The National LGBT Bar Association is now accepting nominations for its third annual Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Award. This year, at the Lavender Law® Conference & Career Fair, the LGBT Bar will recognize LGBT legal professionals (practicing lawyers, law professors, corporate counsel, members of the judiciary, politicians, etc.) under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their field and have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBT equality.

Nominees must be self-identified LGBT attorneys admitted to practice in any U.S. jurisdiction and must have been born on or after August 23, 1972. Supporting documentation may be requested.

To nominate an individual for the 2012 Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Award, please submit the following to nominations@LGBTbar.org:

  • Nomination Form
  • Statement of Support of Nominee (not to exceed 2 pages). Please include:
  • Details on achievements within their legal field
  • Details on their commitment to LGBT equality
  • Current Resume of the Nominee
  • Letters of Support

The complete nomination package must be submitted via email to nominations@LGBTbar.org no later than 5:00 pm EDT on June 4, 2012.

Awardees of the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Award will receive complimentary registration to attend the 2012 Lavender Law® Conference & Career Fair where they will be recognized.

Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 (Class of 2011)

The National LGBT Bar Association is proud to announce the recipients of its second annual Best LGBT Lawyers under 40 Award. The National LGBT Bar Association’s congratulations go out to all of the 2011 winners:

Paul Ainsworth
Associate
Covington & Burling LLP

Tara Borelli
Staff Attorney
Lambda Legal Defense &
Educational Fund, Inc.

Mark W. Brennan
Associate
Hogan Lovells US LLP

Patience Crozier
Partner
Law Office of Joyce Kauffman

Deborah M. Golden
Staff Attorney
Washington Lawyers, Committee for
Civil Rights & Urban Affairs

Elizabeth Hodges-Williams
Attorney, Owner
Hodges-Williams LLC

Donald P. Howerton
Director & Counsel
Pacific Gas & Electric Company,
Law Department

Eva N. Juncker
Partner
Zavos Juncker Law Group, PLLC

Matthew P. Krupnick
Owner, Partner
Krupnick & Krupnick, APLC

John L. Litchfield
Associate
Foley & Lardner LLP

Laura Maechtlen
Partner
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Neal Minahan
Associate
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Enrique Monagas
Associate Attorney
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Matthew B. Murphy
Director, EEO Office
Equality Employment Opportunity Commission

Tiffany Palmer
Shareholder
Jerner & Palmer, P.C.

Mark Purpura
Director
Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.

Aimee E. Saginaw
Partner
McLaughlin & Stern, LLP

David Tsai
Associate
Perkins Coie LLP

Brian Winterfeldt
Partner
Steptoe & Johnson LLP

Samuel Wolfe
Staff Attorney
Southern Poverty Law Center

 Tico Almeida
Founder and President
Freedom to Work

Jonathan J. Boyles
Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Dena M. Castricone
Associate
Murtha Cullina LLP

William T. Eveland
Associate
Arnstein & Lehr LLP

Jordan Heinz
Associate
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Lousene M. Hoppe
Senior Associate
Fredrikson & Byron, PA

Courtney Joslin
Acting Professor of Law
UC Davis School of Law

David Knight
Trial Attorney
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights
Division, Disability Rights Section

M. Dru Levasseur
Transgender Rights Attorney
Lambda Legal Defense &
Educational Fund, Inc.

Joseph A. Loy
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Thomas A. Magnani
Co-chair of the Intellectual Property & Competition Practice Group
Howard Rice

Benjamin C. Mizer
Senior Counsel
U.S. Department of Justice,
Office of Legal Counsel

Lisa Mottet
Transgender Civil Rights Project Director
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

Amie Needham
Partner, Labor & Employment
Thompson Coburn LLP

Sarah Piepmeier
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis LLP

Joshua Rafsky
Associate
Jenner & Block LLP

Rose Saxe
Senior Staff Attorney, LGBT & AIDS Project
American Civil Liberties Union

Jennifer K.T. Warner
Chief Counsel, Labor Employment and Compliance
Con-Way Enterprise Services

Daniel Winterfeldt
Head of International Capital Markets
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP

Janson Wu
Staff Attorney
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)

The Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 Class of 2012 will be recognized at the 2012 Lavender Law® Conference being held August 23-25, 2012 in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit lgbtbar.org/annual.