Lawyers' Committee

Involves private bar in the representation of victims of race, national origin, and gender discrimination

The principal mission of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure equal justice for all through the rule of law, targeting in particular the inequities confronting African Americans and other racial and ethnic minorities. The Lawyers’ Committee is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, formed in 1963 at the request of President John F. Kennedy to enlist the private bar’s leadership and resources in combating racial discrimination and the resulting inequality of opportunity – work that continues to be vital today.

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Leadership & Staff

Brenda Shum Director of the Educational Opportunities Project, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

• Director of the Educational Opportunities Project ('10→?)*

Phillip Zackler Attorney, Minami Tamaki LLP

• Pro bono attorney

Ernest Morial New Orleans Democrat

• Founding member

Board Members

Patricia Ann Millett Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

• Member, Board of Trustees (past)

Alexander D Forger Special Counsel, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP

• Member, Board of Directors (past)

Jeh Johnson former Department of Homeland Security Secretary

• Member, Board of Directors (past)

Donors

Home Depot Home improvement supplies retailer

• Donation/Grant · 1,000,000 USD

Lumina Foundation for Education Inc

• Donation/Grant

Memberships

Alliance for Housing Justice

• Member