Toni Marsh

Toni Marsh is an attorney serving as Vice Dean of Academic Affairs in the College of Professional Studies. In this role she oversees the teams who plan, administer, and deliver academic programs. She leads the main areas of activity for the college including faculty affairs, curriculum, academic resources, and operations.

She is the founding director of the GW paralegal studies program and serves as Executive Editor of the Journal of Paralegal Education and Practice, the Director of Lambda Epsilon Chi, the national paralegal honor society, and on the Board the American Association for Paralegal Education.

Her research focuses on increasing access to justice through the utilization of paralegals. She has worked extensively in Tanzania, where she designed the first formal paralegal education program in that nation. The curriculum she designed is still in use throughout Tanzania.

Prior to joining GW, Professor Marsh practiced criminal and juvenile law.