Sakinah Tillman is a legal scholar and clinical educator whose work examines racial inequities within the state and local property tax system. As a faculty member at the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, she mentors student attorneys, teaches courses in taxation, and engages in leadership roles that advance equity and professional development in the legal field.
Experience
Education
Master of Laws in Taxation Juris Doctor Bachelors of Arts in Political Science: Public Administration Concentration, with Communication Studies Minor
Roles
Co-Chair, Annual Job Fair, Washington Bar Association, 2024-Present Member-At-Large, Maryland State Bar Association, Tax Section Council, 2022-Present Vice President, Washington Bar Association, 2023-24 Monumental City Bar Foundation, 2023-Present Secretary, Washington Bar Association, 2022-23 President, Monumental City Bar Association, 2021-22 President Elect, Monumental City Bar Association, 2020-21 Treasurer, Washington Bar Association, 2018-20 Co-Chair, Knowledge is Power Committee, Washington Bar Association 2017-18
Courses Taught
Tax Clinic Intro to Taxation
Expertise
Supervising Student Attorneys
Research Focus / Works in Progress
Racial inequities within the state and local property tax system
