What are your proudest accomplishments in the area of diversity and inclusion in law? Inside the courtroom, I’m most proud of my work on behalf of Garden State Equality defending the constitutionality of New Jersey’s statewide ban on the practice of “conversion therapy” on minors. Keeping that law on the books not only prevented kids throughout New Jersey from being subjected to traumatic and sometimes deadly quack “therapies” aimed at changing their sexual orientation, but also laid a solid legal foundation that enabled nearly 20 other states and hundreds of municipalities to enact similar bans.

Within my firm, I am very proud of the diversity we have cultivated at Selendy Gay Elsberg. Half of our equity is held by female partners and we have a vibrant LGBTQ community, with more than 22% of our attorneys self-identifying as such. I am particularly proud of our Selendy Gay Elsberg Diversity Fellowship, which takes direct aim at systemic issues of advancement by historically underrepresented groups in the legal profession—especially attorneys of color and first-generation lawyers from economically disadvantaged backgrounds—by providing individualized programming and training by independent career coaches. The goal of the Fellowship is to make the leadership of law firms look more like the population of law schools, recognizing the importance that diverse perspectives bring to the successful practice of law.

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