TRANS LEGAL SERVICES NETWORK DIRECTORY
Arcoíris Liberation TeamPhoenix, AZ / https://www.facebook.com/arcoirisliberationteam/ / Jon Beebe Giudice:
Arcoíris works with trans migrant communities both in- and outside of immigration detention.
Southern Arizona Gender Alliance
PO Box 41863
Tucson, AZ 85717 / 520.477.7096 / http://sagatucson.org/wp/ / Abby Louise Jensen, Vice President
Does support and advocacy forsouthern Arizona’s trans community and offers assistance with ID changes.
Arkansas Trans Equality Coalition
http://www.artranscoalition.org/ / Colin Robinson, Co-Founder:
Provides advocacy and social support services across Arkansas and runs a name and gender marker change clinic.
Lauro Law, PLLC
210 S. Pulaski St.
Little Rock, AR 72201 / 501.613.6529 / http://laurolaw.com/ / Mike Lauro
Provides basic information about legal aspects of transition and assistance with name and gender marker changes
Bay Area Legal Aid
1735 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94612 / 510.663.4755 / http://baylegal.org/ / Sarah Demarest, Attorney
Provides low-income clients with free civil legal assistance, effective referrals, and legal representation.
Bay Area Legal Aid – Health Consumer Center
2921 Adeline Street
Berkeley, CA 94703 / 1.855.693.7285 / www.ebclc.org / Daniel Faessler
Provides low-income clients and those living with HIV with free civil legal assistance and representation. Assists clients in the followings counties: Alameda, Contra Costa Marin, Napa, Santa Clara, San Francisco, and Sonoma.
Gender Health Center
2020 29th St., Ste. 201
Sacramento, CA 95817 / 916.455.2391 / http://www.thegenderhealthcenter.org / Ben Hudson, Executive Director
Offers counseling and advocacy services on a sliding scale. Advocacy includes help with name and gender marker changes, health insurance options, economic empowerment, and legal health clinics.
L.A. LGBT Center
1625 N. Schrader Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028 / 323.993.7400 / http://www.lalgbtcenter.org/ / Drian Juarez, Trans Economic Empowerment Project Manager,
Legal clinic provides help preparing name/gender change legal docs. Also provide legal assistance for survivors of violence, immigration issues, and discrimination.
LetsGo! Liberation Clinic at El Centro, UCLA Law School
Los Angeles, CA / 323.960.9279 / http://orgs.law.ucla.edu/elcentro/Pages/LetsGo!-Liberation.aspx / Paul Martin, Clinic Chair
Operates name and gender marker clinics with partner organizations.
Red Light Legal
1322 Webster St., Ste. 210
Oakland, CA 94612 / 510.457.1399 / http://redlightlegal.org / Kristina Dolgin
Provides direct legal services, legal representation, community education, and effective policy advocacy to sex workers in all corners of the industry.
Transgender Law Center
1629 Telegraph Ave., Ste. 400
Oakland, CA 94612 / 415
865.0176 / http://transgenderlawcenter.org / Ilona Turner, Legal Director
TLC’s advocacy, programs, and litigation advance the rights of transgender people across the country by changing law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live authentically and free from discrimination.
The GLBT Community Center of Colorado
1301 E. Colfax
Denver, CO 80218 / 303.733.7743 / http://www.glbtcolorado.org/ / Sable Schultz, Transgender Programs Manager
The Center provides support services for transgender people in Colorado.
TransLAW
Washington, DC / https://www.translawdc.org/ / Steering Committee:
Partners with WWH to run the name and gender marker change clinic and offers financial assistance for individuals changing their identity documents.
Whitman-Walker Health Legal Services Program
1701 14th St., NW
Washington, DC 20009 / 202.939.7627 / http://www.whitman-walker.org/legal/legal-services/ / Amy Nelson, Director of Legal Services
Runs a free monthly Name and Gender Change Clinic and offers legal services related to medical care, immigration, discrimination, access to insurance, and public benefits.
TransGeorgia Legal Aid
2425 Torreya Dr.
Tallahassee, FL 32303 / 404.919.7834 / http://transgeorgialegal.org/ / L Farmer
Nonprofit legal representation for changing name and gender in Georgia.
Cassandra Capobianco
Cassandra Capobianco / / Can counsel on trans rights and abuse cases
TransLatina Coalition, Florida Chapter
Arianna Lint / / www.translatinacoalition.org
Advocacy organization, offering assistance with name and gender marker changes in Florida.
ACLU of Florida
4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 340
Miami, FL 33137 / 786.363.2714 / http://www.aclufl.org/ / Daniel Tilley, Staff Attorney
Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.
4500 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 340
Miami, FL 33137 / 305.576.0080 / http://legalservicesmiami.org/ / Sean Rowley
Offers legal help with name changes and housing discrimination.
People’s Law Office
1180 N. Milwaukee Ave. Chicago, IL 60642 / 773.235.0070 / http://peopleslawoffice.com/ / Joey Mogul
Attorneys from People’s Law Office in Chicago have been successfully fighting for the civil rights of victims of police brutality, wrongful convictions, false arrest and other abuses for over 40 years
Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois
4707 N. Broadway, Ste. 307
Chicago, IL 60640 / 773.272.1822 / http://tjlp.org/ / Avi Rudnick, Volunteer Attorney
Holds a Name Change Mobilization last Friday of every month. Also offers free criminal legal services to low-income and homeless transgender and gender non-conforming people.
TransLife Center, Chicago House
1925 N. Clybourn
Chicago, IL 60614 / 773.248.5200 / http://www.chicagohouse.org/?post_causes=translife-center / Maria Pahl, Legal Director
The TransLegal Program provides holistic and affirming legal services, self-help legal assistance, and legal education to transgender people.
Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance
http://www.intraa.org/ / Ed Fox, Chair:
Law Office of Barbara J. Baird
445 N. Pennsylvania St., Ste 401
Indianapolis, IN 46204 / 317.637.2345 / http://www.bjbairdlaw.com/ / Barbara J. Baird
Transgender Resource, Education and Enrichment Services
2043 South Bend Avenue #255
South Bend, IN 46637 / 219-331-4665 / http://www.webetrees.org/ /
The Hite Law Group
701 Loyala Ave, Ste. 201
N.O., LA 70113 / 504.355.0836 / http://www.hitelawgroup.com/ / Nicholas J. Hite
A holistic legal practice, specializing in all forms of advocacy and litigation for trans individuals anywhere in Louisiana.
Portland Legal, LLC
P.O. Box 8585
Portland, ME 04101 / 207.518.8663 / http://www.portlandmainelegal.com/ / Zack Paakkonen, Esq.
Provides sliding scale and sometimes pro bono legal services for a variety of transgender legal issues.
FreeState Legal Project, Inc.
1111 N. Charles St.,
Baltimore, MD 21201 / 410.625.5428 / http://freestatelegal.org/ / Jer Welter, Managing Attorney
Offers legal help with name and gender marker changes, discrimination, family law, and violence.
Law Office of Amanda J. Hackett, LLC
6909 Laurel Ave.
Takoma Park, MD 20913 / 240.331.6379 / http://www.hackettimmigration.com/ / Amanda J. Hackett
Provides sliding-scale LGBT-focused immigration and asylum legal services.
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
PO Box 960784
Boston, MA 02196 / 617.778.0519 / http://www.masstpc.org/ / Alexis Edwards
Advocacy and community-building organization with an ID Project to assist with name and gender marker changes.
Community Health Awareness Group
1300 W. Fort St.
Detroit, MI 48226 / 313.963.3434 / http://www.chagdetroit.org/ / Sarah Stewart
Offers help with the name change process along with a variety of programming to support the trans community.
Gender Justice Minnesota
550 Rice St.
St. Paul, MN 55103 / 651.789.2090 / http://genderjustice.us/ / Jill Gaulding, Founder
OutFront Minnesota
310 E. 38th St., Ste. 209
Minneapolis, MN 55409 / 612.822.0127 / https://www.outfront.org/home / Phil Duran, Legal Director
Offers assistance with discrimination, family law, identity documents, and public benefits.
Metro Trans Umbrella Group
438 N. Skinker Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130 / 314.270.2155 / www.stlmetrotrans.com / Rae Larson, Secretary & Co-Founder
Provides support and advocacy for the trans community in Missouri.
Kathy Wysack, Attorney at Law
3203A S. Grand Blvd., Ste. A
St. Louis, MO 63118 / 314.771.4494 / http://www.kathywysack.com/ / Kathy Wysack-Rood
Helps with name and gender marker changes in St. Louis, MO and Downstate Illinois areas
Shook, Hardy, & Bacon Law Firm
2555 Grand Blvd.
Kansas City, MO 64108 / 816.474.6550 / http://www.shb.com/ / Jolie Justus
Provides pro bono legal services and representation to members of the transgender community for name and gender marker changes throughout Missouri as well as cases in Kansas when near Kansas City.
Madeline Johnson, Esq.
2555 Grand Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64108 / 816.607.1836 /
Provides services around ID documents and discrimination
Sena, Polk & Stacy, LLP
2712 S. 87th Ave.
Omaha, NE 68124 / 402.884.7444 / http://spsattorneys.com/ / Joni Stacy
Provides ID document services at a reduced rate. Also practice family law.
Gender Justice Nevada
401 S. Marlyand Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89101 / 702.425.7288 / http://genderjusticenv.org/ / Steven K.
Do not currently serve clients for name and gender change work, but might collaborate with OutFront
Transgender Allies Group
316 California Ave., Ste 149
Reno, NV 89509 / 775.742.8673 / http://transgenderalliesgroup.org/ / Brock Mylath, President
Do not currently serve clients for name and gender change work, but can refer to legal aid that will.
Garden State Equality
40 S. Fullerton Ave.,
Montclair, NJ 07042 / 973.473.5428 / http://www.gardenstateequality.org / Andy Bowen, Executive Director
Provides assistance to NJ residents who are victims of harassment or discrimination.
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico
149 Jackson St. NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87108 / 505.200.9086 / http://www.tgrcnm.org/ / Adrien Lawyer, Co-Director
Offers a variety of support services for trans people, including information and referrals on name change, and other legal issues.
Advocacy for LGBT Communities Clinic, Cornell Law School
http://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/Clinical-Programs/lgbtclinic/ / Susan Hazeldean,
Law school clinic that includes assistance with name and gender marker changes, often for incarcerated individuals.
Law Office of Jillian T. Weiss, P.C.
PO Box 642, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 / 845.709.3237 / jtweisslaw.com / Ezra Young,
Represent trans people who experience employment discrimination based on gender identity or expression, as well as trans people denied insurance coverage.
LGBTQ Law Project, New York Legal Assistance Group
7 Hanover Square, 18th Floor
New York, NY 10004 / 212.613.5000 / http://nylag.org/units/lgbt-law-project / Lorenzo VanNess
Provides free legal services in a variety of civil legal matters impacting the trans community, including employment, housing, public benefits, shelter access, name changes, gender marker changes, family law and life planning.
Peter Cicchino Youth Project, Urban Justice Center
40 Rector St., 9th Floor
New York, NY 10006 / 877.542.8529 / http://pcyp.urbanjustice.org/ / Megan Stuart, Staff Attorney
Offers free legal services for homeless and street-involved youth under 25 in NYC and NYS prisons, including name changes, updating identity documents, immigration status, navigating criminal issues, and public benefits.
Sylvia Rivera Law Project
147 W. 24th St., 5th Fl
New York, NY 10011 / 212.337.8550
x308 / http://srlp.org / Stefanie Rivera, Client Services,
Mik Kinkead, Prisoner Justice Project,
Direct representation of TGNCI people in the NYC area or incarcerated in NYS prisons on name and gender marker changes. Limited ability to represent in prisoner rights, health care, and immigration issues.
Byrgen Finkelman, Attorney at Law
48 Thorndale Rd.
Slingerlands, NY 12159 / 518.512.1160 /
Provides direct legal assistance with name changes.
LGBT Rights Project, Empire Justice Center
1 W Main St, #200
Rochester, NY 14614 / 585.295.5721 / http://www.empirejustice.org/issue-areas/lgbt-rights-project/ / Milo Primeaux, Staff Attorney
Provides direct legal services to low-income LGBTQ individuals in Western NY, advocates for LGBTQ-related policies, and offers technical assistance and training for courts, service providers, and community members.
Legal Services NYC
Manhattan Legal Services / Dan Pepitone, 646.442.3144,
South Brooklyn Legal Services / Cathy Bowman, 718.237.5571, cbowman@sbls,org
Queens Legal Services / Richard Saenz, 347.592.2207,
Provide free legal services in a variety of civil legal matters impacting the trans community, including employment, housing, public benefits, family, name changes, gender marker changes, life planning, consumer and immigration.
Connie J. Vetter, Attorney at Law
1208 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC / 704.333.4000 / http://www.cjvlaw.com/ /
Provides services on wills and estate documents, name changes, gender marker changes, adoptions, surrogacy, and adult guardianship.
Freedom Center for Social Justice
4921 Albemarle Rd, Charlotte, NC 28205 / 980.729.8454 / http://fcsj.org/
Provides support for trans communities across North Carolina.
LGBTQ Center Of Durham
Durham, NC / http://www.lgbtqcenterofdurham.org/ / Jamie Jennings:
Provides support services for the trans community.
Baker Bryant, PLLC
5407 S. Lewis Ave., Ste 100
Tulsa, OK 74105 / 918.986.8525 / http://www.bakerbryantlaw.com/ / Alyssa Bryant
Provides legal services to the transgender community.
Scott E. Knox, Attorneys at Law
13 E. Court St., Ste. 300
Cincinnati, OH 45202 / 513.241.3800 / http://scottknox.com/ / Scott E. Knox
Provides legal services for discrimination issues and name and gender marker changes.
Basic Rights Oregon
310 SW 4th Ave., Ste. 300 Portland, OR 97204 / 503.222.6151 / http://www.basicrights.org/ / Andrea Zekis
Provides information and referrals for name and gender marker changes and other legal support.
Outside In
1132 SW 13th Ave.
Portland, OR 97205 / 503.535.3800 / http://www.outsidein.org/ / Jazz McGinnis, Lab and Trans Services Coordinator,
Provides name and gender marker change assistance in Oregon.
Garden of Peace Project
P.O. Box 174
Homestead, PA 15120 / 412.879.0477 / http://www.gardenofpeaceproject.org / Michael David Battle, Executive Director
(Trans)ition Project provides assistance with name and gender marker change paperwork.
Trans-Help
1315 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107 / 267.235.4570 / Julie Chovanes
Providing legal, social, and medical services to trans people, and education about trans people to the greater community. Legal services are in house and primarily litigation.
Mazzoni Center
21 S. 12th St., 13th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107 / 215.563.0657 / https://mazzonicenter.org/ / Barrett Marshall, Supervising Attorney
Provides legal services for elder issues, discrimination, harassment, family law, name change, wills, and youth.
LGBT Law Clinic, University of Puerto Rico School of Law
PO Box 23349, UPR Station
San Juan, PR 00931 / 787.999.9553 / http://ls-pt2.law.upr.edu/portal/page?_pageid=251,406068&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL / Nora Vargas Acosta
Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center and University of Memphis Law
892 S. Cooper St.
Memphis, TN 38104 / 901.278.6422 / http://mglcc.org/ / Elokin CaPece, Operations Manager
Rubenfeld Law Office, P.C.
2409 Hillsboro Rd., Ste. 200
Nashville, TN 37212 / 615.386.9077 / http://rubenfeldlaw.com/ / Abby Rubenfeld
Practices family law, contract law, criminal law, personal injury, and LGBT law.