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LGBTQ+ Pride Reception & Arthur S. Leonard Award Ceremony

LGBTQ+ Pride Reception & Arthur S. Leonard Award Ceremony
Monday, June 15, 2026 | 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm

 Format: In-Person 

Program Fee: 
Free for Members |$20 for Non-Members 

Description: 
The LGBTQ+ Pride Reception provides attorneys, summer associates, law students, and others the opportunity 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.

2026 Arthur S. Leonard Award Recipients:
Diana Adams
Executive Director of the Chosen Family Law Center and founder of Diana Adams Law & Mediation 

Charlie Arrowood
Senior Counsel & Acting Executive Director of the Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York Courts

Danielle C. King
Law Office of Danielle C. King, PLLC 
Family Formation & Protection Policy Consultant, Family Equality
The 2026 Pride Reception will be preceded by the CLE program Leveraging New York’s Equal Rights Amendment to Protect LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. 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. 
Sponsoring Committee:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ Rights, Hayley Gorenberg and Jared Trujillo, Co-Chairs

Co-Sponsoring Committees: 
Civil Rights, Evan Henley and Molly Thomas-Jensen, Co-Chairs

Gold Sponsor:
Wigdor LLP

Silver Sponsors:
Menken Simpson & Rozger LLP
Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight, LLP 
Bronze Sponsors 
Blank Rome LLP
Kahana Feld LLP
Vladeck Raskin & Clark P.C.
  


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

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