Jackie Drohan, Esq. (she/her) Partner at Drohan Lee
Jackie Drohan, Esq. (she/her) Partner at Drohan Lee Jackie Drohan, Esq. is an executive committee member of the New York State Bar Association and has served as founding Chair of NYSBA’s Task Force on the Treatment of Transgender Youth in Sports and Chair of the Amicus / Litigation Committee for NYSBA’s LGBTQ Law Section. She has authored or co-authored amicus briefs before the federal Circuit Courts as well as the U.S. Supreme Court on matters ranging from bank fraud to foster parental rights for same sex couples in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia and anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination in 303 Creative. Her connection to youth sports is personal, having coached LGBTQ and other students (including her own daughters) in primary school soccer, competitive judo, swimming, skiing and endurance running.
James D. Esseks, Esq. (he/him) Co-Director of ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project
James D. Esseks, Esq. (he/him) Co-Director of ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project James D. Esseks, Esq. is Co-Director of the ACLU LGBTQ & HIV Project, advocating for equal treatment of LGBTQ individuals and those living with HIV through litigation, policy work, and public education.
Arthur Leonard, Esq. (he/him) Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law, Emeritus at New York Law School
Arthur Leonard, Esq. (he/him) Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law, Emeritus at New York Law School Arthur Leonard, Esq. is the Robert F. Wagner Professor of Labor and Employment Law, Emeritus, at New York Law School, where he has been a member of the faculty since 1982. He started and continues to edit the newsletter now known as LGBT Law Notes in 1980. He started the New York Law Group in the 1970s. The Law Group became the Bar Association for Human Rights of Greater New York in the mid-1980s and is now known as the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York.
Anthony J. Perrotto, Esq. (he/him) President at LGBT Bar Association and Foundation of Greater New York
Anthony J. Perrotto, Esq. (he/him) President at LGBT Bar Association and Foundation of Greater New York Anthony J. Perrotto, Esq. currently serves as President of the Board of Directors of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association of Greater New York (LGBT Bar NY). As a native New Yorker, Anthony has given almost the entirety of his legal career to government and public service. Anthony first came to LGBT Bar NY as a clinic volunteer in 2015, receiving LGBT Bar NY first ever "outstanding dedication" award for his commitment to LGBT Bar NY legal services programs. Anthony then joined the Board of Directors in 2018, serving as Vice President of the Foundation from January 2021 through June 2022. In June 2022, Anthony was elected by the Board of Directors to serve as President of the Boards.
