Month: September 2019
Chris Czerwonka
What does a lawyer look like? Chris Czerwonka is an adjunct professor at the Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and an advocate of LGBT and disability rights, but he doesn’t necessarily fit everyone’s image of a lawyer. “I have a walker, I’m five feet, I move slowly,” he says. “Someone like […]
Introduction of the Tony Hunter and Bella Evangelista Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (DC)
Introduction of the Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019 (DC)
D.C. Councilmembers Introduce Legislation Banning LGBTQ+ “Panic” Defense Strategies
Washington D.C. Councilmembers David Grosso and Chairman Phil Mendelson have introduced two separate bills—the “Tony Hunter and Bella Evangelista Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019” and “Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2019,” respectively. The legislation would prohibit legal defenses that “seek to partially or completely excuse crimes such as murder […]
“Wedlocked:” Using Mediation for Same-Sex Divorce
By Hon. Cynthia D. Wright, Senior Judge Hon. Cynthia D. Wright, Senior Judge, is a case manager at JAMS. Judge Wright served for two decades on the bench in Fulton County Superior and State courts, including two successful terms as chief judge. Judge Wright heard thousands of civil cases involving civil rights, education, employment, business, […]