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Kristen Clarke - Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights Under Law


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P: 202-662-8600
E: kclarke@lawyerscommittee.org

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Washington, DC

 

AREAS OF PRACTICE

Civil Rights
Constitutional Law


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AWARDS AND HONORS

2016 Alumni of the Year, National Black Law Students Association
2012 Best Brief Award for the 2012 Supreme Court term from the National Association of Attorneys General
2010 Paul Robeson Distinguished Alumni Award from Columbia Law School.

 

EDUCATION

Harvard University, A.B.
Columbia Law School, J.D.



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BIOGRAPHY

Kristen Clarke is president and executive director of Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a national civil rights organization that seeks to promote fair housing and community development, equal employment opportunity, voting rights, equal education opportunity, criminal justice, judicial diversity and more.

Clarke has dedicated her career to strengthening democracy by combating discrimination faced by African Americans and other marginalized communities.  Her previously held positions as the head of the Civil Rights Bureau for New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, served several years at the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., and in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, all furthered this cause. 

Clarke has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Democracy Now, C-Span’s Washington Journal, TV One, and Yahoo News to speak on issues concerning race, law and justice.  She has written many articles and books including chapters in Barack Obama and African American Empowerment: The Rise of Black America’s New Leadership and Seeking Higher Ground: The Hurricane Katrina Crisis, Race and Public Policy Reader where she also served as co-editor with Manning Marable of both volumes.