Category: Bar Affiliate Spotlight
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 […]
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 […]
The Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association
By Caleb Simpson We are delighted to promote the Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association in our monthly spotlight blog series! One of the first state affiliate organizations of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association, the Massachusetts LGBTQ Bar Association was founded in 1985 to provide LGBTQ lawyers a visible presence within the Massachusetts legal community. The organization […]
The Pauli Murray LGBTQ+ Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association’s LGBT Law Section
Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association
By Siena Hohne This month the LGBT Bar is excited to promote the Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association in our affiliate spotlight blog series! The Philadelphia LGBTQ Bar Association has grown and changed significantly since it was first founded in 1986. The organization was originally called Philadelphia Attorneys for Human Rights (PAHR), an intentionally vague name […]
Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia
By Siena Hohne This month the LGBT Bar is excited to promote the Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia (SBA) in our new affiliate spotlight blog series! SBA was founded in 1995 after the Bar’s three founders attended another Bar association’s convention and realized that they wanted to bring the same sense of community for LGBTQ+ […]