Phil Duran JD

Phil Duran, Director of Advocacy, Research, and Education, oversees JustUs Health’s public education and research programs, including the recently integrated programs of Rainbow Health Initiative and Training to Serve, ShiftMN, and outreach & prevention teams. As an experienced attorney and civil rights advocate, Phil also assists our legal team with cases in the areas of trans health and human rights.

Phil spent 18 years as legal director at OutFront Minnesota. He has been a member of the Minneapolis Civil Rights Commission and Transgender Issues Workgroup, and of Governor Mark Dayton’s Task Force on the Prevention of School Bullying. He was a founding board member of the Minnesota Lavender Bar Association and served as the first out president of the Minnesota State Bar Association, where he remains a member of its Health Law Section. In his spare time, he is an avid reader, lover of vintage photography and antiques.