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LGBTQ+ Pride Reception & Arthur S. Leonard Award Ceremony

LGBTQ+ Pride Reception & Arthur S. Leonard Award Ceremony
Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

 Format: In-Person 

Program Fee: 
Free for Members |$15 for Non-Members 

Description: 
The LGBTQ+ Pride Reception provides attorneys, summer associates, law students, and others opportunities to network and celebrate with members of the LGBTQ+ community. At this annual event, the LGBTQ+ Rights Committee will present the annual Arthur S. Leonard Award, recognizing those who have made a compelling commitment to LGBTQ+ equality through the law. The Arthur S. Leonard Award is named in honor of Professor Arthur S. Leonard, whose contribution to LGBTQ legal scholarship and distinguished career of LGBTQ+ advocacy represent the best of the legal profession and our diverse community.

This Pride Reception will be preceded by the CLE program From Book Bans to ByteDance. You can register for the CLE program here. If you are already registered for the CLE, no need to register for the Reception. To register for the Reception only, please use the Register button in the bottom right corner below. 

2025 Arthur S. Leonard Award Recipients:
Joshua Block, Senior Counsel, ACLU LGBTQ+ & HIV Project
Shain Filcher, Associate Counsel, New York State Office of Court Administration Office for Justice Initiatives

Sponsoring Committee:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ Rights, Hayley Gorenberg and Jared Trujillo, Co-Chairs

Co-Sponsoring Committees: 
Children & the Law, Amy R. Hozer-Weber and Christina Rich, Co-Chairs
Civil Rights, Evan Henley and Molly Thomas-Jensen, Co-Chairs

Silver Sponsors
Ballard Spahr LLP
Dicello Levitt LLP
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight LLP 

Bronze Sponsors 
Blank Rome LLP
Kahana Feld LLP

  


Where
New York City Bar Association 42 West 44th St. New York, NY 10036

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