Linda Singer (born September 14, 1966) is an American attorney who served as
attorney general of the District of Columbia
The Attorney General for the District of Columbia is the chief legal officer of the District of Columbia. While attorneys general previously were appointed by the mayor, District of Columbia voters approved a charter amendment in 2010 that ...
from January 2, 2007 to January 5, 2008, and developed initiatives against gun violence.
Early life and education
Singer was born in
Cleveland, Ohio
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. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Harvard College
Harvard College is the undergraduate college of Harvard University, an Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636, Harvard College is the original school of Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher lea ...
in 1988 and a
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School (Harvard Law or HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest continuously operating law school in the United States.
Each class ...
in 1991. As a law student, she was a leader of student protests against discrimination in law school faculty hiring.
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.
She became a partner with
Cohen Milstein
Cohen Milstein is an American plaintiffs' law firm that engages in large-scale class action litigation. The firm filed a number of lawsuits against Donald Trump during and after his presidency, including a lawsuit which successfully blocked the Tr ...
in New York in 2009.
In 2017, Singer joined
Motley Rice
Motley Rice LLC is an American plaintiffs' litigation firm headquartered in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.
History
Motley Rice was formed in 2003 by co- founding members Ron Motley and Joe Rice after the breakup of the law firm Ness, Motley, Lo ...
to grow the firm's public client practice.
See also
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List of female state attorneys general in the United States
The following is a list of female attorneys general of states in the United States. Since 1959, there have been 34 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Puerto Rico has had a record four women hold office as attorney ge ...
References
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American women lawyers
District of Columbia Attorneys General
1966 births
Living people
Women in Washington, D.C., politics
Harvard Law School alumni
Harvard College alumni
Public defenders
21st-century American women