Jaleel Menifee

Jaleel Menifee is an associate attorney at Outside Legal Counsel LLP. Jaleel works closely with the firm’s partners and of-counsel attorneys in every phase of the firm’s litigation and transaction practice, with a focus on administrative regulatory guidance, employment law and the development of decentralized finance.

Jaleel has a deep passion and understanding of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology and how the current regulatory framework applies to the rapidly growing industry.

While in law school, Jaleel primarily focused on assisting low-income individuals by working with various non-profit organizations, including the Economic Justice Project and the Legal-Aid Society, Juvenile Rights Practice to name a few. During his time at the Economic Justice Project, Jaleel assisted individuals in obtaining various public benefits, such as housing and childcare stipends, SNAP benefits, and defended their rights to such benefits at Fair Hearings before Administrative Law Judges.

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Education

J.D., CUNY School of Law (2020)

B.A., Mercer University (2016)

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Admitted

New York State Courts

Associations

New York State Bar Association, Member

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