Dustin Gaines is an attorney and a founding partner at Gaines, Goodspeed & Juba, P.C./My Church Law Firm—a national law firm representing churches, religious nonprofits, and religious schools. Dustin oversees the firm’s litigation practice and speaks regularly in churches, at conferences, and at staff trainings.
He has been involved in a wide array of church litigation—from initial demand through trial—related to Title VII, the ministerial exception, property disputes, religious land use and zoning, hierarchical ecclesiastical disputes, board disputes, property tax exemption, and general civil litigation.
Dustin also dedicates a significant portion of his practice to defending and representing churches throughout the course of government and state attorneys general investigations. His practice is also focused on church crisis management and public relations counsel to help churches and nonprofit organizations through some of their most difficult times.
Before law school, Dustin worked in full-time ministry and served as a school administrator.
He graduated from Liberty University School of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Liberty University Law Review. He is grateful to help church leaders make wise decisions to help keep people safe and protect the churches where they attend.
