Join leading legal professionals to discuss challenges facing trans and nonbinary colleagues, the impact of today’s climate, and key strategies to build more inclusive legal workplace
Workplace diversity and inclusion are critical priorities, yet LGBT+ professionals in the legal sector often face unique challenges, including discrimination, lack of representation, and unequal access to advancement opportunities.
This program will examine the intersection of LGBT+ rights and workplace dynamics within legal practice, focusing on fostering inclusivity, addressing unconscious bias, and creating equitable opportunities.
Topics include anti-discrimination policies, best practices for inclusive leadership, and strategies to support LGBT+ colleagues and clients.
Attendees will leave equipped with actionable insights to build a more inclusive workplace environment and advance diversity in the legal profession.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
· Identify and analyze the unique barriers and biases faced by LGBT+ professionals in legal practice, including discrimination and representation gaps.
· Develop strategies to implement and promote inclusive workplace policies that support LGBT+ colleagues and encourage equity within legal organizations.
· Learn tools to advocate for LGBT+ rights in the workplace and create an environment that prioritizes inclusivity, diversity, and belonging for all team members.
Live and Recorded CLE & CPE Webcasts in the Legal, Tax, Finance, Risk, Compliance and Human Resources Industries
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Associate at Pullman & Comley LLC
Bianca LoGiurato is an associate attorney in Pullman & Comley's Litigation and Labor and Employment practices. She focuses on commercial and employment litigation and has litigated a wide range of issues related to contract disputes, discrimination and retaliation, workplace accommodations, consumer complaints, fraud and misrepresentation, conservatorship and advanced healthcare directives, the Common Interest Ownership Act, and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. Bianca has experience in the Connecticut Superior Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, as well as in alternative dispute resolution, small claims, probate court, and administrative law tribunals such as the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. She has also spent many pro bono hours appearing on behalf of tenants facing eviction in housing court. Her diverse experience in litigation informs the counseling she provides to clients, to identify and resolve potential issues before they escalate. She brings a pragmatic style and collaborative attitude to the work she carries out for clients. Her flexible strategic approach is particularly effective when navigating challenging negotiations.
Senior Attorney at Law Office of Toby Adam
Toby Adams brings to the table a rich blend of life experience and legal experience and has been practicing family law and estate planning since 2012. As a queer and disabled woman she is passionate about bringing culturally competent legal services to non-traditional families. Toby graduated with Distinction from University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law and earned her MBA at San Jose State University. She interned at several prestigious non-profits including NCLR, Transgender Law Center, and the Disability Project at Legal Aid at Work, and has filed Amicus briefs in Federal Appellate and Supreme Court LGBTQIA+ rights cases.
Principal AT Dru Levasseur Consulting, LLC
M. Dru Levasseur, Esq. is a high-energy presenter, leading advisor, and seasoned strategist with extensive experience in law, diversity & inclusion, advocacy, policy, and philanthropy. A recognized leader in the LGBTQ+ equality movement for more than 25 years, he now leads his own coaching and consulting practice, Dru Levasseur Consulting , LLC. He previously served as the Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for the National LGBTQ+ Bar, creating and leading its DEI Consulting Practice, the first LGBTQ+ inclusion coaching and consulting program designed specifically to enable the implementation of best practice standards for LGBTQ+ equity in the legal profession. Dru directed Lambda Legal's Transgender Rights Project from 2009 to 2019, attending the first transgender policy meeting at the White House in 2011, and serving as counsel in landmark impact litigation cases and amicus briefs in federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. He co-founded a national trans-led nonprofit, the Jim Collins Foundation, and currently serves alongside Gloria Steinem and other notable feminists as a board member for the ERA Coalition and Fund for Women's Equality. A national and international media spokesperson, Dru has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, People Magazine, Self, Reuters, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, ABA Journal, Atlantic, Vice, Daily News, New York Post, USA Today, the Chicago Tribune, Fox News, NPR, Huffington Post, and was profiled in the Advocate and Vanguard Law Magazine. Dru contributed the chapter, “Your Authenticity is Your Power: Tales of a Trans Lawyer” in the 2023 book, Surviving Transphobia. Harvard Law School selected him as a Wasserstein Fellow. He is admitted in New York, Georgia, D.C., and Massachusetts.
