Under the definition of “litigator,” the Merriam-Webster dictionary used Leah Goodridge in a sample sentence. Leah Goodridge is an award-winning tenants’ rights attorney with over a decade of experience fighting against gentrification and displacement in New York courts. She is most known for her work advancing the tenant movement and her writings on workplace equity. Former New York City mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Leah to the New York City Rent Guidelines Board where she successfully advocated for rent freezes for 2 million rent-stabilized tenants. She is currently a Commissioner on the NYC Planning Commission. She is the winner of two Bar Association awards for her impact on the legal profession and the author of the widely influential UCLA Law Review article, Professionalism as a Racial Construct. Leah lectures all over the nation on housing rights and workplace equity. Her work has appeared in USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Teen Vogue, Dame, Forbes and The Appeal.