Justice Legal Strategies

“I believe that Jon Greenbaum is the Thurgood Marshall of our era.... I’ve had the chance to try cases with and against some of the best lawyers in the world. None, in my view, are comparable to the brilliance, the tenacity, the insightfulness, and he has a great sense of humor.”

REMARKS BY MICHAEL JONES IN PRESENTING
THE EDWIN D. WOLF AWARD TO JON GREENBAUM
DECEMBER 7, 2023

ABOUT JUSTICE LEGAL STRATEGIES

Justice Legal Strategies provides customized legal, management, and strategic assistance to those in the progressive movement and their allies who seek to achieve a more just, equitable, and sustainable society.

This is an especially perilous time for democracy. Meeting the moment requires expansive thinking, creativity, teamwork, and effective time management. Justice Legal Strategies can help as a problem solver and thought partner to progressive nonprofits, philanthropy, law firms, corporations, and governmental officials that aim to advance racial and social justice.

ABOUT JON GREENBAUM

Jon Greenbaum, the founder of Justice Legal Strategies, is one of the top civil rights and voting rights lawyers in the country, having worked for over 25 years in key positions at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and in the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice. Jon has litigated some of the most important and complex civil rights cases in this century. Jon also has two decades of experience as a manager of large legal teams and has collaborated closely with a variety of external partners. Jon brings his skills as a litigator, legal thinker, developer and implementer of programs, and manager of people and processes to help progressive legal organizations achieve greater impact through innovative and carefully considered strategies and the ability to create legal teams that thrive.

For nearly fifteen years as Chief Counsel at the Lawyers’ Committee, Jon managed a multi-unit legal department with as many as forty people, served on the Executive Management Team, and co-led teams with law firm partners and nonprofit leaders. Jon worked with staff lawyers and pro bono counsel, public policy teams, communications professionals, organizers, social scientists, clients, external partners, and others to craft multifaceted responses to civil rights issues.

Jon brings his skills as a litigator, legal thinker, developer and implementer of programs, and manager of people and processes to help progressive legal organizations achieve greater impact through innovative and carefully considered strategies and the ability to create legal teams that thrive.

SERVICES

Justice Legal Strategies provides a suite of services to progressive legal organizations and their allies that draw from Jon Greenbaum’s extensive experience as a litigator and legal strategist, executive manager, and expert in civil rights. These services can help organizations litigate cases more effectively and design stronger, multi-faceted strategies in response to legal challenges; structure legal units and better develop individual lawyers to achieve greater impact; and achieve a deeper understanding of complex civil rights issues.

Justice Legal Strategies looks forward to helping your organization achieve its goals as we learn from each other and enjoy this collaborative and essential journey.

TESTIMONIALS

Justice Blog

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Contact Us

Phone

(202) 601-8678

Email

jgreenbaum@justicels.com

Address

1455 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20004