Sherrilyn Ifill is an American lawyer and the Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Esq. Endowed Chair in Civil Rights at Howard University. She is a law professor and former president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. From Wikipedia
The actress celebrates her inclusion on the 2025 TIME100 list for her advocacy and philanthropy, as her high-profile lawsuits with Baldoni progress toward a 2026 trial.