Marc Dubin, Esq., serves as Director of Advocacy at the Center for Independent Living of South Florida. He is a former prosecutor, and for over 12 years served as a Senior Trial Attorney at the Justice Department, in the Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights Division, in Washington, D.C. In that capacity, he was responsible for nationwide enforcement of the ADA on behalf of the United States, and for developing and training about technical assistance concerning the ADA, giving speeches throughout the United States.
In addition to his expertise in the ADA, Marc also has extensive expertise in criminal justice matters, having served as a prosecutor for over a decade, and having served as Special Counsel to the Justice Department’s Office on Violence Against Women. In that capacity, he advised Attorney General Reno and Director Bonnie Campbell about implementation of the federal Violence Against Women Act, and traveled throughout the United States providing education about the Act.
Marc founded and serves as Executive Director of CAVNET (Communities Against Violence Network), a nationwide nonprofit addressing crime victims with disabilities and violence against women. CAVNET’s extensive online database is located at http://www.cavnet.org/. CAVNET is a recipient of a Ms. Foundation for Women grant and is a partner with Lifetime Television’s “End Violence Against Women” Campaign.
In a voluntary capacity, Marc also served as President of the Legal Process and Advocacy Division at the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) for two years, after a national election to the position. In that capacity, he helped in developing advocacy positions on behalf of people with cognitive disabilities.
Marc currently serves as Co-Chair of the Florida Bar’s Disability Law Committee (http://www.disabilitylawcommittee.com/), and as Chair of the Hotel Emergency Preparedness and Accommodations Work Group, a Project of the Florida Department of Health’s Emergency Preparedness Disability Task Force. He is also co-founder of the Medicaid Reform Advocacy Coalition (MRAC).
Marc also serves as Chair of the CIL of South Florida Advocacy Program Advisory Board, a Board comprised of experts, advocates, and people with disabilities from all over the world.
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