Linda Singer

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 (age 58)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
EducationHarvard University (BA, JD)

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]

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.