in abortion care. Prior to joining NWLC, she was an Attorney-Advisor at the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Civil Rights, Labor, and Employment Law Division, and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, as a prosecutor in the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence section. She served on the board of the Hispanic Bar Association of DC for 8 years, and was President in 2019. She is on the Latina Commission for the Hispanic National Bar Association for 2024. She has a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law and B.A. from Rice University. She teaches group fitness classes and attended culinary school in Italy before law school. She lives in DC with her husband and 2 kids.
Senior Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health
National Women’s Law Center (NWLC)
Leila is Senior Counsel for Reproductive Rights and Health at the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). She spearheads NWLC’s work developing legal supports for health care professionals facing employment barriers and discrimination due to their support for or participation in abortion care. Prior to joining NWLC, she was an Attorney-Advisor at the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Civil Rights, Labor, and Employment Law Division, and a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, as a prosecutor in the Sex Offense and Domestic Violence section. She served on the board of the Hispanic Bar Association of DC for 8 years, and was President in 2019. She is on the Latina Commission for the Hispanic National Bar Association for 2024. She has a J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law and B.A. from Rice University. She teaches group fitness classes and attended culinary school in Italy before law school. She lives in DC with her husband and 2 kids.
