Lavender Law 2005
October 27 - 29, 2005
San Diego, California

Only a couple of weeks left to register early and save!

Every year, the sharpest legal minds in the LGBT community gather at Lavender Law, the annual conference of National Lesbian and Gay Law Association. More than 500 practicing attorneys, law professors, students and members of the judiciary are expected to attend Lavender Law 2005.

Please accept this invitation to join us!

The discounts for early registration will end in a just a few short weeks. Please register now to make sure you receive your discounts.

More Hotel Rooms Available for Wednesday Night, October 26th

The Westin Horton Plaza tells NLGLA that some attendees had tried to reserve hotel rooms via online reservations last week. Attendees were informed by the system that Wednesday night was sold out. 

NLGLA has since added additional rooms at the special discounted conference rate for Wednesday night.  If you were one of the several individuals attempting to reserve the hotel for Wednesday night, the night BEFORE the opening of the Career Fair, we invite you to go back to online reservations and reserve your room at the conference rate.

Welcome to the Lavender Law 2005 Law Students

NLGLA would like to announce which schools will be attending this year's Lavender Law -- if you represent your LGBT Law Student group, please contact D'Arcy at (202) 637-6384.  Thanks.

Michael Greenberg Student Writing Competition Winners!

It is our pleasure to announce the winning entries of this year's competition.  First, thanks to all the students who submitted articles.  This year's judges were impressed with the quality and the quantity of the submissions. The first place award winner receives a $1,000 cash prize, publication in the Journal of Law and Sexuality at Tulane University Law School , and complimentary registration, airfare & lodging for Lavender Law 2005 in San Diego, California.

First Runner Up – Shannan W. Leelyn, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Penal Implants: Transsexuals (Mis)Housed in the Criminal Justice System.

Second Runner Up – Steve Sanders, University of Michigan Law School, Federalism and Same-Sex Marriage.

We hope you will join the winners at the Lavender Law Conference in San Diego on Thursday, October 27, 2005, when we will recognize these students and present them with their awards. 

For more information on this exciting Conference, please visit our Website.

Welcoming New Affiliates

Please join the National Association in welcoming two renewing affiliates from the Northwest to the NLGLA community:

The Oregon Gay and Lesbian Law Association will be holding its Annual Banquet Dinner, Saturday, October 15, 2005 in Portland;

-and-

QLaw: the GLBT Bar Association of Washington is hosting a kickoff party September 29th at the W Hotel in Seattle.

NLGLA bids a warm welcome to the dedicated organizers of these bar associations.  NLGLA further commends bar leaders from all of our affiliates for their dedication to improving the careers and quality of life for LGBT legal professionals.  For an updated list of our affiliates, please visit our Website.

NLGLA seeks Website editor 

The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association invites its members to become familiar with the National's new and sophisticated Website.  NLGLA has recently updated its technological abilities to include new features that will work for legal professionals across the nation.  These features include the useful national calendar and helpful discussion boards. 

If you have not yet renewed your membership subscription, please do so now on our Website.

Archives

Cleaning out your storage boxes?  Finding lots of memorabilia from your activities with NLGLA? 

NLGLA has undertaken an archives project.  The NLGLA office needs full and complete samples of previous conferences' programs and materials.   Any photographs or recordings are especially welcome, as are materials about Dan Bradley and Michael Greenberg.  Please contact info@nlgla.org to see if your materials will help complete NLGLA's files.

Announcing Lambda Legal's Of Counsel

Lambda Legal's new, free eNewsletter is designed to offer in-depth analysis about their litigation work, tailored to the interests of lawyers, law professors, law students, and other legal professionals.

Signing up is free and easy. Log on to www.lambdalegal.org/subscribe, fill out your name and email address, create a password and click to subscribe to Of Counsel. Issues are published every two months. NLGLA members do NOT have to be Lambda Legal members to receive this service. 

Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education, and public policy work.

Registration is now open
www.LavenderLaw.org

Hotel reservations may be booked through the Website.

E-mail us at info@nlgla.org with any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!