Jenny Pizer Lambda Legal today (Tuesday, June 14) named Jennifer C. Pizer, senior counsel and director of strategic initiatives, as acting chief legal officer upon the departure of Sharon McGowan, who officially leaves the position on Wednesday, June 15.
Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said the organization is “deeply grateful to Sharon McGowan for shepherding our team of brilliant lawyers through the harrowing Trump years and the recent, ongoing anti-LGBT backlash in state legislatures.
We will miss her, but we know that she will never stop fighting for justice and equality for LGBTQ people and people living with HIV.
He added, “I can’t think of anyone with more history and knowledge of Lambda Legal’s litigation and policy work than Jenny Pizer.