Next Generation Justice Advocate with Marc

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I’ve wanted to be an attorney since I was seven years old. Going to a different HBCU for undergrad drew me toward public interest law and HBCU law schools, where civil rights, advocacy, and serving communities align with my values and the attorney that I’m working to become.

One of the things I value most about UDC Law is its clinical approach to training future attorneys. From day one, I’ve been able to apply what I’m learning in the classroom to real cases that affect communities across the DC area. While working as a Capitol Hill staffer, I met and was inspired by Daniel Katz, a civil rights advocate and UDC Law grad, who taught me that the law can be used as a tool for justice, and that is exactly what I would like for my work as an attorney to reflect.

As a first-generation law student and a black man from Chicago raised in Alabama, I know how rare it can be to see people like me in the legal field. UDC Law is working to change that by expanding access and opportunity in a way that is both affordable and deeply rooted in purpose. UDC Law provides me with the tools needed to advocate for people who are overlooked.

UDC Law’s commitment to clinical work allows us to make a real, immediate impact. Being here in DC, we’re surrounded by the systems and institutions that shape the law and policy. Practice law, promote justice, change lives. That’s what UDC Law has instilled in me, and that is exactly what I plan to do. I hope to become the first Mr.

UDC Law, complete my third year, sit for the bar exam, and officially begin my journey as an attorney.