Washington, D.C. (March 1, 2024) – The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB) is pleased to welcome three new staff members to its rapidly expanding team: Senior Education Counsel Marci Lerner Miller, New York Senior Counsel David M. Dince, and Senior Counsel Robin N. Pick. The addition of three more attorneys to the Brandeis Center’s legal team brings the total of full time LDB attorneys to 13. Including paralegals and law students on staff, and among its law clerk and fellowship programs, the Brandeis Center’s full legal team now numbers 28 members. Mr. Dince is a former Assistant District Attorney for the Kings County, NY, District Attorney’s Office, an accomplished trial lawyer, and a veteran of several prominent New York City law firms. He has been recognized as one of NY-Metro’s “Super Lawyers.” He is an adjunct clinical professor at Brooklyn Law School, where he teaches one semester each year. He was active for many years in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation where he served as President of the New York Chapter and was a member of the International Board of Directors. Mr. Dince is admitted to practice law in the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. He is a graduate of New York Law School. Ms. Miller, a graduate of the New York University School of Law, will work on the growing problem of anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination in K-12 public education, including LDB’s coalition lawsuit to stop anti-Semitic content from being taught in Santa Ana public schools. She is a partner in the Litigation and Government Investigations and Education Practice Groups at Potomac Law Group, PLLC and the founder of Miller Advocacy Group PC, a public interest law firm specializing in high impact litigation and education law. Ms. Pick, a University of Pennsylvania Law School graduate and civil rights attorney with extensive experience fighting anti-Semitism through litigation, will work on LDB’s swelling docket of higher education investigations – a product of surging campus anti-Semitism following the October 7 Massacre and onset of the Hamas-Israel war. The Brandeis Center recently filed a Title VI civil rights complaint against American University, with the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR), and LDB expects to file OCR complaints against additional schools soon. The Brandeis Center also announced a lawsuit against the University of California’s regents, president, chancellor, and other officials for the “longstanding, unchecked spread of anti-Semitism” on UC Berkeley’s campus. “The alarming and hateful environment affecting Jewish students, faculty and staff on campuses across the country – plus recognition of the Brandeis Center’s legal successes – has led to 10 times the volume of legal inquiries we experienced before October 7,” said Brandeis Center Chairman Kenneth L. Marcus. “Adding Robin, David, Marci, and other new lawyers to our staff helps the Brandeis Center further deliver on its mission – to advance the civil and human rights of the Jewish people and promote justice for all.” “David, Marci and Robin are joining our Brandeis Center staff when the demand for our services is at an all-time high,” stated Brandeis Center President Alyza D. Lewin. “Their professional experience, legal intelligence, and passion for defending civil rights in education and beyond are a boon to our capacity to fight this rising tide of anti-Semitic harassment and discrimination. We are blessed to have them on our team.”“I am honored to be part of the Brandeis Center, doing the vital work of combating antisemitism, particularly on college campuses where Jewish students are being ostracized, bullied, marginalized and excluded – just because they are Jewish,” said Ms. Pick. “The Brandeis Center’s legal advocacy is critical in fighting hate against the Jewish people in all its forms and promoting justice for all. I am grateful to be a part of this highly talented and dedicated legal team whose cutting-edge work is having a significant impact on the legal landscape and climate for Jewish students at a time when it is desperately needed.”“I’m grateful for the opportunity to become part of the Brandeis Center’s rapidly expanding team – offering my legal experience and skills for such an important mission,” said Mr. Dince. “On college campuses and in places of employment, Jewish students and workers deserve to live their lives free of harassment and discrimination – the same as every other American minority group.” “It is truly an honor to work with and learn from the Brandeis Center’s experienced and groundbreaking legal team on the urgent issues impacting Jewish and Israeli students on campus and in the classroom,” stated Ms. Miller. “The determination I feel to spread the Center’s mission advancing civil and human rights for the Jewish people and promoting justice for all is more powerful than ever before.” The Brandeis Center is continuing to hire legal staff throughout 2024. Attorneys passionate about these issues are encouraged to watch the opportunities section of LDB’s website – and subscribe to the organization’s mailing list. LDB continues to accept applications for civil rights legal fellows and law student clerkships.