Linda Singer

Linda Singer (born September 14, 1966) is an American attorney who served as attorney general of the District of Columbia from January 2, 2007 to January 5, 2008,[1] and developed initiatives against gun violence.[2]

Linda Singer
12th Attorney General for the District of Columbia
In office
January 2, 2007  January 5, 2008
Preceded byRobert Spagnoletti
Succeeded byPeter Nickles
Personal details
Born (1966-09-14) September 14, 1966
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (AB, JD)

Early life and education

Singer was born in Cleveland, Ohio. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard College in 1988 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1991. As a law student, she was a leader of student protests against discrimination in law school faculty hiring.[3][4]

Career

She was a staff attorney at the Legal Aid Society of New York's Criminal Defense Division. She became the executive director of the Appleseed Foundation, and served in this post for 13 years.[5]

She became a partner with Cohen Milstein in New York in 2009.[6]

In 2017, Singer joined Motley Rice to grow the firm's public client practice.[7]

See also

References

  1. Nakamura, David; Leonnig, Carol D. (2007-12-18). "Attorney General Quits; Clash With Fenty Aide Cited". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  2. Rizo, Chris (2008-06-18). "Singer to join DC law firm". Legal Newsline. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  3. Boykin, Keith. "Barack Obama, Fellow Blacks and Harvard Law". The New Black Magazine. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  4. Paul Langner, Jan. 30, 1992 Boston Globe
  5. Reynolds, Julie (October 2007). "A Conversation With D.C. Attorney General Linda Singer". DC Bar, Washington Lawyer. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  6. "Professionals - Linda Singer, Partner". Cohen Milstein. Archived from the original on 2015-10-27. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  7. "Motley Rice Adds Two Members, Expands Public Client Experience". Motley Rice. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
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