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Biography

Alesha, a proud Cincinnati native, focuses her practice on labor and employment litigation, including claims of employment discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful discharge. Alesha started at Frost Brown Todd as a Summer Associate in 2019 and 2020.  Prior to joining Frost Brown Todd, Alesha earned her law degree from University of Cincinnati College of Law, where she was a member of the inaugural class of Taft Scholars.

In law school, Alesha participated in the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic (ECDC) where she gained first-hand experience representing nonprofits and small, minority-owned businesses with various matters. Alesha also interned at the Ohio Innocence Project and, through the Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) program, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the Ohio Justice & Policy Center. In 2018, she was one of just five undergraduates from the University of Cincinnati to receive the prestigious Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence in recognition of her scholarship, leadership, character, and service to the University.

Other Info About Alesha

Education

Law School

University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2021, cum laude
Taft Scholar
Articles Editor, University of Cincinnati Law Review

Undergraduate School

University of Cincinnati, B.S., Psychology, 2018, summa cum laude
Doris Twitchell Allen Award – Outstanding Female Senior in Psychology

University of Cincinnati, B.S., Criminal Justice, 2018, summa cum laude
Gene Carte Award for Outstanding Scholarship – Criminal Justice

Clerkships

Alesha served as a clerk for the court(s) and judge(s) below:

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman – Undergraduate Intern and Judicial Extern

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Judge Susan J. Dlott – Undergraduate Intern

Bar Memberships

Alesha is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Ohio, 2021

Courts

Alesha is admitted to practice before the following court(s):

United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Presidential Leadership Medal of Excellence, University of Cincinnati, 2018

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Cincinnati Bar Association, Member

Civic Activities

Civic & Charitable Organizations

Dress for Success Cincinnati, Volunteer (2021-present)

Summer Work Experience in Law (SWEL) Board of Directors, Member (2022-present)

Major Publications

Alesha is an author or contributor to the following publications:

Author, “Untangling Discrimination: The CROWN Act and Protecting Black Hair,” University of Cincinnati Law Review, February 2021

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