Ice Miller’s Pro Bono Activities and Diversity & Inclusion Council Launch First Joint Pro Bono Project in Collaboration with the LGBT Law Project of Indiana Legal Services

Ice Miller’s Pro Bono Activities and Diversity & Inclusion Council, in collaboration with the LGBT Law Project of Indiana Legal Services, have launched their first joint pro bono project to help the transgender community in Indiana complete name and gender marker changes.

The LGBT Project is a statewide legal assistance program under nonprofit Indiana Legal Services, Inc. (ILS) that provides free legal advice, information and representation to LGBTQ+ individuals in Indiana. It aims to address the disproportionate rates of poverty, discrimination and violence experienced by members of the Hoosier LGBTQ+ community through legal assistance.

Through the new pro bono initiative, Ice Miller attorneys will assist clients with name and gender marker changes on government-issued IDs and other legal documents. In May, Ice Miller attorneys kicked off the project with a training conducted by LGBT Project Director Megan Stuart. Trained participants will begin taking client referrals from ILS in June.

Ice Miller’s Director of Litigation Training & Pro Bono Activities, Diane Menashe, worked with Kristen Matha, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, to organize the new pro bono project. Program participants include Ice Miller legal staff at nearly every career level, from summer associates to partners. They also represent a wide range of practices, including more than 15 different practice groups across five office locations.

Read more about Ice Miller’s pro bono work here or learn more about our diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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