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Ms. Motley is an Associate at Jackson & Campbell, P.C. and a member of the Firm’s General Litigation and Trial and Real Estate Practice Groups. Selena is experienced in fair housing policy and litigation work. She also concentrates in real property and general litigation matters. Prior to joining the firm, Selena represented tenants, landlords, management companies, public housing authorities and developers in administrative proceedings and all aspects of complex state and federal litigation.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University, where she graduated magma cum laude. Selena earned her J.D. from Howard University School of Law. While in law school, she was the Executive Submissions & Solicitations Editor for the Howard Human and Civil Rights Law Review. She also interned for the Honorable Raymond A. Jackson in the Eastern District of Virginia.

Selena is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, and the Eastern District of New York. She is a member of the Washington Bar Association and the National Bar Association.

Selena is also a member of the firm’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, which promotes Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at all levels as well social and educational programming.

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