Justin Cummins, Project Co-Director
Justin Cummins, of Miller-O'Brien-Cummins,
prosecutes fair housing, employment, and other civil rights cases. He
is Chair of the Minnesota State Bar Association's Labor &
Employment Section and an Officer of the National Employment Lawyers
Association's Eighth Circuit Board. Justin teaches courses on fair
housing law and civil rights litigation at the University of Minnesota
Law School and William Mitchell College of Law, and he spearheaded the
development of the Workers' Rights Clinic at the University of
Minnesota Law School. Justin has published numerous articles in
national law journals on fair housing and civil rights, mostly recently
as the featured author in a symposium on enforcing international human
rights law in United States courts. Minnesota Lawyer and Minnesota Law & Politics
have recognized Justin as one of the top attorneys in Minnesota. Justin
obtained his B.A. in History from Haverford College, his M.A. in Public
Policy from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and his
J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.