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Miriam Marton is an Associate Professor of Law and Director of the General Practice Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law, where she joined in 2024. She specializes in clinical legal education, focusing on the intersection of mental health and law, trauma-informed advocacy, and historical reparations. Prior to UDC, she spent a decade at the University of Tulsa College of Law, where she launched the B.C. Franklin Legal Clinic (serving Tulsa’s post-Race Massacre community) and directed clinical programs as Associate Dean of Experiential Learning. She also pioneered the Tulsa Immigrant Resource Network and engaged in advocacy against ICE contracts in Oklahoma.
- Education:
- Masters in Social Work (University of Michigan)
- J.D. (Michigan State University College of Law)
Her research examines client mental health impacts, adjudicator burnout, and historical trauma’s legal implications, including century-long litigation over the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. She previously worked at the University of Connecticut’s Asylum and Human Rights Clinic, creating an interdisciplinary program integrating social work and medical evaluations into asylum cases, and practiced at Skadden Arp where she focused on pro bono asylum representation.
Her advocacy spans volunteer legal work at the U.S. Southern Border, anti-ICE contractual campaigns, and trauma-informed clinical training. She has no listed awards but is recognized for impactful community-driven legal initiatives.
