Deena Tumeh

Senior Associate Attorney Washington, D.C. Office

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Zahra Ahmad
Public Affairs and Communication Strategist
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Bar Admissions

D.C., CA (inactive)

Deena Tumeh is a senior associate attorney in the Washington, D.C., office.

Prior to joining Earthjustice, Deena worked at Public Counsel, where she litigated child welfare, immigration, and disability cases. She clerked for the Honorable Jill A. Pryor in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit and the Honorable Myron H. Thompson in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

Deena graduated from Yale University and Stanford Law School.

The Latest from Deena Tumeh

November 18, 2021

In the News: Courthouse News Service

Environmental groups sue EPA over toxic air pollutants in Gulf states

“Communities shouldn’t have to sue EPA to compel the agency to do its job, but this, especially the health emergency in St. John, has reached the point where suit is needed to ensure EPA fulfills its duty to protect public health.”