Several local attorneys will be honored as the Annual Lavender Law® Conference & Career Fair takes place at Hollywood, Calif., Sept. 8-10.
At the conference, the National LGBT Bar Association recognizes legal professionals and students who have advocated for LGBT rights and equality through their work in the legal profession.
Among the honors being handed out are the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Awards. According to LGBTBar.org, Chicago attorneys Toby Eveland (Arnstein & Lehr LLP), Jordan Heinz (Kirkland & Ellis LLP), Joshua Rafsky (Jenner & Block LLP) and John L. Litchfield (Foley & Lardner LLP) are among those being honored. Eveland, Heinz and Litchfield are past Windy City Times 30 Under 30 Award winners.
Lambda Legal staff attorney Tara Borelli and transgender-rights lawyer M. Dru Levasseur will also be among those receiving awards.
In addition, Nancy Polikoff, a professor of law at American University Washington College of Law, will receive the 2011 Dan Bradley Award, the National LGBT Bar Association’s highest honor. See www.lgbtbar.org/annual for more about the conference.