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- Title
The Practice of Law With LGBT‐Parent Families.
- Authors
Baumle, Amanda K.
- Abstract
In this article, I examine how a history of legal conflict has produced a constantly evolving professional identity for lawyers representing lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender (LGBT) clients on family matters. Drawing on in‐depth interviews with 21 lawyers, I describe variation across areas of specialization, advertising, clientele, and access to professional networks. In addition, I focus on how sociopolitical and legal context shapes professional identity and practice for these lawyers, demonstrating the importance of practice location for this group of lawyers. Although interviews were conducted prior to national marriage recognition, these findings provide insight into the future development of the LGBT family law profession post‐Obergefell.
- Subjects
LGBTQ+ people; LAWYERS; PROFESSIONAL identity; SAME-sex marriage; GAY parents
- Publication
Family Court Review, 2018, Vol 56, Issue 3, p423
- ISSN
1531-2445
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/fcre.12358