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Anika Singh Lemar is a Clinical Professor of Law at Yale Law School, specializing in affordable housing and community development law. She leads clinics representing tenants, small businesses, and cooperatives, emphasizing land use, zoning, and housing policy. Her roles include editor-in-chief of the American Bar Association’s Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, non-resident fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Metropolitan Policy Project, and member of the Metropolitan Abundance Project’s Academic Advisory Committee.
- Education: B.A. cum laude from Yale University (2001), J.D. cum laude from NYU School of Law (2004).
- Affiliations: Board member of New Haven Bank, vice president of the Connecticut Bar Foundation.
Research Interests: Focuses on legal frameworks addressing housing scarcity, exclusionary zoning, and systemic barriers to equitable resource distribution. Her work critiques traditional public interest law for underprioritizing resource abundance and advocates for proactive legal strategies to increase housing availability.
Awards: Root-Tilden-Kern Scholar, Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, and Dean’s Scholar at NYU Law School. Recognized for scholarship on zoning reform and community development.
Grants and Advising: Oversees clinics funded by partnerships between Yale, state agencies, and nonprofits. Advises students on high-impact cases, such as the Connecticut Supreme Court foreclosure defense victory.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Housing Clinic and Transnational Development Clinic at Yale Law School, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams from architecture and public health to advance affordable housing initiatives.
