Jennifer C. Pizer Named Lambda Legal's Chief Legal Officer
Jennifer C. Pizer has been named permanent chief legal officer of Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest national legal organization working for the rights of LGBTQ+ people and those living with HIV.
SPizer has beem acting CLO since June, leading a department of 26 attorneys and 11 paraprofessionals with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C.“Jenny Pizer has dedicated her life’s work to the cause of LGBTQ equality and inclusion, and Lambda Legal specifically, with a history dating back to when she was a legal intern in the ‘80s and a board member in the ‘90’s before joining the staff in 1996,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said in a press release. “The immense respect our movement holds for her was symbolized in July when the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association awarded her its highest honor, the Dan Bradley Award.
At a moment when we face daunting and unprecedented threats to our community, Jenny brings the experience and wisdom we need to lead Lambda Legal’s litigation and policy work into our next 50 years.”“Lambda Legal continues to secure protections for LGBTQ people nationwide, defending our most vulnerable against the onslaught of attacks in statehouses and the random abuses inflicted daily because too many in this country are still learning who we are — still see us as some kind of dangerous threat,” Pizer said in the release. “Our nearly 50-year history of strategic successes proves that challenging these injustices leads to law reform, which can save lives and create futures.
