Author: csimpson
Candelario Saldana
By Caleb Simpson Being Resilient Candelario Saldana’s path to becoming an attorney was not easy, requiring patience, persistence, and change. Saldana recalls when he first learned when he was undocumented: He was assigned a career project in junior high school and was drawn to the legal profession. When he went home and told his mother […]
Leah Brenner
By Wenxi Lu Leah Brenner (she/her) is a 2L at Vermont Law & Graduate School, pursuing both a JD and a Master of Arts in Restorative Justice. She works as an advanced student clinician with the Vermont Immigration Assistance Clinic and the Family Law Project. She also serves as VLGS’s Vice President of the Student […]
Jay Larry
The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association is proud to highlight our fellow Board Member, Jay Larry. While attending Vanderbilt University, he discovered his passion for the law. His curiosity blossomed when he took Philosophy of Law and switched his studies from pre-med to English and History Interdisciplinary Studies, with minors in Philosophy, Film Studies, and Spanish. […]
Dallas LGBT Bar Association
By Caleb Simpson We spoke with Callie Butcher, President of the Dallas LGBTQ+ Bar Association for our affiliate spotlight blog series. The Dallas LGBT Bar Association was founded by a small group of queer lawyers in 1992 under the guise of a “book club” to provide a safe space. By 1999, the group formally […]
Alejandra Caraballo
Answering the Call An ardent advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, Alejandra Caraballo is a shining star within the legal profession and abroad. Currently, Caraballo is a Clinical Instructor for the Cyberlaw Clinic situated in Harvard Law School’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society. Her focus is on the intersection of gender and technology, […]
District of Columbia LGBTQ+ Bar Association
By Caleb Simpson We are pleased to highlight the District of Columbia LGBTQ+ Bar Association in our affiliate spotlight blog series! The DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association was founded in 1990 to serve LGBTQ+ lawyers and legal professionals in the nation’s capital. Josh Mogil, Board Member and Treasurer of the DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association, says, “Our […]