Qualifications
Former Principal Deputy Director, Office for Civil Rights at U.S. Department of Justice OJP
Nationally recognized subject matter expert on language access; administered LEP.gov
Named to Multilingual Magazine's Top 20 Movers and Shakers in the Language Industry (2026)
Expertise
Language access
Civil rights law
Title VI enforcement
Interpreting and translation policy
Limited English proficiency
Language access training
Michael J. Mulé is a civil rights attorney and nationally recognized subject matter expert on language access, with two decades of experience enforcing federal civil rights laws. He served as Principal Deputy Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs and spent 13 years as an Attorney-Advisor in the DOJ Civil Rights Division, where he led Title VI language access teams and administered LEP.gov. He now works independently developing language access policies, trainings, and advocacy. In April 2026 he was named one of Multilingual Magazine's Top 20 Movers and Shakers in the Language Industry.
Experience
Civil Rights Attorney, Language Access Expert (Self-employed)
Oct 2025 — Present · 1 yr
Principal Deputy Director, Office for Civil Rights at U.S. Department of Justice, OJP
Oct 2024 to Sep 2025 · 11 mos
Deputy Director, Office for Civil Rights at U.S. Department of Justice, OJP
Sep 2023 to Oct 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo
Attorney-Advisor, Civil Rights Division at U.S. Department of Justice
Sep 2010 to Sep 2023 · 13 yrs
Staff Attorney, Language Access, ADA and Section 504 at Empire Justice Center
Sep 2007 to Aug 2010 · 2 yrs 11 mos
Hanna S. Cohn Equal Justice Fellow at Empire Justice Center
Sep 2005 to Aug 2007 · 1 yr 11 mos
Events & webinars (1)
Former Principal Deputy Director, Office for Civil Rights at U.S. Department of Justice OJP
Nationally recognized subject matter expert on language access; administered LEP.gov
Named to Multilingual Magazine's Top 20 Movers and Shakers in the Language Industry (2026)
Language access
Civil rights law
Title VI enforcement
Interpreting and translation policy
Limited English proficiency
Language access training
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