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Emily Walpole
FROM THEATER TO MORGAN LEWIS Emily Walpole grew up in rural North Carolina, where she held several professional theater jobs over the course of a decade, including acting, directing, and carpentry. Over time, Walpole realized that being on stage was less fulfilling than the problem-solving and behind-the-scenes aspect of the profession. She decided it was […]
End the Blood Ban
In light of the COVID-19 crisis, the FDA recently reduced the deferral period for “male [blood] donors who would have been deferred for having sex with another man and female donors who would have been deferred for having sex with a man who had sex with another man” from 12 months to 3 months. Yet […]
Preston Mitchum
Preston Mitchum chose to study law to challenge the notion that all laws are morally right simply because they’re “the law.” Mitchum states, “If we just rested on the laurels of ‘well, that’s the law’ then nothing would change because no one would force it to change.” For Mitchum, the recognition that the law is […]
Zach Baumann
Zach Baumann is a current 3L at the University of Houston Law Center, focusing his studies on health law. “I’ve always been interested in how the government works, and [his decision to attend law school] was right around when the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was being implemented. A lot of the classes at the time […]
Courage, Dignity, Strength, and Activism
At a White House Coronavirus Task Force press briefing on April 8, 2020, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, took a brief moment to honor the struggle of the LGBTQ+ community during the HIV epidemic. Fauci highlighted how marginalized communities are being disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Whitney Williams
Whitney Williams knows what it’s like to create space for herself and enter a room prepared to make things happen. A recent Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law graduate, she is about to start a job at her dream firm at Littler Mendelson P.C. after connecting with the firm at the 2019 Lavender Law® […]
Laura Maechtlen
From Music to Law Before becoming a lawyer and vital member of Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Laura Maechtlen began her career in music. At college, she studied violin performance and education, working hard to excel in an extremely competitive field. After completing college, she decided to retire from her music career and pursue something a little […]
2020 Law School Campus Climate Survey
National LGBT Bar Association and Foundation Announces New Board Members
Now Is The Time To Commit To Lasting Institutional Change
By M. Dru Levasseur, Deputy Program Officer of the National LGBT Bar As the COVID-19 pandemic rattles the world economy, several law firms have begun cutting support staff or vastly reducing their billable hours. These initial cuts may be a sign of what’s to come during a potential post-pandemic economic downturn and have far-reaching implications for […]