LGBTQ RIGHTS

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community has fought and continues to fight diligently for civil rights in the court system - and LGBTQ+ adults and children need passionate and motivated representation for issues that come up at work, at home, in public and with friends and family.

Featured Speaking Engagements

National LGBT Bar Conference (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Trans Name and Gender Changes 2.0
​National LGBT Bar Conference (San Francisco, CA)
  • LGBTQ Rights in Heartland: How Middle America Influences Law and Culture
Midwest Regional Trans Symposium (Cincinnati, OH)
  • Transgender Issues and the Law
  • You Mean We Have to Testify? How to Approach Gender Non-Conforming ​Issues in Court
Ohio State Bar Association LGBTQ Symposium (Columbus, OH)
  • Transgender Name and Gender Marker Changes
Ohio Association of Magistrates (Ohio Judicial College) (Cleveland, OH)
  • Procedural Issues Involving Gender Non-Conforming Youth​
HOME: Emerging Issues in Fair Housing Summit (Cincinnati, OH)
  • LGBTQ Housing Rights
Northern Kentucky Bar Association (Covington, KY)
  • ​Balancing Religious Freedom & LGBTQ Rights
  • Should We Get Married?: The Legal and Financial Implications of Non-Traditional Families ​
Cincinnati Bar Association Women Lawyers Seminar
  • The Bathroom and Beyond: LGBTQ Issues in the Workplace​

Cases in the News

2019 - Transgender Name Changes (WKRC Cincinnati)​
2018 - Transgender Rights (The Advocate)
2017 - Same-Sex Parents (WKRC Cincinnati)
2016 - Transgender Employment Rights (FoxNews.com)

Publications

"Cincinnati Pride: Why Businesses Are Progressing on LGBT Issues" (May 2017)
"LGBTQ Rights in Post-Trump America" (April 2017)
"The Legal Struggle for Transgender Rights" (July 2016)
"The T in LGBT - The Next Civil Rights Battle" (June 2016)
"Real Property Issues Post-Obergefell" (December 2015)
"Family Law Issues Post-Obergefell" (July 2015)
"Issue Spotting: Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages Post-Obergefell" (June 2015)