Desjeneé is a lifelong Philadelphia resident and a Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law graduate. Desjeneé has been a part of the WLD organization since 2018 and currently serves as the organization’s Historian. Desjeneé has been a part of the legal community for almost 10 years. Prior to becoming an attorney, Desjeneé embarked on her legal career at the Defender Association of Philadelphia where she provided social and legal services to indigent criminal defendants in her capacity as a Clerk for the Social Services Unit and Paralegal for the Motions Unit. Upon completing her J.D. at Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law, Desjeneé continued her career in public service through her role as an Assistant City Solicitor for the Philadelphia Law Department. As an Assistant City Solicitor, Desjeneé represents City agencies and employees in affirmative and defensive matters before the Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia Municipal Court, Tax Review Board, and the Board of Licenses and Inspections.
In addition to her work with the Law Department, Desjeneé is an Adjunct Professor at Drexel’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law and also serves as the Vice Chair of the Black Law Alumni Association of Kline (BLAAK). Additionally, she has been named to The Legal Intelligencer’s Young Lawyer Editorial Board. She is also a Board Observer for the Atlantic Center for Capital Representation, a death penalty and juvenile life without parole resource center for defense attorneys and defendants.
Desjeneé continues to give back to and motivate the young community through her role as a Dance Teacher, Mock Trial Coach for the Philadelphia Academy Charter High School Mock Trial team, and Mentor for Drexel’s Stephen and Sandra Sheller Diversity Pipeline Program, a program that strives to advance diversity and inclusion in the legal profession via free workshops, classes, and networking programs to underrepresented undergraduate students.
Through her various platforms, Desjeneé continues to motivate and emphasize the need for and importance of black women in the law field.