Professor Browder is the Deputy Attorney General for the Legal Counsel Division at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. As an appellate attorney, she represents the Attorney General and several District agencies before the D.C. Circuit and D.C. Court of Appeals. She also provides legal advice to all District government entities on a wide range of legal topics, from administrative law to statutory interpretation to constitutional law.

Professor Browder draws on several years of litigation experience. Prior to joining OAG, she practiced at a boutique litigation firm with a mix of trial and appellate work. Her clients included financial institutions, private corporations, non-profit organizations, and individuals. Before becoming Deputy Attorney General, she was an Assistant Attorney General in OAG’s Office of the Solicitor General.

Professor Browder graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian Studies. She worked as a bond trader for 4 years before joining the Peace Corps in Kenya. She earned her J.D. from Yale Law School. Following law school, Professor Browder served as a law clerk to the Hon. Allyson Duncan at the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and then the Hon. James Boasberg at the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She is admitted to practice law in the District of Columbia.