Ep 116: Shifting the Paradigm: Lawyer Courtney Teasley on Proactive Advocacy and Empowering Marginalised Communities

In this episode,  criminal defence attorney, business coach, and visionary educator Courtney Teasley, Esq. joins host Sarah Henry to discuss her revolutionary approach to justice. As the founder of emeffen™ and creator of the MFN Framework for Proactive Advocacy, Courtney is changing the way we fight systemic injustice. She shares how her work empowers disproportionately affected, marginalized minorities (D.A.M.M.) with the legal knowledge and strategies to prevent convictions before they even reach the courtroom. From grassroots campaigns to innovative legal education, Courtney is reshaping the criminal justice landscape and providing communities with the tools to proactively resist its most harmful traps.

 

Courtney Teasley, Esq. Criminal Defense Attorney | Advocacy Strategist | Founder of emeffen™ Courtney Teasley is a nationally recognized criminal defense attorney, business coach, and visionary educator shifting the paradigm on how we fight systemic injustice. As the founder of emeffen™ and creator of the MFN Framework for Proactive Advocacy, Courtney leads a movement to empower disproportionately affected, marginalized minorities (D.A.M.M.) with the legal knowledge and strategy to prevent convictions—before the courtroom ever comes into view.

Her impact spans grassroots campaigns, justice-focused curriculum development, and legal education for both community members and lawyers. Through her Easy Way to Learn Your Rights book series, school-based criminal justice literacy programs, and D.A.M.M. Advocate and Legal Warrior trainings, Courtney equips everyday people, educators, and defense attorneys to proactively resist the criminal justice system’s most insidious traps.

Whether speaking to students, churches, or national audiences, she delivers bold, accessible frameworks that challenge the status quo and offer real, community-rooted alternatives. Her work has not only influenced elections but has also helped reunite families separated by state violence and launched legal innovations that are reshaping justice across the country.

Links to Courtney’s work:

https://emeffen.com

YouTube: @blacklawgirl

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_NMLkUJhmlU221ERBSAP7g

Book Series: The Easy Way to Learn Your Rights

https://emeffen.myshopify.com/products/book-bundle