Daniel P. Suitor

(he/him/his)

Education:

J.D., University of Minnesota Law School, Labor & Employment Concentration
B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Management Engineering

Admissions

Minnesota Supreme Court
U.S. District Court of Minnesota
U.S. District Court of Colorado

How did I get here?

After growing up in New Hampshire and attending engineering school, I began my working life employed by tax consultancies before working for a Fortune 100 company as a financial analyst. I decided to give up that career and go to law school in 2018, as I was approaching 30 years old, because I decided I could no longer serve corporate interests. My goal from the minute I decided to pursue a career as a lawyer has been to work for working people, fight against corporate malfeasance, and seek justice for people just trying to live their lives. This is still my mission, every day.

I began my legal career with HOME Line, a Minnesota-based tenant's rights nonprofit, in my third year of law school as a part of the Saeks Public Interest Residency Program. In my time there, I advised 3,730 renters across the state, defended tenants in eviction cases, and worked on state and local legislative policy issues. After three years, I took a job with a plaintiff-side employment law firm litigating class-action cases concerning racial discrimination, wage and hour disputes, and breach of ERISA fiduciary duties.

Now, I work for myself, free to take the cases that I think deserve to be fought.

I live in South Minneapolis with my wife, almost four-year-old son, and equally adorable and frustrating greyhound (Noodle). Outside of work, I have a passion for local politics. I advocate for important issues and volunteer for progressive campaigns. I also collect movies and music in physical media, so you can be assured that at least some of what I earn working for you will be spent on obscure DVDs.

Publications

Daniel P. Suitor, Note, You Don’t Have a Home to Go to but You Can Stay Here: A Bill of Rights for Unhoused Minnesotans, 106 Minn. L. Rev. (Nov. 30, 2021), https://minnesotalawreview.org/article/you-dont-have-a-home-to-go-to-but-you-can-stay-here-a-bill-of-rights-for-unhoused-minnesotans.

Daniel P. Suitor, Winning What’s Owed: A Litigative Approach to Reparations, 105 Minn. L. Rev. Headnotes 391 (2021), https://minnesotalawreview.org/article/winning-whats-owed-a-litigative-approach-to-reparations.

Daniel P. Suitor, Symposium Foreword, A Hill to Die On: Federal Court Reform in the 2020s, 106 Minn. L. Rev. 2591 (2022), https://minnesotalawreview.org/article/a-hill-to-die-on-federal-court-reform-in-the-2020s.

Daniel P. Suitor, It’s Colder Day by Day: Adopting a Winter Eviction Moratorium in Minnesota, Minn. L. Rev.: De Novo (Apr. 16, 2021), https://minnesotalawreview.org/2021/04/16/its-colder-day-by-day-adopting-a-winter-eviction-moratorium-in-minnesota.

Media

Susan Du, Court: Minneapolis Landlord Broke Law When He Blocked Democratic Socialists From Door Knocking, Minn. Star Trib. (Oct. 9, 2025), https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-landlord-fined-door-knocking-ban/601487062.

Dan Netter, Q&A: Working in Tenants’ Rights with Housing Attorney Daniel Suitor, Fin. & Com. (Sept. 20, 2024), https://finance-commerce.com/2024/09/qa-working-in-tenants-rights-with-housing-attorney-daniel-suitor.

Frederick Melo, St. Paul on Pace for Worst Residential Construction Season in More Than a Decade, St. Paul Pioneer Press (Sept. 8, 2024), https://www.twincities.com/2024/09/08/st-paul-on-pace-for-worst-residential-construction-season-in-more-than-a-decade.

Natasha Delion, Who is Responsible for Car Thefts in Apartment Garages?, Minn. Daily (Mar. 4, 2024), https://mndaily.com/282298/city/who-is-responsible-for-car-thefts-in-apartment-garages,

Erin Adler, Shakopee Luxury Apartment Residents Furious at Forced Move to New Building Next Door, Minn. Star Trib. (Feb. 4, 2024), https://www.startribune.com/shakopee-luxury-apartment-residents-furious-at-forced-move-to-new-building-next-door/600340904.

Susan Du, Case of Evicted Minneapolis Tenant Poses Questions About Legality of Power Shutoffs, Minn. Star Trib. (Aug. 11, 2023), https://www.startribune.com/case-of-evicted-minneapolis-tenant-poses-questions-about-legality-of-power-shutoffs/600296592.

Rebecca Mennecke, Move Over, Mold! New Ordinance Tackles City Living Conditions, Mpls St. Paul Mag. (July 12, 2023), https://mspmag.com/health-and-fitness/move-over-mold-new-ordinance-tackles-city-living-conditions.

Katie Galioto, For Some St. Paul Tenants, Rent Control Falls Short, Minn. Star Trib. (June 30, 2023), https://www.startribune.com/st-paul-rent-control-falls-short-some-tenants/600286358.

Ava Kian, New Minneapolis Ordinance Aims to Reduce Mold in City’s Rental Units, MinnPost (June 20, 2023), https://www.minnpost.com/race-health-equity/2023/06/new-minneapolis-ordinance-aims-to-reduce-mold-in-citys-rental-units.

J.D. Duggan, Is Now a ‘Risky Time’ for Rent Control in Minneapolis?, Fin. & Com. (June 1, 2023), https://finance-commerce.com/2023/06/is-now-a-risky-time-for-rent-control-in-minneapolis.

Cam Gordon, Competing Options for Rent Control, Southside Pride (Jan. 2, 2023), https://southsidepride.com/2023/01/02/competing-options-for-rent-control.

Ava Kian, Calls for Eviction Moratorium as Temps Fall to Dangerous Lows in Minnesota, MinnPost (Dec. 21, 2022), https://www.minnpost.com/race-health-equity/2022/12/calls-for-eviction-moratorium-as-temps-fall-to-dangerous-lows-in-minnesota.

J.D. Duggan, How Was the Minneapolis Rent Control Proposal Created?, Fin. & Com. (Dec. 15, 2022),

https://finance-commerce.com/2022/12/how-was-the-minneapolis-rent-control-proposal-created.

Frederick Melo, After St. Paul’s Concessions on Rent Control, Some Developers Bullish, Others Still Balk, St. Paul Pioneer Press (Oct. 10, 2022), https://www.twincities.com/2022/10/10/after-st-pauls-concessions-on-rent-control-some-developers-bullish-others-still-balk.

Rose Schmidt, Minneapolis Working to Craft Rent Control Policy, a Year After St. Paul Ordinance Passes, FOX9 Minneapolis-St. Paul (Sept. 13, 2022), https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-working-to-craft-rent-control-policy-a-year-after-st-paul-ordinance-passes.

Speaking

Matt Eichenlaub & Daniel P Suitor, Tenant/Landlord Webinar — Going to Conciliation Court, HOME Line (Sept. 18, 2024), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yekl1Lj-yv8.

Symposium Panel: Cannabis Bill: Decriminalization & Expungements, Minn. J. L. & Ineq. (Feb. 7, 2024),

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOqhkskg93o.

Ryan Peterson & Daniel P. Suitor, CLE: The Intersection of Consumer and Landlord/Tenant Law, Minn. State. Bar Assoc. (Oct. 18, 2023).

Daniel P. Suitor, HOME Line Webinar - Developments in Tenant/Landlord Caselaw: 2022 In Review, HOME Line (Jan. 18, 2023), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4VJneLb-jE.

Lee Silberberg, Season 4, Episode 4: You Don’t Have a Home to Go to but You Can Stay Here w/ Dan Suitor, Experto Crede Podcast (May 27, 2022), https://conservancy.umn.edu/items/7b823ef7-644e-4231-8a0d-597f44fdf001.