Vanessa Kachadurian- Unique Law Organization

This is a Gay law organizaton: Founded in 1990, GAYLAW is an independent, non-partisan bar association serving gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender lawyers, law students, and legal professionals in the national capital area. GAYLAW works to advance the interests of the GLBT community, to be their voice within the legal community, and to improve their professional lives. An affiliate to the National Lesbian and Gay Law Association, GAYLAW acts in coalition with other local and national groups dedicated to GLBT concerns. GAYLAW's advocacy and activities on behalf of the GLBT community include: Raising issues of concern with officers and directors of the American Bar Association, the D.C. Bar and other state and voluntary bars. Sponsoring a Mentor-Mentee Program. Recruiting and training volunteers to provide pro bono legal services for people living with HIV/AIDS through Whitman-Walker Clinic. Responding to discrimination against GLBT attorneys and litigants in the legal system by authoring briefs, joining coalitions, lobbying legislators, etc. Sponsoring the D.C. Bar Candidates Forum and endorsing candidates for local bar offices and the judiciary. Operating an attorney referral service that annually matches hundreds of individuals with lawyers who are sensitive to and knowledgeable about the legal issues affecting GLBT people. Hosting continuing legal education programs, social activities and other membership networking events. Sponsoring public forums on legal issues of concern to the GLBT community. Drafting, analyzing, and advocating legislation to advance the legal rights of GLBT people. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Mission The mission of GAYLAW is to advance the rights of persons in the GLBT community, to be their voice within the legal community, and to improve their professional lives. http://www.gaylaw.org