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Kia Franklin

A native of Seattle, Washington, Kia C. Franklin graduated from Stanford University in 2003 with a B.A. in Political Science and African and African-American Studies. She wrote her Senior Honors Thesis on Youth Mobilization and Hip Hop, exploring the use of music as a cross-racial tool for civic engagement and coalition-building among Bay Area teens. After college she worked at two Seattle-area law firms, gaining exposure to civil and criminal litigation matters.

Kia was an active member of the Georgetown University Law Center community and a recipient of Georgetown’s prestigious Dean’s Scholarship. She served as Secretary of the Black Law Students Association, and belonged to various clubs including the Just Praise Gospel Choir and the Total Knock-Out Mentoring Program. As a second-year student, Kia participated in the Street Law Clinic, teaching high school Constitutional Law and coaching her students for the annual Street Law Mock Trial competition. In her last year, Kia interned at the Public Education Network, exploring the intersection of law and policy in issues of educational equity. She also volunteered for the Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless and the Center for American Progress. During her summers, Kia explored her interest in civil litigation while working at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP (Washington, DC), and at Perkins Coie, LLP (Seattle).

Kia is honored to join the Drum Major Institute as their 2007-2008 Civil Justice Fellow.

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