Anita R. Brown-Graham Name: Anita R. Brown-Graham
Title: Professor of Public Law and Government
Phone: 919.962.0595
E-mail: brgraham@sog.unc.edu
Areas of Interest: Community economic development; affordable housing; civil liability of local governments and officials
Anita Brown-Graham joined the Institute of Government in 1994. Prior to that, she served as law clerk to the Honorable William B. Shubb in the eastern district of California and as business litigation counsel in a Sacramento, California, law firm. Brown-Graham has provided significant training and written books and articles focused on developing the economic base of distressed communities. She also currently serves on the boards of several development organizations and foundations. Brown-Graham earned an undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and, after attending graduate school at LSU, she earned a law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.