Brooklyn Bar’s new LGBT committee is looking for members
The Brooklyn Bar Association just approved a new LGBT committee and it needs more members in order to be up and running by the fall.
Christina Golkin, a Bay Ridge lawyer working for the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, pitched the idea for a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender committee in June and said the reaction was positive. After gaining enough members to get a committee approved, she is now looking for more members to make it self-sufficient.
“I was really inspired by Pride Month and I wanted to get involved,” Golkin said. “I looked at the Brooklyn Bar’s website and I noticed that (LGBT members) didn’t have a forum and I was really surprised because this is Brooklyn.”
It’s still not an official committee yet as the group hasn’t appointed a chair or had its initial meeting, but Golkin hopes to get all of that accomplished by the fall. Her goal is to have a group that can host Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars at least twice a year and meet for monthly networking events.