Rebecca Oyama

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

As Clinical Program Director, Rebecca oversees the operation of EBCLC’s academic year clinical program at Berkeley Law and EBCLC’s summer clinical program, while also providing training and ongoing mentorship to approximately 35 clinical supervising attorneys in EBCLC’s eight legal clinics. She previously held the role of Senior Staff Attorney and Clinical Supervisor in EBCLC’s 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, defending parents entangled in the family policing system and training junior attorneys in a holistic defense model. Prior to joining EBCLC, she worked at the San Francisco Human Rights Commission, where she enforced local anti-discrimination laws through investigations, mediations, and determinations, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and trained city departments on advancing racial equity.

Rebecca also teaches a seminar on the family policing system and was the recipient of the 2023 Eleanor Swift Award for her work to strengthen Berkeley Law’s commitment to public service.