February Meeting: Marsha Rucker, EEOC Birmingham

Marsha Rucker, EEOC Birmingham

Marsha Rucker is the regional attorney for the Birmingham District of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission with jurisdiction over Alabama, Mississippi (except 17 northern counties), and the Florida Panhandle. As regional attorney, Marsha manages and litigates cases to further the eradication of unlawful employment discrimination as well as the development of the law under the statutes the EEOC enforces.

Marsha began her career with the EEOC as a trial attorney in the Birmingham District Office in 2008 and became the District’s regional attorney in December 2016. Prior to coming to the EEOC, Marsha was in-house counsel for two, large public housing authorities.

Initially, she was employed as a staff attorney for the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (“CMHA”).   She later was a senior staff attorney for the Housing Authority City of Pittsburgh (“HACP”). Early in her career,  Marsha was a staff attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.

In this capacity, she represented more than 500 clients in various courts and tribunals in matters involving federal and state housing law, contract law, and public benefits. 

Marsha received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from Duke University and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law where she was a Patricia Roberts Harris National Fellow.