Damian Ortiz
Clinical Professor
The John Marshall Law School
315 South Plymouth Court
Chicago, Illinois 60604
312.786.2267
E-mail: 6ortiz@jmls.edu

BS, Loyola University of Chicago
JD, The John Marshall Law School
LLM, The John Marshall Law School

Damian Ortiz is a clinical professor at The John Marshall Law School Fair Housing Legal Clinic. He teaches at the clinic and teaches the Fair Housing & Fair Lending course. He has litigated fair housing cases in administrative, state and federal courts. His most noteworthy case is Sullivan-Lackey v. Godinez, 815 N.E.2d 822 (Ill. App. 1st Dist. 2004). He argued before the appellate court and the court found that the federal housing assistance program, Section 8, is a lawful source of income. The court further stated that such a finding is consistent with the City of Chicago's policy to assure full and equal opportunity to obtain fair and adequate housing without discrimination against them because of their source of income.

Professor Ortiz conducts fair housing trainings and supervises staff attorneys and law students who are litigating fair housing cases at the Fair Housing Clinic. Professor Ortiz has received a number of awards for his community service and dedication to civil rights. Previously he worked as a judicial intern for the Honorable Ronald A. Guzman of the United States Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

He is a member of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois, the Hispanic Bar Association, and other bar associations. Other community activities include the Cook County Hospital Interpreter Program, the Chicago Chamber of Commerce Youth Motivation Program, First Defense Legal Aid, Coordinated Advise and Referral Program for Legal Services (CARPLS), Minority Legal Education Resource Volunteer (MLER), and service on the boards of various not-for-profit organizations.