Thursday, March 28, 2024

Marlen Suyapa Bodden

Marlen Bodden C_3 (2)Marlen Suyapa Bodden is a lawyer at The Legal Aid Society in New York City, the nation’s oldest and largest law firm to the poor. She has more than two decades’ experience representing poor people and low-wage and immigrant workers, many of whom are severely underpaid, if paid at all. She also has expertise in impact litigation, including civil rights under Section 1983, prisoners’ rights, and the death penalty.untitled

Marlen drew on her knowledge of modern and historical slavery, human trafficking, and human rights abuses to write The Wedding Gift, her first novel. Marlen is a graduate of New York University School of Law and Tufts University. In 2012, the University of Rhode Island awarded Marlen a Doctor of Laws honorary degree. Learn more on her website by clicking here.

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