Marita Etcubañez is Director of Programs for the Asian American Justice Center.
Prior to joining AAJC, Ms. Etcubañez spent more than seven years as director of legal services for the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center, where she previously was a staff attorney. Her ten years’ experience providing direct legal services to low-income communities includes advocating on behalf of migrant and seasonal farm workers with Texas Rural Legal Aid, as well as working with labor pool workers as part of the Homeless Persons Representation Project in Baltimore.
Ms. Etcubañez holds a juris doctorate and bachelor’s degree, with honors, from the University of Michigan. She is admitted to practice in Maryland and the District of Columbia.




