(Webcast) The Name Change Process after the Gender Recognition Act (GRA)

Tuesday, December 7, 2021 | 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Program Chair:
Danielle (Danny) King
Co-Chair of the LGBTQ Rights Committee

  • The Gender Recognition Act passed in June 2021 removing longstanding barriers to equality and expands protection for transgender and non-binary New Yorkers. The legislation streamlines the process to change the name or gender marker on a New York State-issued driver’s license, ID, or birth certificate, and requires numerous public and private entities to honor a person’s name change.

    This CLE shall provide an overview of the Gender Recognition Act with an emphasis on the Name Change Process. Additionally the training shall provide best practices when working with TGNC clients.

    Program Fee:
    $49 for Members | $99 for Nonmembers
    Members who are Law Students, Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2020-2022), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, and attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

  • Jose Abrigo,
    Director, LGBTQ and HIV Advocacy Project, Manhattan Legal Services

    Charlie Arrowood,
    Name Change Project Counsel, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF)

  • 1:00 pm – 1:20 pm       Working with Transgender Litigants
    1:20 pm – 1:50 pm       Name Change Proceedings and the Changes under the GRA
    1:50 pm – 2:15 pm       Article 6-A of the GRA: Change of Sex Designation

  • New York: 1.0 Skills
    New Jersey: 1.0 General
    California: 1.0 General
    Pennsylvania: 1.0 General
    Connecticut: 1.0 General

  • Sponsoring Association Committee:
    Civil Rights, Zoey Chenitz & Kevin Eli Jason, Co-Chairs
    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Rights, Danielle King & Geoffrey Wertime, Co-Chairs
    Sex & Law, Olympias Iliana Konidaris & Farah Diaz-Tello, Co-Chairs
    Small Law Firm, Anne Wolfson, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org