The National LGBT Bar Association ( LGBT Bar ) announced 2020's Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40and several Chicagoans have been included.
Among the Chicagoans recognized this year are:
Kara Ingelhart, a staff attorney at Lambda Legal ( and a former Windy City Times 30 Under 30 honoree );
Bryce Cooper, a partner at Winston & Strawn LLP;
E.K. McWilliams, an associate ( Investigations, Compliance & Defense ) at Jenner & Block LLP;
Moses Suarez, a partner at SmithAmundsen;
Malcolm "Skip" Harsch, the director of the Commission on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, and of the Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities at the American Bar Association; and
Elizabeth Ricks, the legal director and staff attorney of the TransLife Care Program at the Chicago House and Social Service Agency.
Awardees will be recognized during a special awards lunch at the 2020 Lavender Law Conference and Career Fair, which is slated to take place Aug. 12-14 in Washington, D.C.