Peter Mina, a longtime civil rights and employment law leader in the federal government, has retired from federal service and opened The Mina Firm P.L.L.C., a Washington, D.C.–based practice focused on federal-sector employment matters and civil rights litigation. He announced the move on LinkedIn.
Mina brings more than two decades of experience representing and advising federal agencies and employees. Most recently, he served as Deputy Officer in the Department of Homeland Security’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), where he advised department leadership on the civil rights and civil liberties implications of screening and vetting, intelligence activities, immigration enforcement, counterterrorism, and public-order operations. He oversaw CRCL’s complaint process, reviewing thousands of allegations annually, and helped ensure DHS grant recipients complied with federal anti-discrimination laws. He also led budget and transition planning, managed a workforce of more than 120 personnel as the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the CRCL Officer, and represented DHS in international human-rights engagements.
Before CRCL, Mina spent eight years at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), culminating as Chief of the Labor and Employment Law Division. There, he supervised litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), supported the DOJ on federal court matters, and developed training for headquarters managers on preventing retaliation and improving selection practices. Earlier in his career, he practiced federal employment law in the private sector with Tully Rinckey PLLC. As well as Shaw, Bransford, Veilleux & Roth, and Gary T. Brown & Associates, handling discrimination and whistleblower cases before administrative forums and in federal court.
At The Mina Firm P.L.L.C., Mina will represent federal employees on discrimination, whistleblower, and retaliation claims; defend clients in disciplinary matters before employing agencies, the EEOC, and the MSPB; and pursue constitutional claims, including Section 1983 and Bivens actions.
Mina holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a B.A. in Government and English from the University of Virginia.
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