Who We Are

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Rebecca Oyama

Clinical Director

Education

Juris Doctor University of Michigan Law School, 2009
B.A. Government Georgetown University, 2003

 

Rebecca is the Director of EBCLC’s Clinical program, which trains law student to become client-centered lawyers and advocate in the service of others.

Prior to joining EBCLC, Rebecca worked at the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, where she enforced local anti-discrimination laws through discrimination investigations, including under the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and provided training on advancing racial equity. She previously held the role of Staff Attorney and Clinical Supervisor in the  Clean Slate program, where she advocated to remove barriers to employment and civic participation for people with conviction histories through client representation in post-conviction relief and policy advocacy. Rebecca spent the first six years of her legal career at The Bronx Defenders’ Family Defense Practice, representing parents adversely impacted by the child welfare system and training junior attorneys in a holistic defense model.