Marya Burnette Carter
Marya Carter earned her J.D. with a concentration in advocacy from Cornell Law School, where she was a Pro Bono scholar and the editor-in-chief of the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy.
While in law school, Marya served as a student attorney and mediator with the Movement Lawyering Clinic, Campus Mediation Practicum, and Tenants Advocacy Practicum. In 2016, she interned for the White House's Office of Presidential Correspondence. The following year, she was a digital press intern for the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Marya was a summer associate at Perkins Coie in 2021 and a diversity fellow in 2020.
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Education & Credentials
Education
- Cornell Law School, J.D., Editor-in-Chief, Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, 2022
- University of California, San Diego, B.A., Literature and Creative Writing, 2015
Bar and Court Admissions
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New York
Related Employment
- Perkins Coie LLP, New York, NY, 2L Summer Associate, 2021; 1L Diversity Fellow, 2020
Professional Recognition
Recognized by Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation, 2024-2025