Event Overview
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
New York Hilton Midtown | New York City
CLE Program | 2:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Section Business Meeting | 4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks & Networking | 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Offsite Reception and Awards Ceremony | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m
Holland & Knight LLP | 787 Seventh Avenue, 31st Floor, New York, NY 10019
Safeguarding LGBTQ+ Rights: Trans Youth & Drag Legislation
Advocating for Trans Youth: Navigating Legal Challenges and Protections
This program offers a comprehensive exploration of the legal battles surrounding gender-affirming medical care for transgender and gender-diverse youth. Participants will gain insights into the intricacies of statutory bans, the constitutional arguments at play, and the evolving status of related litigation in both federal and state courts. Emphasis will be placed on recent case developments and the nuanced intersectional factors influencing impact litigation in this crucial area of law.
Protecting Artistic Expression: Legal Challenges and Responses to Anti-Drag Legislation
This CLE program will delve into the legal ramifications and advocacy strategies surrounding recent anti-drag bills that aim to criminalize drag performances. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the constitutional issues at play, explore the current legal landscape, and discuss practical strategies for defending artistic expression and LGBTQ+ rights. This session will feature expert insights from legal scholars, practitioners, and activists, providing a concise yet comprehensive overview of how to address these legislative threats.
Highlights and Objectives:
- PANEL 1
- Analyze the constitutional arguments involved in challenges to bans on gender-affirming healthcare for transgender youth.
- Understand the evolving legal landscape regarding transgender rights, particularly in healthcare contexts.
- Explore intersectional factors that affect impact litigation in cases concerning genderaffirming medical care.
- PANEL 2
- Grasp the core legal issues and constitutional arguments against anti-drag legislation.
- Identify key case studies and current challenges related to such bills.
- Learn effective advocacy and legal strategies to support LGBTQ+ rights and artistic freedom.
LGBTQ+ Law Section Chair:
Sam W. Buchbauer, Esq. | Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld, LLP | New York, NY
Program Chairs:
Nicholas Loza, Esq. | Cammisa Markel PLLC | New York, NY
General Registration Fee
Required for all Annual Meeting attendees.
| NYSBA Members | $250 |
| Non-members | $350 |
+plus…
$150 Program Registration Fee
LGBTQ Law Section Annual Meeting Program- Safeguarding LGBTQ+ Rights: Trans Youth & Drag Legislation
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
New York Hilton Midtown | New York City
CLE Program | 2:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Section Business Meeting | 4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks & Networking | 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Offsite Reception and Awards Ceremony | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
2.0 MCLE Credits
2.0 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys
including those newly admitted.
2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Samuel W. Buchbauer, Esq. Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld, LLP New York, NY
2:10 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.
Advocating for Trans Youth: Navigating Legal Challenges and Protections
This program offers a comprehensive exploration of the legal battles surrounding gender-affirming medical care for transgender and gender-diverse youth. Participants will gain insights into the intricacies of statutory bans, the constitutional arguments at play, and the evolving status of related litigation in both federal and state courts. Emphasis will be placed on recent case developments and the nuanced intersectional factors influencing impact litigation in this crucial area of law.
Speaker
Harper Seldin, Esq. | Senior Staff Attorney LGBTQ & HIV Project at ACLU Philadelphia, PA
Milo Inglehart, Esq. | Staff Attorney Transgender Law Center New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice3:10 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Break
3:20 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Protecting Artistic Expression: Legal Challenges and Responses to Anti-Drag Legislation
This CLE program will delve into the legal ramifications and advocacy strategies surrounding recent anti-drag bills that aim to criminalize drag performances. Attendees will gain a clear understanding of the constitutional issues at play, explore the current legal landscape, and discuss practical strategies for defending artistic expression and LGBTQ+ rights. This session will feature expert insights from legal scholars, practitioners, and activists, providing a concise yet comprehensive overview of how to address these legislative threats.
Speaker
Jacquelyn N. Schell, Esq. | Partner Ballard Spahr LLP New York, NY
Michael P. Robotti, Esq. | Partner Ballard Spahr LLP New York, NY
Joshua Block, Esq. | Senior Staff Attorney ACLU LGBT & HIV Project American Civil Liberties Union New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice4:20 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
LGBTQ Law Section Business Meeting
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks & Networking
Speaker
Samuel W. Buchbauer, Esq. | Capell Barnett Matalon & Schoenfeld, LLP New York, NY
2025 LGBTQ+ Vanguard Award Winner
Matthew J. Skinner, Esq.
Executive Director
The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts
Matthew Skinner has been the Executive Director of The Richard C. Failla LGBTQ Commission of the New York State Courts since December 2017. At the Failla Commission, he works closely with senior court system leadership in efforts to promote equal participation in and access to the courts and legal profession by all persons regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Prior to assuming his current position with the Office of Court Administration, he led The LGBT Bar Association and Foundation of Greater New York (LeGaL) for four years, litigated at Proskauer Rose LLP, and clerked for the Honorable Richard K. Eaton at the United States Court of International Trade. Skinner graduated magna cum laude from the University of Notre Dame in 2006 and Albany Law School in 2009.
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