Trans Legal Services Network Directory
ALABAMA
Maynard Cooper & Gale, PC
1901 Sixth Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203
https://www.maynardcooper.com
Cynthia Lamar-Hart: 205.254.1038 [email protected]
Provides workshops and pro bono legal services for name and gender changes in Alabama.
ARIZONA
Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
PO Box 41863 Tucson, AZ 85717
http://sagatucson.org/wp/
Abby Louise Jensen, Vice President: 520.477.7096 [email protected]
Does support and advocacy for southern Arizona’s trans community and offers assistance with ID changes.
Trans Queer Pueblo
Phoenix, AZ
https://www.facebook.com/transqueerpueblo/
Contact: [email protected] / Xyra Flores: [email protected]
Trans Queer Pueblo is a base-building racial and gender justice organization that is collectively governed by a growing membership of 400+ trans and queer undocumented and documented migrants and people of color in Phoenix who organize to transform our city toward fellowship, family, community autonomy, self-determination and liberation.
ARKANSAS
Lauro Law, PLLC
210 S. Pulaski St. Little Rock, AR 72201
http://laurolaw.com/
Mike Lauro: 501.613.6529 [email protected]
Provides basic information about legal aspects of transition and assistance with name and gender marker changes
CALIFORNIA
Bay Area Legal Aid
1735 Telegraph Ave. Oakland, CA 94612
http://baylegal.org/
510.663.4755
Provides low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, effective referrals, and legal representation.
California Rural Legal Assistance, Inc.
1111 I Street, Suite 310, Modesto, CA 95354
https://crla.org/programs/lgbtq
Mateo Mossey, LGBT Program Coordinator: 209.577.3811 [email protected]
CRLA provides free legal aid to eligible low-income individuals through 16 field offices in the Central Valley, Central Coast, and other agricultural regions of the state. CRLA’s LGBT legal assistance focus on immigration services, as well as legal name and gender change petitions, and employment and education discrimination cases.
Chazan Family Law, PC
225 S Lake Ave, Suite 300, Pasadena, CA 91101
www.acfamilylaw.com
Alana Chazan: 323.739.6329 [email protected]
Provides representation to trans/GNC clients in all areas of family law, including divorce, custody proceedings, establishment of parentage, second-parent adoptions, and name and gender changes.
East Bay Community Law Center
2921 Adeline Street Berkeley, CA 94703
http://www.ebclc.org
Daniel Faessler: 1.855.693.7285 [email protected]
Provides low-income clients and those living with HIV with free civil legal assistance and representation. Assists clients in the followings counties: Alameda, Contra Costa Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and Sonoma.
Gender Health Center
2020 29th St., Ste. 201 Sacramento, CA 95817
http://www.thegenderhealthcenter.org
Ben Hudson, Executive Director: 916.455.2391 [email protected]
Offers counseling and advocacy services on a sliding scale. Advocacy includes help with name and gender marker changes, health insurance options, economic empowerment, and legal health clinics.
L.A. LGBT Center
1625 N. Schrader Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028
http://www.lalgbtcenter.org/
323.993.7400
Legal clinic provides help preparing name/gender change legal docs. Also provide legal assistance for survivors of violence, immigration issues, and discrimination.
Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
4 North Second Street, Suite 1300
San Jose, California 95113
http://www.lawfoundation.org
Intake: 408.280.2420
Provides low-income clients in Santa Clara County with free civil legal assistance, effective referrals and legal representation and runs a name and gender marker change clinic.
LetsGo! Liberation Clinic at El Centro, UCLA Law School
Los Angeles, CA
https://law.ucla.edu/life-ucla-law/student-organizations/el-centro-legal-clinics
323.960.9279 [email protected]
Operates name and gender marker clinics with partner organizations.
Red Light Legal
1322 Webster St., Ste. 210 Oakland, CA 94612
http://redlightlegal.org
Kristina Dolgin: 510.457.1399 [email protected]
Provides direct legal services, legal representation, community education, and effective policy advocacy to sex workers in all corners of the industry.
Transgender and Non-Binary Name and Gender-Marker Change Legal Clinic
The San Diego LGBT Community Center, 3909 Centre Street, San Diego, CA 92103
[email protected]
The clinic is held on the first Tuesday of every month, 6:30pm-8:30pm, helping individuals complete court documents to change their name and/or gender-marker. Appointments highly encouraged. Sponsored by USD School of Law, Tom Homann LGBT Bar Association, and The Center.
Transgender Law Center
1629 Telegraph Ave., Ste. 400 Oakland, CA 94612
http://transgenderlawcenter.org
415.865.0176
TLC’s advocacy, programs, and litigation advance the rights of transgender people across the country by changing law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live authentically and free from discrimination.
COLORADO
The Colorado Name Change Project
1151 S Huron St, Denver, CO 80223
http://www.namechangeproject.org
[email protected]
CNCP provides information & workshops on name and gender marker changes, instructions and forms on their website, and referrals to pro bono or low-cost legal assistance if individuals require additional help.
The GLBT Community Center of Colorado
1301 E. Colfax Denver, CO 80218
http://www.glbtcolorado.org
Sable Schultz, Transgender Programs Manager: 303.733.7743 [email protected]
The Center provides support services for transgender people in Colorado.
DC
Correia & Puth, PLLC
1400 16th Street NW, Suite 450, Washington DC 20006
https://www.correiaputh.com
Jonathan C. Puth: 202.602.6500 [email protected]
Represents transgender clients who have experienced discrimination due to their gender identity in the workplace, at schools or universities, in healthcare settings, or other places of public accommodation.
Pershing Law PLLC
1416 E St NE, Washington DC 20009
202.642.1431 http://www.pershinglaw.us/
Stephen B. Pershing, Esq: 202.642.1431 [email protected]
Name and gender marker changes, discrimination
TransLAW
Washington, DC
https://www.translawdc.org/
Steering Committee: [email protected]
Partners with WWH to run the name and gender marker change clinic and offers financial assistance for individuals changing their identity documents.
Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services Program
1701 14th St., NW Washington, DC 20009
https://www.whitman-walker.org/legal-services
Amy Nelson, Director of Legal Services: 202.939.7627 [email protected]
Runs a free monthly Name and Gender Change Clinic and offers legal services related to medical care, immigration, discrimination, access to insurance, and public benefits.
FLORIDA
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF)
122 E. Colonial Drive, Suite 200, Orlando, FL 32801
www.clsmf.org
Laura Pichardo-Cruz: 800.405.1417 [email protected]
Free civil legal assistance to no- and low-income residents in central Florida, including employment and housing discrimination, name and gender marker changes, and access to healthcare.
Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc.
423 Fern Street, Ste 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
www.legalaidpbc.org
Kimberly Rommel-Enright: 561.822.9769 [email protected]
Full range of services for LGBTQ clients including family law (divorce, domestic violence, name changes, adoptions, and surrogacy/sperm donor contracts); housing; bankruptcy; and guardianship, and assistance for transgender minors and their parents in obtaining name changes and seeking to obtain HRT.
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 340 Miami, FL 33137
http://legalservicesmiami.org/
Sean Rowley: 305.576.0080 [email protected]
LGBT Justice Project represents transgender individuals in the areas of housing discrimination and name changes.
Southern Legal Counsel
1229 NW 12th Ave, Gainesville, FL32606
www.southernlegal.org
Simone Chriss: 352.271.8890 [email protected]
Transgender Equality Project runs statewide clinics providing pro bono assistance for name and gender marker changes.
TransLatin@ Coalition, Florida Chapter
http://www.translatinacoalition.org
Arianna Lint, [email protected]
Advocacy organization offering assistance with name and gender marker changes in Florida.
GEORGIA
Emory University School of Law LGBTQ Legal Services
https://law.emory.edu/academics/clinics/ells-lgbtq-legal-services.html
706.538.3557 [email protected]
Insurance denials, health care advance directives, community resources
ILLINOIS
People’s Law Office
1180 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642
http://peopleslawoffice.com/
Joey Mogul: 773.235.0070 [email protected]
Attorneys from People’s Law Office in Chicago have been successfully fighting for the civil rights of victims of police brutality, wrongful convictions, false arrest and other abuses for over 40 years
Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois
4707 N. Broadway, Ste. 307 Chicago, IL 60640
https://www.tjlp.org/name-change-mobilization
Avi Rudnick, Volunteer Attorney: 773.272.1822 [email protected]
Holds a Name Change Mobilization last Friday of every month. Also offers free criminal legal services to low-income and homeless transgender and gender non-conforming people
TransLife Center, Chicago House
1925 N. Clybourn Chicago, IL 60614
https://www.chicagohouse.org/translegal/
Elizabeth Ricks, Legal Director and Staff Attorney: 773.248.5200 [email protected]
The TransLegal Program provides holistic and affirming legal services, self-help legal assistance, and legal education to transgender people.
INDIANA
Law Office of Barbara J. Baird
445 N. Pennsylvania St., Ste 401 Indianapolis, IN 46204
http://www.bjbairdlaw.com/
Barbara J. Baird: 317.637.2345 [email protected]
The De Brota Law Firm LLC
1389 W. 86th Street #261, Indianapolis, IN 46260
https://www.debrotalaw.com/gender-law
Amy Ficklin DeBrota: 317.848.5555 [email protected]
Amy DeBrota handles transgender discrimination claims and name and gender marker changes. She offers pro bono petitions for name and gender marker changes for individuals with a household income of $40,000 or less.
Transgender Resource, Education and Enrichment Services
2043 South Bend Ave #255, South Bend, IN 46637
http://www.webetrees.org
219-331-4665 [email protected]
IOWA
Rainbow Health Clinic, University of Iowa College of Law
Boyd Law Building, Iowa City, IA 52242
www.uiowa.edu/legalclinic/
Len Sandler: 319.335.9023 [email protected]
The Law and Policy in Action Clinic at UI College of Law partners with the Rainbow Health Clinic to create an Iowa guide to changing ID documents and otherwise assist with the legal needs of trans/GNC patients.
KANSAS
Kansas Legal Services
340 S. Broadway St., 2nd Floor, Wichita, KS 67202
https://www.kansaslegalservices.org/node/809/online-application
Ellen Bertels: 316.265.9681 [email protected]
Name and gender marker changes, identity document corrections, advanced directives, and other legal support
University of Kansas School of Law Legal Aid Clinic
1535 W 15th St, Lawrence, KS 66045
https://law.ku.edu/academics/hands-on-learning/clinics/legal-aid
Professor Meredith Schnug: 785.864.9291 [email protected]
Name and gender marker changes
LOUISIANA
The Hite Law Group
701 Loyala Ave, Ste. 403 N.O., LA 70113
http://www.hitelawgroup.com/
Nicholas J. Hite: 504.252.0678 [email protected]
A holistic legal practice specializing in all forms of advocacy and litigation for trans people anywhere in Louisiana.
Louisiana Trans Advocates
650 N 6th St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
https://ltadraft2018.squarespace.com/
504.355.0836 [email protected]
Supports transgender communities across the state through social support, education, empowerment, and advocacy in order to promote self-determination of gender identity and gender expression for everyone.
MAINE
Portland Legal, LLC
P.O. Box 8585 Portland, ME 04101
https://www.ptla.org/introduction-4
Zack Paakkonen: 207.518.8663 [email protected]
Provides sliding scale and sometimes pro bono legal services for a variety of transgender legal issues.
MARYLAND
FreeState Justice, Inc.
231 E. Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21202
http://freestate-justice.org/
410.625.5428
Offers legal help with name and gender marker changes, discrimination, family law, and violence.
Law Office of Amanda J. Hackett, LLC
6909 Laurel Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20913
http://hackettimmigration.blogspot.com/
Amanda J. Hackett: 240.331.6379 [email protected]
Provides sliding-scale LGBT-focused immigration and asylum legal services.
Trans Maryland Name Change Program
https://transmaryland.org/name-change-program
Lee Blinder: [email protected]
Peer-to-peer guidance on name and gender marker changes (not legal services)
Law Firm of J.W. Stafford, L.L.C.
20 S. Charles St., Suite 901, Baltimore, MD 21201
https://www.staffordtrialteam.com/gender-discrimination
410-514-6099
[email protected]
Our Maryland employment attorneys tirelessly advocate for employees to ensure that their employment is free from discrimination, harassment or other forms of wrongful conduct by their employer.
MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
PO Box 960784 Boston, MA 02196
http://www.masstpc.org/
617.778.0519
Advocacy and community-building organization with an ID Project to assist with name and gender marker changes.
MICHIGAN
Community Health Awareness Group
1300 W. Fort St. Detroit, MI 48226
http://www.chagdetroit.org/
313.963.3434
Offers help with the name change process along with a variety of programming to support the trans community.
MINNESOTA
Gender Justice Minnesota
550 Rice St. St. Paul, MN 55103
https://www.genderjustice.us/legal-assistance/
651.789.2090 [email protected]
Legal and policy advocacy organization that sometimes represents individuals in legal cases brought under federal civil rights statutes like Title VII or Title IX as well as state statutes like the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Rainbow Health
2577 W Territorial, St. Paul, MN 55114
https://rainbowhealth.org/community-resources/legal-advocacy/
Phil Duran, Legal Director, Health Care Access: 612.373.2426 [email protected]
Provides legal information and advocacy around discrimination, identity documents, and public/private insurance coverage and appeals, as well as systems-change work with State and local agencies.
Volunteer Lawyers Network Community Clinic
1619 Dayton Ave #205, St. Paul, MN 55104
https://www.vlnmn.org/clinics/community
A virtual/remote appointment legal services clinic in partnership with the Minnesota Trans Health Coalition and Family Tree Clinic, specializing in identity documents and brief legal services.
VLN Intake Coordinator: 612-752-6674
Attorney CB Baga: 218-343-4665 / [email protected]
MISSISSIPPI
Dana Bumgardner, PLLP
727 W 5th Street, Laurel, MS 39440
601.428.1333
MISSOURI
Madeline Johnson, Esq.
2555 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108
https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Labor---Employment-Lawyer/Law-Office-of-Madeline-Johnson-1981857252069174/
816.607.1836 [email protected]
Provides services around ID documents and discrimination.
Metro Trans Umbrella Group
438 N. Skinker Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63130
http://www.stlmetrotrans.com
Sayer Johnson: 314.2702155 [email protected]
Provides support and advocacy for the trans community in Missouri.
Shook, Hardy, & Bacon Law Firm
2555 Grand Blvd. Kansas City, MO 64108
http://www.shb.com/
Led by Partner Mary Olson, Shook Hardy’s Project Affirmation is honored to offer pro bono legal representation in actions for name changes and birth certificate gender marker amendments to trans and non-binary folks in the Kansas City area. For information, email [email protected]
Kathy Wysack, Attorney at Law
3203A S. Grand Blvd., Ste. A St. Louis, MO 63118
http://www.kathywysack.com/
Kathy Wysack-Rood: 314.771.4494 [email protected]
Helps with name and gender marker changes in St. Louis, MO and Downstate Illinois areas
NEBRASKA
Legal Aid of Nebraska
209 S 19th St, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68102
www.legalaidofnebraska.org
Talia Hughes, Intake Paralegal: 402.348.1069 [email protected]
Provides civil legal aid to low income people in Nebraska including advice, referrals and representation. Provides walk-in assistance for name changes at Omaha and Lincoln offices.
Watke, Polk & Sena LLP
2712 S. 87th Ave. Omaha, NE 68124
https://wpslawfirm.com/
Joni Watke: 402.884.7444 [email protected]
Provides ID document services at a reduced rate. Also practice family law.
NEVADA
Gender Justice Nevada
900 Karen Ave, Las Vegas, NV 89109
http://genderjusticenv.org/
702.324.1271 [email protected]
Provide name and gender change assistance and transgender advocacy.
Transgender Allies Group
316 California Ave., Ste 149 Reno, NV 89509
http://transgenderalliesgroup.org/
Brooke Mylath, President: 775.742.8673 [email protected]
Do not currently serve clients for name and gender change work, but can refer to legal aid that will.
NEW JERSEY
Garden State Equality
40 S. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042
http://www.gardenstateequality.org
973.473.5428
Provides assistance to NJ residents who are victims of harassment or discrimination.
NEW MEXICO
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
149 Jackson St. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87108
http://www.tgrcnm.org/
Adrien Lawyer, Co-Director: 505.200.9086 [email protected]
Offers a variety of support services for trans people, including info and referrals on legal issues.
NEW YORK
Arrowood Law
PO Box 20511, South Huntington, NY 11746
https://www.arrowood.law/
Charlie Arrowood: 516.331.1317 [email protected]
Sliding scale name and document change assistance across NY
Browde Law, P.C.
http://www.browdelaw.com
Kristin Prata Browde: 914.861.9119 [email protected]
Provides legal assistance in family law, divorce and civil litigation, and other areas. Provides free legal services for name changes.
Empire Justice Center Civil Rights Project
1 W Main St, #200 Rochester, NY 14614
https://empirejustice.org/issuesareas/civil-rights/
585.295.5721
Provides direct legal services to low-income LGBTQ individuals across Upstate New York and Long Island (outside of New York City), advocates for LGBTQ-related policies, and offers technical assistance and training for courts, service providers, and community members.
Gender Justice Clinic, Cornell Law School
https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/academics/experiential-learning/clinical-program/gender-justice-clinic/
607.255.4196
Discrimination
Legal Services NYC
https://www.legalservicesnyc.org/what-we-do/practice-areas-and-projects/lgbtq-advocacy
917.661.4500
Provide free legal services in a variety of civil legal matters impacting the trans community, including employment, housing, public benefits, family, name changes, gender marker changes, life planning, consumer and immigration.
LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York
393 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ
https://www.lgbtbarny.org/clinics-information
Brett Figlewski, Legal Director: [email protected]
Offers several pro bono legal clinics devoted to serving the LGBTQ community. The clinics are staffed by volunteer attorneys who provide general guidance and legal referrals, but not legal representation.
LGBTQ Law Project, New York Legal Assistance Group
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004
https://nylag.org/lgbtq-rights/
Provides free legal services in a variety of civil legal matters impacting the trans community, including employment, housing, public benefits, shelter access, name changes, gender marker changes, family law and life planning.
Peter Cicchino Youth Project, Urban Justice Center
40 Rector St., 9th Floor New York, NY 10006
http://pcyp.urbanjustice.org/
877.542.8529
Offers free legal services for homeless and street-involved youth under 25 in NYC and NYS prisons, including name changes, updating identity documents, immigration status, navigating criminal issues, and public benefits.
Milo Primeaux, Esq.
P.O. Box 665, Dansville, NY 14437-0665
https://www.miloprimeaux.com
Milo Primeaux: 585.612.1071 [email protected]
Represents transgender clients with name changes, and LGBTQ+ clients who have experienced discrimination in employment, education institutions, healthcare and health insurance, housing, access to credit, and places of public accommodation. Sliding-scale fee available for clients who demonstrate financial need.
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
147 W. 24th St., 5th Fl New York, NY 10011
http://srlp.org
Stefanie Rivera, Client Services: 212.337.8550 x308 [email protected]
Direct representation of TGNCI people in the NYC area or incarcerated in NYS prisons on name and gender marker changes. Limited ability to represent in prisoner rights, health care, and immigration issues.
Law Office of Beth C. Thomas, PLLC
30 3rd St, Troy, NY 12180
https://www.bcthomaslaw.com/lgbt-law
Beth Thomas: 518.805.9577 [email protected]
Name and gender marker changes, discrimination and harassment
NORTH CAROLINA
Connie J. Vetter, Attorney at Law
1208 The Plaza Charlotte, NC
http://www.cjvlaw.com/
704.333.4000 [email protected]
Wills and estate documents, name changes, gender marker changes, adoptions, surrogacy, and adult guardianship.
Law Offices of Ali Nininger-Finch
6325 Falls of Neuse Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27615
www.anflegalservices.com
Ali Nininger-Finch: 984.329.2288 [email protected]
Assists with name and gender marker changes on a sliding scale. Also provides expungement services, help with small business and nonprofit startup issues, judicial bypass/waiver, domestic violence protective orders, and limited criminal defense.
Freedom Center for Social Justice
4921 Albemarle Rd, Charlotte, NC 28205
http://fcsj.org/
980.729.8454
Provides support for trans communities across North Carolina.
NORTH DAKOTA
TriState Trans
https://www.facebook.com/TristateTrans/
Step by step guide to legally changing documents in North Dakota
OHIO
Equitas Health Name and Gender Change Legal Clinic
http://equitashealth.com/services/name-gender-change-legal-clinic/
614.299.2437 [email protected]
Attorneys will provide one-on-one counseling about the name and gender change process at regular free clinics.
Scott E. Knox, Attorneys at Law
13 E. Court St., Ste. 300 Cincinnati, OH 45202
https://scottknox.com/_index.html
Scott E. Knox: 513.241.3800 [email protected]
Provides legal services for discrimination issues and name and gender marker changes.
OKLAHOMA
Oklahomans for Equality
621 E 4th St, Tulsa, OK 74120
http://www.okeq.org/
918.743.4297
Provides legal services to the transgender community.
OREGON
Basic Rights Oregon
310 SW 4th Ave., Ste. 300 Portland, OR 97204
http://www.basicrights.org/
503.222.6151
Provides information and referrals for name and gender marker changes and other legal support.
Outside In
1132 SW 13th Ave. Portland, OR 97205
https://outsidein.org/health-services/transgender-and-gender-non-conforming/
503.535.3860 [email protected]
Provides name and gender marker change assistance in Oregon.
PENNSYLVANIA
Garden of Peace Project
P.O. Box 174 Homestead, PA 15120
http://www.gardenofpeaceproject.org
Michael David Battle, Executive Director: 412.879.0477 [email protected]
(Trans)ition Project provides assistance with name and gender marker change paperwork.
Mazzoni Center
21 S. 12th St., 13th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19107
https://mazzonicenter.org/
Thomas W. Ude, Jr., Legal and Public Policy Director: 215.563.0657 [email protected]
Legal Help Desk: [email protected]
Provides legal services for elder issues, discrimination, harassment, family law, name change, wills, and youth, as part of the Center’s mission to provide quality health and wellness services in an LGBT-focused environment.
Trans-Help
1315 Spruce St, Phila, PA 19107
https://www.facebook.com/transpeoplefortranspeople/
Julie Chovanes: 267.235.4570 [email protected]
Providing legal, social, and medical services to trans people, and education about trans people to the greater community. Legal services are in house and primarily litigation.
PUERTO RICO
LGBT Law Clinic, University of Puerto Rico School of Law
PO Box 23349, UPR Station San Juan, PR 00931
https://derecho.uprrp.edu/clinica/
Nora Vargas Acosta: 787.999.9553 [email protected]
SOUTH DAKOTA
TransAction South Dakota
PO Box 91614, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
www.transactionsd.org
605.681.6506 [email protected]
Runs a name and gender change clinic throughout the state to assist with updating legal name and IDs.
TENNESSEE
Rubenfeld Law Office, P.C.
2409 Hillsboro Rd., Ste. 200 Nashville, TN 37212
http://rubenfeldlaw.com/
Abby Rubenfeld: 615.386.9077 [email protected]
Practices family law, contract law, criminal law, personal injury, and LGBT law.
TEXAS
Trans Legal Aid Clinic Houston
https://www.facebook.com/TransLegalAidClinicHouston/
[email protected]
Trans Name and Gender Marker Project
https://law.utexas.edu/probono/for-the-public/pro-bono-program-clinics/gap/
[email protected]
Student-run project of the Mithoff Pro Bono Program at Texas Law (University of Texas School of Law).
Christine Henry Andresen, Attorney at Law
https://chalaw.com/contact-us/
UTAH
Rainbow Law Free Clinic
Utah Pride Center. 255 East and 400 South in Salt Lake City
https://utahpridecenter.org/resource-directory/44616/rainbow-law-clinic/
801.297.7049 [email protected]
Provides free legal assistance for name and gender marker changes the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6:00 pm- 7:30 pm.
Transgender Education Advocates of Utah
P.O. Box 521928 Salt Lake City, UT 84152
http://www.teaofutah.org/
Candice Metzler [email protected]
Provides information on the name and gender change process.
VIRGINIA
University of Richmond School of Law Trans Law Collaborative
1010 N. Thompson St. Richmond, VA 23230
https://law.richmond.edu/public-service/pro-bono/programs.html#trans-law-collaborative
804.358.6343
Collaborates on semi-annual name and gender marker change clinic and provides advice and support.
Virginia Equality Bar Association
http://www.vaequalitybar.org
[email protected]
Operates recurring name and gender marker change clinics in Richmond and traveling clinics throughout the state
WASHINGTON
Lavender Rights Project
2425 6th Ave S, Seattle WA 98134
https://www.lavenderrightsproject.org/legal-clinicsct.org
Dusty LaMay: 206.639.7955 [email protected]
Direct legal services by and for trans and queer communities, including harassment, discrimination, all transgender related legal care, health access, family law, divorces, estate planning, employment discrimination and adoptions. Services are all cost free or sliding scale based on income.
North Sound Law
http://www.northsoundlaw.com/
Spencer Bergstedt: [email protected]
QLaw Association of Washington
https://www.qlawfoundation.org/
206.235.7235 [email protected]
Runs a legal clinic that offers services for any civil legal issue facing LGBTQ community members.
WEST VIRGINIA
Fairness West Virginia
303 Washington St. West Charleston, WV 25302
http://fairnesswv.org/
Andrew Schneider, Executive Director: 304.806.2220 [email protected]
Provides information, support and referrals for name and gender marker changes.
WISCONSIN
Foley & Lardner, LLP
777 E. Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53202
https://www.foley.com/en/people/t/tilleman-morgan-j
Morgan J. Tilleman: 414.271.2400 [email protected]
NORTHEAST
GLAD- Legal Advocates and Defenders for the LGBTQ Community
18 Tremont Street, Suite 950 Boston, MA 02108
617.426.1350 http://www.glad.org/
Jennifer Levi: [email protected]
J.D. Melendez: [email protected]
Henry Thomas: [email protected]
Provides state-specific resources and referrals. Serves CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, and VT.
SOUTH
Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Ave. Montgomery, AL 36104
https://www.splcenter.org/issues/lgbtq-rights
888.414.7752
Litigation on LGBT rights issues, including employment discrimination and on behalf of incarcerated individuals.
Serves AL, FL, GA, LA, and MS.
NATIONAL
ACLU LGBT & HIV Project
125 Broad St., 18th Floor New York, NY 10004
https://www.aclu.org/other/about-aclu-lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-aids-project
Chase Strangio, Attorney: 212.549.2500 [email protected]
Human Rights Campaign
1640 Rhode Island Ave. N.W. Washington, DC 20036
http://www.hrc.org/
202.628.4160
Lambda Legal
120 Wall St., 19th Floor New York, NY 10005
http://www.lambdalegal.org
212.809.8585
National Center for Lesbian Rights
870 Market Street, Suite 370 San Francisco, CA 94102
http://www.nclrights.org
Ming Wong, Helpline Attorney: 800.528.6257 [email protected]
National LGBTQ Task Force
1325 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20005
http://www.thetaskforce.org
202.393.5177
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