Jason Adkins Executive Director & General Counsel Minnesota Catholic Conference, St. Paul, MN Prior to joining the MCC, Adkins served as a civil rights attorney with the Institute for Justice Minnesota Chapter where he fought eminent domain abuse, defended free speech, and promoted economic and educational opportunity. He received his law degree from the University of Minnesota, where he currently serves as an adjunct professor. After law school, Adkins clerked for state and federal appellate judges. He did his undergraduate and graduate studies at the University of St. Thomas, and has also worked as a teacher and journalist.