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Updated on 12 November 2011 at 2230L (GMT+11)

Pink Triangle San Francisco

Post/ZipName/Contact detailsPreferred Areas of Practice
94102 Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
1800 Market Street, Box 47
T: +1 415 865 5620
F: +1 415 5200708
E: balif@balif.org
W: www.balif.org
BALIF is a local bar association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people in the law, providing networking opportunities, draft amicus briefs, provide informal referrals, legal training seminars, review judicial candidates, and delegates to the annual convention of the state bar of California
Bay Area Legal Aid
50 Fell Street
T: +1 415 982 1300
F: +1 415 9824243
W: www.baylegal.org
Bay Area Legal Aid provides free legal help for low-income people
Amanda L Ebey
870 Market Street, Suite 782
T: +1 415 989 8070
E: amandabey@aol.com
Civil Litigation - Injury, Estate Planning
Carole S Cullum Rainbow Flag
Cullum Law
1390 Market Street, Suite 1204
T: +1 415 242 2400 [0900 - 1700]
F: +1 415 373 0483
E: Carole@Cullumlaw.com
W: www.Cullumlaw.com
Family Law specialist, Domestic Partnership agreements and dissolutions, Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
Mario M. Kashou Rainbow Flag
Farallon Law Group
459 Fulton Street, Suite 102
T: +1 415 255 2450
F: +1 415 2552451
E: mkashou@farallonlaw.com
W: www.farallonlaw.com
Corporate Law, Litigation, Estate Planning
Deepa M Menon GLBTI-Friendly
459 Fulton Street, Suite 302
T: +1 415 218 9263
E: sfmenonlaw@gmail.com
GLBT family law issues, domestic partnerships, dissolutions, adoption, surrogacy, collaborative divorce/dissolution, child custody and visitation, family law services for unrepresented litigants
National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
870 Market Street, Suite 370
T: +1 415 392 6257
F: +1 415 3928442
E: info@nclrights.org
W: www.nclrights.org/
The NCLR may be able to refer you to a lawyer.

The NCLR is a national legal resource center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education. In addition, NCLR provides representation and resources to gay men, and bisexual and transgender individuals on key issues that also significantly advance lesbian rights
San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community Center
1800-1810 Market Street (at Octavia)
T: +1 415 865 5555 [Information & referral]
F: +1 415 8655501
E: center@sfcenter.org
W: www.sfcenter.org
The Center may be able to refer you to a lawyer
Transgender Law Center
870 Market Street, Room 822
T: +1 415 865 0176
F: +1 877 8471278
E: info@transgenderlawcenter.org
W: www.transgenderlawcenter.org
The TLC is a civil rights organization advocating for transgender communities and connecting transgender people and their families to legal services
Jessica Watson GLBTI-Friendly
San Francisco Child and Family Law
Watson & Lee
291 Geary Street, Suite 600
T: +1 415 864 4640
F: +1 415 8644646
E: jwatson@sfchildandfamilylaw.com
W: sfchildandfamilylaw.com
Divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, property division, adoption [MORE]
94102-4515 Daniel Ray Bacon
234 Van Ness Avenue
T: +1 415 864 0907
F: +1 415 8640989
W: www.bacondrlaw.com
Civil and Criminal matters, Labor, Employment, Discrimination
94103 AIDS Legal Referral Panel (ALRP)
1663 Mission Street, Suite 500
T: +1 415 701 1200
F: +1 415 7011400
E: info@alrp.org
W: www.alrp.org
The ALRP is a non-profit organization and the only institution in the San Francisco Bay Area whose entire mission is dedicated to providing free and low-cost legal assistance and education on virtually any civil matter to persons living with HIV/AIDS. Since 1983, ALRP has handled more than 40,000 legal matters for clients
Richard B Callaway
Callaway & Wolf
785 Market Street, Suite 1150
T: +1 415 541 0300
F: +1 415 777 6262
E: info@callawayandwolf.com
W: www.callawayandwolf.com
Car Accidents, Property/Business Owner Liability, Slips, Falls, Dog and Animal Attacks, Bicycle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Medical Malpractice, Traumatic Brain Injury, Wrongful Death, Sidewalk Falls
Thomas P Hogan GLBTI-Friendly
123 10th Street
T: +1 415 727 9001
F: +1 866 6143850
E: consultation_sanfrancisco@tomhoganlaw.com
W: www.tomhoganlaw.com
Bankruptcy, Tax Law, Divorce Law, Family Law [MORE]
Patrick McMahon Rainbow Flag
703 Market Street, Suite 1109
T: +1 415 543 9338
F: +1 415 5439449
E: patrick@bklawclinic.com
W: www.bklawclinic.com
Bankruptcy
Carl Wolf GLBTI-Friendly
Callaway & Wolf
785 Market Street, Suite 1150
T: +1 415 541 0300
E1: carlwolf33@aol.com
E2: carl@callawayandwolf.com
W: www.callawayandwolf.com
Civil Law, Personal Injury
94104 Douglas A. Applegate Rainbow Flag
Seiler Epstein Ziegler & Applegate LLP
101 Montgomery Street, 27th Floor
T: +1 415 979 0500
F: +1 415 9790511
E: daa@sezalaw.com
W: www.sezalaw.com
Business litigation and appeals.
Also admitted in Hawaii
Marty K Courson Rainbow Flag
582 Market Street, Suite 412
T: +1 415 433 3100
F: +1 415 4333101
E: martycourson@sflawyer.net
W: www.sflawyer.net
Bankruptcy; Landlord/Tenant; General Civil Litigation
Elizabeth Deeley Rainbow Flag
Kirkland & Ellis
555 California Street
T: +1 415 439 1400
E: elizabeth.deeley@kirkland.com
Litigation
John Douglas Rainbow Flag
Foley & Lardner
555 California Street, Suite 1700
T: +1 415 984 9878
E: jdouglas@foley.com
Business Law, Competition Law, Contract Law, Cyber Law, Defamation, Employment Law, Gaming Law, Health Law, Labor Law
Pamela Fulmer Rainbow Flag
Jones Day
555 California Street, 26th Floor
T: +1 415 875 5797
E: pkfulmer@jonesday.com
Computer Law, Copyright Law, Intellectual Property Law, Internet Law, Patent Law, Trademark Law
Laura Goldin
Rothschild & Goldin
400 Montgomery, Suite 505
T: +1 415 781 6500
E: lgsplace@comcast.net
Bankruptcy and all aspects of family law, personal injury and probate, wills and powers of attorney
Geri N Kahn GLBTI-Friendly
400 Montgomery Street, Suite 810
T: +1 415 397 5446
F: +1 707 3610350
E: gkahn@pacbell.net
W: www.gerikahn.com
Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law, Social Security Law
Deb L Kinney Rainbow Flag
DLK Law Group
100 Bush Street, Suite 1150
T: +1 415 693 0550
F: +1 415 6930500
E: deb@dlklawgroup.com
W: www.dlklawgroup.com/

Estate Planning focusing on unmarried couples. Domestic Partnership Agreements and related issues

Also in Santa Rosa

Sarah J Kristmann GLBTI-Friendly
580 California Street, Suite 1626
T: +1 415 439 4896
F: +1 415 4394996
E: skristmann@gmail.com
Family Law (Domestic Partnerships, Divorce/Dissolution, Adoption, Premarital Agreements, Support, Custody)
Sally Morin GLBTI-Friendly
100 Montgomery Street, Suite 1600
T: +1 415 981 8100 [888 848 8598]
F: +1 415 981 9024
E: sally@sallymorinlaw.com
W: www.sallymorinlaw.com
Personal Injury, Auto Accidents, Bicycle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Pedestrian Accidents, Slip and Fall's [MORE]
Chuck Teixeira GLBTI-Friendly
Georgopoulos and Economidis
235 Montgomery Street, Suite 600
T: +1 415 986 4000
F: +1 415 9864001
E: chuck@gelawgroup.com
W: www.gelawgroup&com
Employee Benefits, Executive Compensation, Employment Taxes, Exempt Organizations
Lori R Wallerstein Rainbow Flag
Wallerstein Law Group
350 Sansome Street, Suite 600
T: +1 415 288 4032
F: +1 415 3984366
E: wallersteinlaw@yahoo.com
Representing Small Businesses in Start-Up and Litigation Matters; Employment Law; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Wills and Trusts; Domestic Partnership Agreements; Domestic Partner Divorce; Landlord-Tenant Matters
94105 Philip Besirof, Dorothy Fernandez Rainbow Flag
Morrison & Foerster
425 Market Street
T1: +1 415 268 6091 [Philip Besirof]
T2: +1 415 268 6009 [Dorothy Fernandez]
E1: pbesirof@mofo.com
E2: dfernandez@mofo.com

Philip Besirof

Business Law, Corporations Law, Estate Planning, Property Law, Real Estate, Torts

Dorothy Fernandez

Securities Law

Ruth Borenstein Rainbow Flag
Morrison & Foerster
425 Market Street, 30th floor
T: +1 415 268 7000
E: rborenstein@mofo.com
Business Law
Marvin Dunson III Rainbow Flag
Valdez Dunson & Doyle
116 New Montgomery Street, Suite 210
T: +1 415 202 5950
E: mdunson@vddlaw.com
Employment Law
Scott A Gursky Rainbow Flag
595 Market Street, Suite 2200
T: +1 415 398 0298
F: +1 415 3584077
AH: +1 415 398 0298
E: ScottGursky@GurskyLaw.com
Personal injury (auto & motorcycle claims); Business litigation (breach of contract & commercial collections)
Lenore R Shefman Rainbow Flag
604 Mission Street, 10th Floor
T: +1 415 357 3681
F: +1 415 357 3682
C: +1 415 505 4412
E: lenore@shefman-law.com
W1: www.shefmanlaw.net
W2: www.cyclistlaw.com
Bicycle Accidents, Personal Injury, Pool Construction Defect, Building defects, DUI Defense [MORE]
Brian M Wong GLBTI-Friendly
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
50 Fremont Street
T: +1 415 983 6372
F: +1 415 9831200
E: brian.wong@pillsburylaw.com
W: www.pillsburylaw.com
Business Law
Glenda M Zarbock Rainbow Flag
Hanson Bridgett
425 Market Street, 26th Floor
T: +1 415 995 5088
F: +1 415 541 9366
E: gzarbock@hansonbridgett.com
W: www.hansonbridgett.com
Elder Law, Health Law
94107 Elisa J Stewart Rainbow Flag
Stewart and Musell
600 Harrison Street, Suite 120
T: +1 415 593 0083
F: +1 415 2766307
E: estewart@stewartandmusell.com
W: www.stewartandmusell.com
Criminal defense. Adults and Juveniles. Trials and Appeals. Licensed in CA, NY, MA and United States Supreme Court
94108 Terrance Heath Rainbow Flag Erik W. Newton GLBTI-Friendly,
240 Stockton Street, Suite 400
T: +1 415 398 1290 [Mo-Fr 09:00 - 17:00]
F: +1 415 291 3514
E1: terrance@heathnewton.com
E2: erik@heathnewton.com
W: newtonlawoffices.com

Terrance Heath

Estate Planning, Family Law, Probate Law

Erik Newton

Family Law, Domestic Partnerships, Dissolution, Spousal Support, Partner Support, Child Custody

[MORE]

Robert B Jobe GLBTI-Friendly
550 Kearny Street, Suite 200
T: +1 415 956 5513
F: +1 866 2841910
E: jobelaw@jobelaw.com
W: www.jobelaw.com
Immigration: Asylum based on sexual orientation and HIV status, deportation defense, family-based immigration [MORE]
Walter G Parsley Rainbow Flag
140 Geary Street, 4th Floor
T: +1 415 777 1800
E: walterparsley@yahoo.com
W: www.parsleylaw.com
Real Estate Law and Litigation
Paul W Thorndal Rainbow Flag, Deborah H Wald Rainbow Flag
Wald & Thorndal
88 Kearny Street, Suite 1475
T: +1 415 648 3097
F: +1 415 6483098
E: info@waldlaw.net
W: www.waldlaw.net

Legal services including Adoptions, Surrogacy, Assisted Reproduction, Family Contracts, Divorce, Dissolution, Custody, Mediation, Contested Parentage Actions. Legal services at both the trial and apellate level

94109 Helene V Wenzel Rainbow Flag
2000 Van Ness Avenue Suite 312
T: +1 415 359 0223
F: +1 415 3590220
E: wenzellaw@sbcglobal.net
W: www.caelderlaw.com
Estate Planning: Wills; Trusts; Probate; Powers of Attorney; Domestic Partnership Issues: living together agreements; inheritance; illness; incapacity; Elder Law: Medi-Cal eligibility; Long-Term and Nursing Home care
94110 Maureen Bennett Rainbow Flag
Squire Sanders & Dempsey, LLP
One Maritime Plaza
T: +1 415 954 0331
E: mbennett@ssd.com
W: www.ssd.com
Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions, General Business Law
Brooke Oliver Rainbow Flag
Oliver & Sabec PC
50 Balmy Alley
T: +1 415 641 1116
F: +1 415 6951116
E: brooke@oliversabec.com
W: www.oliversabec.com
Art, Entertainment, and Intellectual property law. All types of business contracts, entity formation, and employment law for nonprofits, partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies [MORE]
94111 Dominic Campodonico Rainbow Flag
Gordon & Rees
275 Battery Street, 20th Floor
T: +1 415 986 5900
E: dcampodonico@gordonrees.com
Business Law, General Practice, Health Law, Torts
Bruce Deming Rainbow Flag
Covington & Burling
One Front Street
T: +1 415 591 7051
E: bdeming@cov.com
Corporations Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Nicole Dogwill Rainbow Flag
Winston & Strawn
101 California, Suite 3900
T: +1 415 591 1508
E: ndogwill@winston.com
Antitrust Law, Business Law, Business organizations, Company Law, Competition Law, Contract Law, Corporations Law, Defamation, General Practice, Internet Law, Media Law, Privacy Law
94114 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender National Hotline
2261 Market Street
PMB #296
T: 1-888-THE-GLNH, (1-888-843-4564)
F: +1 415 552 5498
E: info@GLBTNationalHelpCenter.org
W: www.glnh.org
GLNH is a non-profit organization providing nationwide toll-free peer-counseling, information and referrals.

GLNH is open:
Mo-Fr 1600-2359, Sa 1200-1700 Eastern Standard Time, Mo-Fr 1300-2100, Sa 0900-1400 Pacific Standard Time

The GLNH may be able to refer you to a lawyer
Richard A. La Cava Rainbow Flag
3814 24th Street, Suite 202
T: +1 415 282 8960
E: richard@lacavalaw.com
W: www.lacavalaw.com
Bankruptcy, debt workouts, insolvency
National Deaf Queer Resource Center
PO Box 14431
F: +1 415 449 3674
E: info@deafqueer.org
W: www.deafqueer.org
The NDQRC may be able to refer you to a lawyer
94115 Robert F. Cohen Rainbow Flag
PO Box 15896 [Mailing]
T: +1 310 858 9771 [Tollfree 800 492 2657]
E: attorney@cohenlaw.org
W: www.cohenlaw.org
Bankruptcy, employment, insurance litigation, personal injury, civil litigation
94122 Benjamin Humphreys Rainbow Flag
1032 Irving Street, Suite 308
T: +1 510 931 5770
C: +1 415 244 2114
E: ben@humphreyslegal.com
W: www.humphreyslegal.com
Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant Law
94127 Patrick M Fahey Rainbow Flag
236 West Portal Avenue, Suite 357
T: +1 415 203 8433
F: +1 415 5842026
E: patrick@patrickfahey.com
W: www.patrickfahey.com
Real Estate; Domestic Partnerships; Estate Planning; Adoption Law; Surrogacy Law
94131 Alma Soongi Beck Rainbow Flag
7 Joost Avenue, Suite 201
T: +1 415 584 9930
E: alma@becklawgroup.com
Estate Planning, Probate Law
Christopher B. Johnson, Attorney at Law