Deborah Lolai is the founder and supervising attorney of the LGBTQ Defense Practice at the Bronx Defenders. In her role, Deborah represents LGBTQ clients in criminal cases and related legal matters, provides internal and external cultural competency and best practices trainings, and engages in community organizing and advocacy efforts to empower our LGBTQ clients, and reduce the harm caused by the various systems they navigate. Deborah is a member of the NYC Board of Correction Task Force on Issues Facing Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming, Non-Binary and/or Intersex People in Custody. She is currently the facilitator of the NYC LGBT Direct Services RoundTable, which organizes direct service providers in NYC serving LGBTQ clients.