Laverne Lewis Gaskins is an attorney and registered arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and operates a private law practice in Augusta, Georgia. She has extensive experience in higher education law. She has served served as the University Attorney for Valdosta State University, as Senior Legal Advisor at Augusta University, and Deputy General Counsel at Tuskegee University. A graduate of Florida State University College of Law, Gaskins is an emeritus member of its Alumni Board of Directors.