Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity | Illinois State Bar Association

The mission of ISBA Standing Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

To educate attorneys, judges, the Association, and members of the general public about the law as it relates to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ("LGBT") persons;
to promote the fair and equal treatment of LGBT individuals by identifying the types of discrimination that LGBT persons experience and pursuing appropriate forms of education, legislation, and advocacy to eliminate such discrimination; and
to further the professional development of LGBT attorneys and law students, as well as practitioners who serve LGBT clients, by creating programming, mentoring opportunities, and other resources that support their professional needs and interests.

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Rachael N. Toft, Law Offices of Rachael Toft, Chicago, Chair
Brian E. Fliflet, Illinois Department of Revenue, Chicago, Secretary
Heidi E. Ramos, Prairie State Legal Services, Peoria, Ex-Officio
Deidre Baumann, Baumann & Shuldiner, Forest Park, Member
Norden S. Gilbert, DeKalb, Member
Michael K. Goldberg, Goldberg Law Group, Chicago, Member
Matthew Peter Holm, Heyl Royster Voelker & Allen PC, Loves Park, Member
Carol L. Jones, Metz + Jones LLC, Chicago, Member
Raleigh D. Kalbfleisch, Law Office of Raleigh D Kalbfleisch, Wheaton, Member
Olivia St. Clair Long, O Long Law LLC, Evanston, Member
Jonathan R. Miller, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid Foundation, East Saint Louis, Member
John W. Moore, John W Moore PC, Chicago, Member
Jennifer A. Shaw, The Shaw Law Group PC, Alton, Member
Mario Sullivan, Johnson & Sullivan Ltd, Chicago, Member
Richard A. Wilson, Richard A Wilson PC Law Offices, Chicago, Member
Mary L. Milano, IL Guardianship & Advocacy Commission, Chicago, Board Liaison
Tyshi Davis, Illinois State Bar Association, Chicago, Staff Liaison