Q Law launches as New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ bar association

Q Law launches as New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ bar association

New Jersey’s LGBTQ+ bar association — which refers to itself as Q Law — formally launched in late October and hosted its first meet-and-greet happy hour in Collingswood just a few days later. But even though the organization is brand new, its journey didn’t just begin. “It starts with organizing that has been going on for, truthfully, decades through the New Jersey State Bar Association and through the state bar,” said Derek J. Demeri, the organ…

Wiley Manuel Bar Honors Sacramento’s Legal Trailblazers

Outgoing Wiley Manuel Bar Association President Saron Tesfai delivers opening remarks at the Legal Fusion awards ceremony Nov. 5 at the Citizen Hotel in Downtown Sacramento. Douglas Carter, OBSERVER The Wiley Manuel Bar Association hosted its annual Legal Fusion on Nov. 5 at the Citizen Hotel, honoring leaders who have made lasting contributions to the legal profession and the Sacramento community. The event brought together judges, attorneys, a…