Leo Terrell is a civil rights attorney and chair of the Department of Justice Taskforce on Antisemitism and Senior Counsel at the Justice Department.
Terrell formerly hosted a Cumulus Media podcast, "Leo Terrell: America's Fair Minded Civil Rights Attorney." As a practicing member of the California Bar since 1990, he has held numerous leadership positions at organizations including the Black-Korean Alliance, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and California’s Statewide Commission Against Hate Crimes. Additionally, he regularly contributed pro bono legal work while serving as a member of the NAACP.
Throughout his extensive career, Terrell has also provided expert legal and civil rights commentary across a number of prominent television programs, including ABC’s Nightline, CNN’s "Larry King Live" and NBC’s "Today." He previously hosted a show on Cumulus Media’s Talk Radio 790 KABC-AM radio station in Los Angeles, California.
Prior to beginning his career in law, Terrell taught high school history, geography and economics. He graduated from California State University, Dominguez Hills with a Bachelor of Arts in political science before obtaining a Masters of Education from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and is the author of "Your Rights in the Workplace - What Your Boss Won't Tell You."
