Marilyn Holifield was one of three black students to desegregate Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida. After graduating from Swarthmore College and Harvard Law School, she worked as a civil rights lawyer and later joined Holland & Knight LLP, becoming the first black woman partner of a major law firm in Florida. An avid art collector, she cofounded a foundation, which seeks to create the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora.
Marilyn Holifield, J.D, Partner, Holland & Knight, LLP, Miami, FL, Swarthmore College Board of Managers, Harvard University Board of Overseers, University of Miami Board of Trustees
Marilyn Holifield
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