Who We Are

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Marian Avila Breach

Brian Lewinstein Youth Justice Fellow, Education Defense and Justice for Youth

Education

Juris Doctor UC Berkeley School of Law
B.A., Philosophy, B.A., Politics UC Santa Cruz

Marian graduated Berkeley Law in 2025. Throughout law school, Marian was interested in the holistic representation of people with intersecting vulnerabilities. At Berkeley Law, she participated as a leader with La Alianza Workers’ and Tenants’ Rights project and spent two semesters advocating for justice with the Human Rights Clinic. Outside of law school, she continued volunteering as a Spanish interpreter for asylum cases with Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area (LCCRSF) and as a teacher at Mt. Tamalpais College within San Quentin State Prison.

Marian’s involvement with EBCLC began as a Clean Slate unit student during her 1L summer and then proceeded to serve on EBCLC’s board for two years as a student board member. After law school, Marian returned to EBCLC as the Brian Lewinstein Public Interest Fellow 2025-2027, joining the Education Justice and Youth Defense (EDJY) unit with the intent to further her advocacy in education as a tool for justice and in ensuring that young people in the community remain safe and free.