A Litigator’s Quest for Marriage Equality and LGBT Rights
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/07/2018
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
St. John's Unitarian Universalist Church
Categories
Civil rights Attorney, Al Gerhardstein, will discuss his work on marriage equality and LGBT rights. A long-time member of First Unitarian Church in Cincinnati, Al has been litigating since 1976.
While Al is best known nationally as lead counsel for James Obergefell in the Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision Obergefell v. Hodges, he has been an advocate on behalf of prisoners, victims of police misconduct and women seeking reproductive freedom throughout his career. Beyond recovering millions of dollars for victims of official misconduct, he has sought and achieved systemic criminal justice reform through injunctions and creative settlements, such as the Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement. He is also the founder of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, a nonprofit agency that advocates and litigates for criminal justice reform. The UUA recognized Al’s achievement with the 2016 Holmes-Weatherly Award at GA in Columbus.
The event is free and open to the public. Sponsored by the St. John’s Men’s Group and Interweave.