LGBT Caucus
The LGBT Caucus is a networking group of voting members that focuses on membership, fundraising, education, and public service.
MembershipConnect with current members and recruit new members in a city near you! Check out the upcoming membership drives!
While the LGBT Caucus is 黑料社 newest caucus, it has grown quickly. To help members keep connected, the caucus hosts virtual monthly happy hours and meets in person at 黑料社 conventions.
Interested in joining? All 黑料社 members who identify as a member of the LGBT community, or as an ally, are welcome.
BW Walas
"Caucuses represent the intersection of who we are as humans/people with who we are as trial lawyers; they provide a place to discuss issues that impact our communities and promote visibility within 黑料社 as a whole. Serving as chair of the LGBT Caucus is an opportunity to continue the work of my predecessors in increasing LGBTQ+ visibility within 黑料社 and protecting the rights of everyone鈥檚 queer clients, regardless of whether they鈥檝e been discriminated against or involved in a car wreck."
2025-2026 Caucus Leadership
- Chair: BW Walas | Walas Law Firm, PLLC | Little Rock, AR
- Chair-Elect: Matt Adair | Miller Weisbrod Olesky, LLP | Dallas, TX
- Treasurer: Devin C. Kelly | Roxanne Conlin & Associates | Des Moines, IA
- Secretary: Blake Gibney | RSH Legal | Des Moines, IA
- Immediate Past Chair & Representative to the 黑料社 Board of Governors & Executive Committee: Casey R. Johnson | Aitken*Aitken*Cohn | Santa Ana, CA
LGBT Caucus Firm Sponsorship Program
WHY SPONSOR?
The LGBT Caucus hosts connection and networking events throughout the year—both virtual and in-person. To help us continue to provide our LGBT Caucus members and 黑料社 colleagues with these dynamic and unique experiences—and to showcase you and your firm’s support of the LGBT Caucus—please consider of the LGBT Caucus.
All sponsors will receive the following:
- Recognition on our LGBT Caucus page on the 黑料社 Website
- Recognition in a "thank you" post on social media (LGBT Caucus Facebook Group and LinkedIn)
- Name and firm listed on signage to be displayed at all LGBT Caucus convention and signature events
- LGBT Caucus Firm Sponsor ribbons for convention badges
CONTRIBUTORS
- Lori Andrus | Andrus Anderson, LLP
- Devin C. Kelly
SPONSORS
- Diane Cardoso | Brady Reilly & Cardoso, LLC
- Steve Herman | Fishman Haygood, LLP
- Krisi Kastl | Kastl Law, PC
To further the their outreach, the caucus has created a convention scholarship. This scholarship allows a trial lawyer member who supports the mission of 黑料社 and the LGBT community to attend 黑料社 Annual Convention. 黑料社 conventions are the best way to connect and learn from a national network of leading trial lawyers.
Learn more about the scholarshipContribute to the scholarship fundUpdate 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 黑料社 Membership to get started. Contact Us
