Membership

LGBT Caucus

All members who identify as a member of the LGBT community, or as an ally, can join the LGBT Caucus, a networking group that focuses on membership, fundraising, education, and public service.

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2022-2023 Caucus Leadership

Chair: Guy D'Andrea | Laffey Bucci Kent, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Chair-Elect: Stephen G. Skinner | Skinner Law Firm, Charles Town, WV
Treasurer: Casey R. Johnson | Aitken*Aitken*Cohn, Santa Ana, CA
Secretary: Breean Walas | Walas Law Firm, PLLC, Little Rock, AR
Immediate Past Chair & Representative to the AAJ Board of Governors: Amy Heins | Monge & Associates, Charleston, SC

Community

June Is LGBT Caucus Spotlight Month

While the LGBT Caucus may be AAJ's newest caucus, it has quickly established itself as a valuable and engaged part of the trial lawyer community. Over 900 AAJ members who self-identify as a member of the LGBT community or as an LGBT ally, have joined, and all voting members are welcome.

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Speaking opportunities

The LGBT Caucus hosts a CLE at the Annual Convention and works closely with AAJ Education to promote caucus members as speakers and faculty.

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Join a Committee

Committees exist to enhance your membership and your practice, focusing on membership, fundraising, education, and public service.

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List Server

Ask Questions, Get Referrals

This active list server is an excellent resource for questions on experts, cases, and the law. It is also a source for potential referrals.

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Shenoa Payne

Shenoa Payne Attorney at Law, PC Portland, OR

past Chair, LGBT Caucus Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Academy Graduate

Shenoa focuses her practice on appellate law, disability rights, employment discrimination, and housing discrimination. As a past chair, she is proud of how the caucus has grown and looks forward expanding the caucus's reach. "Both LGBT members and allies have rallied together to grow the caucus and give it a strong, meaningful voice. I am continuously inspired by the support we receive from AAJ and the broader community. I consider the relationships I have developed as part of this caucus as some of the most important in both my professional and personal life."

Join the caucus!

Update your profile to self-identify as LGBT or an ally, join the list server, and join our closed Facebook group to keep up-to-date with caucus events and activities. Contact AAJ Membership to get started. Contact Us