My work with the LGBTQIA community

I am proud to support the LGBTQIA community.  I specialize in representing LGBTQIA clients and their families. I serve on the board of the Austin LGBT Bar, am a member of the State Bar of Texas, and a supporter and vendor at Austin PRIDE.  I am also a member of the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. 

LGBTQIA people are over represented in the criminal justice system.  Trans people are at least 6% more likely to be incarcerated than cisgender people.  We as a community have higher rates of substance abuse and homelessness, predisposing us to higher arrest rates.  If you are LGBTQIA and are charged with an offense, you need a lawyer who is culturally competent and understands your issues.  I promise you:  I will never judge you, condemn you, or try to change you.  To my trans clients:  I will never make jokes about you or misgender you.  We will work together to educate the prosecutor and the entire system about the special issues you face as a queer person and how those unjustly predispose you to involvement in the criminal system.  I will also help you get the appropriate, affirming resources you may need to get the help you need to have a productive, happy life.

Don’t hire a lawyer who has a fundamental disagreement with who you are or thinks you are the butt of jokes.  Hire someone who knows you and respects you and can defend you in a competent, affirming manner.  Let’s work together to mount a defense that fully tells your story and does not diminish you.

I am a proud member of the board of the Austin LGBT Bar.  I'd like to invite everyone to our 2016 Scholarship Gala: Sculpting the Future! It is October 13 at Umlauf Sculpture Garden at 7:00.  Tickets can be purchased through our website at http://www.austinlgbtbar.org/.