a door lever assembly for disengaging an unlocked latch of a lockable door latch assembly includes a lever handle rotatably connected to a trim housing and a cam operably connected to the lever handle . the cam is positioned to rotate in response to rotation of the lever handle , converting its rotational movement to linear movement of a movable slider positioned adjacent to the cam . an electrically activated block arm is positionable to prevent movement of the movable slider , effectively locking the door lever assembly .