Who We Are

Methodist Justice Ministry (MJM) was founded in 2006 by Reverend and attorney Brooks Harrington, a Fort Worth native with a distinguished background in law and ministry. Brooks attended Yale and Oklahoma University before serving three years as a US Marine infantry officer. He then pursued a law degree at George Washington University Law School in Washington D.C., and after graduating, he joined the faculty there for two years. 

In 1978, he was appointed as a federal criminal prosecutor in Washington D.C. by the Carter Administration. During the Reagan administration, Brooks advanced to Deputy Chief of Felony Trial, overseeing the prosecution of violent crimes, including homicides, rapes, and sexual crimes against children. During this period, he prosecuted eight first-degree murder cases to jury verdicts, gaining a deep understanding of the cycles of violence, poverty, and drug abuse in the community. 

In 1983, Brooks returned to Fort Worth to practice civil litigation law, focusing on medical malpractice defense for a decade. Despite his success, he felt a calling to ministry and graduated summa cum laude from Perkins School of Theology at S.M.U. in 1994, subsequently becoming an ordained minister. He served as the senior pastor of Diamond Hill United Methodist Church in north Fort Worth for five years, ministering to a low-income community plagued by poverty, hunger, gang activity, and drug abuse. 

Brooks desired to combine his faith and legal expertise, to create long-lasting change in our community, which led him to establish MJM, a 501(c)(3) organization through First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth. Since its inception, MJM has filed over 1,200 lawsuits, advocating for more than 3,000 indigent victims of abuse and neglect. Today, Aaryn Landers Lamb, the Executive Director, leads MJM, ensuring that Brooks’ legacy of justice and compassion continues.