Black History Month Spotlight | Jermaine A. Brookshire, Jr.

Jermaine A. Brookshire, Jr. is an attorney at the full-service law firm of Herrick Feinstein LLP in New York, NY. He is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department where he focuses his practice on corporate finance and strategic transactions, technology agreements, commercial agreements, mergers and acquisitions, debt and venture capital financing rounds, securities law compliance, corporate governance, and other general corporate matters. He is also a member of Herrick’s Sports Law Group, representing clients in the sports industry in various corporate and transactional matters.

 Attorney Brookshire was born and raised in New Haven, CT and is a devoted community volunteer and youth mentor in his hometown. He is the Founder and CEO of The Great Expectations Movement, Inc., a non-profit organization focused on guiding the next generation’s personal and professional development through mentorship and workshops designed to help the youth develop their own specific plans for success. He is a member of the board of directors for the United Way of Greater New Haven. He is the vice chair of the Board for Horizons at The Foote School, which is a program anchored around its robust summer academic and enrichment offerings targeting inner city youth in the Greater New Haven Connecticut region.

In addition to his other roles, Attorney Brookshire is a very active member of the Connecticut Bar Association, where he holds various executive leadership roles and serves on multiple task forces and committees, including the Civics Education, Lawyer Well-Being, and Young Lawyers Section Executive Committees.