LGBT Caucus
The LGBT Caucus is a networking group of voting members that focuses on membership, fundraising, education, and public service.
Membership
While the LGBT Caucus is AAJ's newest caucus, it has grown quickly. To help members keep connected, the caucus hosts virtual monthly happy hours and meets in person at AAJ's conventions.
Interested in joining? All AAJ 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 AAJ 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 AAJ and protecting the rights of everyone’s queer clients, regardless of whether they’ve 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 AAJ Board of Governors & Executive Committee: Casey R. Johnson | Aitken*Aitken*Cohn | Santa Ana, CA
To further the their outreach, the caucus has created a convention scholarship. This scholarship allows a trial lawyer member who supports the mission of AAJ and the LGBT community to attend AAJ's Annual Convention. AAJ's 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 AAJ Membership to get started. Contact Us
