May 2026 Networking Happy Hour
Thursday May 28, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. ET
KiKi, 915 U St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
Sponsored by McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
Please join the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association for a networking happy hour at Kiki on May 28 at 5:30 P.M. This is an excellent opportunity to catch up with fellow Bar Association members, meet new colleagues, and welcome new attorneys and law students to the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association family! This month, we’re excited to partner with McDermott Will & Schulte. McDermott is committed to driving progress in justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion – not just at the firm, but in our communities and the legal industry. McDermott has publicly committed itself to the following:
To empower our people, we cultivate a diverse workplace, foster a sense of belonging and provide the support each individual needs to accomplish their career goals. We work at the highest levels of firm management to ensure equitable access to client development activities, challenging work assignments and career advancement.
2026 Pride Reception
Thursday June 11, 2026, 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. ET
1330 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Sponsored by Steptoe LLP
Please join the DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association and Steptoe LLP for their annual Pride Reception starting at 5:30 PM on June 11, 2026, at Steptoe’s DC Office, located at 1330 Connecticut Ave. N.W.
As part of our celebration, we plan to recognize Whitman-Walker Health, Legal Services, honoring their long history of providing comprehensive healthcare legal services designed to support patients and communities to achieve improved health and wellness outcomes.
Founded in 1986 as a frontline response to the AIDS Crisis, Whitman-Walker Health’s Legal Services Program has evolved into an essential resource in fighting discrimination, helping patients navigate and secure federal benefits, assisting transgender clients, and providing asylum and immigration services. As we mark this essential program’s 40th anniversary, we are proud that it stands as the nation’s longest-running medical-legal partnership and a testament to community-centered innovation.
Space is limited, so please RSVP ASAP.
Past Events
LGBT+ Pro Bono Opportunities: Panel and Mixer
Thursday, May 7, 2026 from 5:30 P.M. – 7:30 P.M. ET
700 K St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Sponsored by Baker Botts L.L.P.
Please join the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association, the Hispanic Bar Association of D.C., and Baker Botts L.L.P. for an engaging networking and panel event highlighting LGBT+ pro bono opportunities in the D.C. community. The panel will spotlight meaningful pro bono opportunities across the District and explore recent local and national legal developments impacting LGBT+ civil rights.
All are welcome!
Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 5:30 p.m., and the panel discussion will begin at 6:00 p.m.
Washington Spirit Game Night
Friday April 24, 2026, 8:00 P.M. ET
Audi Field, Washington, D.C.
Sponsored by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
We are proud to partner with Arnall Golden Gregory LLP (AGG) for this event. As an Am Law 200 firm with more than 200 attorneys in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., AGG is committed to delivering exceptional legal services while cultivating an inclusive workplace. Guided by its mission and values, the firm supports initiatives that uplift diverse perspectives, strengthen communities, and create an environment where all individuals can thrive.
Do you like soccer? Do you want to support women’s sports? Do you want to socialize with fellow LGBTQ+ attorneys and law students? Then join the DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association for the Washington Spirit game against Kansas City Current! This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association members, all the while supporting the Washington, D.C. women’s soccer team!
We have limited ticket availability, and will require that you complete this RSVP prior to April 20. If you are ultimately given a ticket to attend the game, you are expected to attend and should make every effort to be present.
If you ultimately cannot attend, please let us know at least before April 22 by contacting Vanessa Eisemann at veisemann@yahoo.com. We need to know ASAP if anything changes about your plans to attend since we need time to give the tickets to someone from the waitlist.
Law Student Mentorship Program Study Break
Saturday May 2, 2026, 12:00-2:00 P.M. ET
Spark Social, 2009 14th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Sponsored by Zuckerman Spaeder LLP
Our law student mentorship program is in its first year, and we are so proud of the connections we have been able to facilitate between LGBTQ+ practicing attorneys and law students. If you are a part of the mentorship program, please consider joining us and our friends at Spark Social for this “study break.” Many thanks to Zuckerman Spaeder for sponsoring.
As the semester wraps up and we enter finals, we wanted to create a space for mentors and mentees to connect, check in, and take a short break from studying. This is a great opportunity to talk with mentors about law school, exams, or anything else on your mind – or to simply take some time to decompress with your fellow students.
Refreshments will be provided, and we encourage you to stop by. We hope to see you all there!
March 2026 Networking Happy Hour
Thursday March 19, 2026, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
J.R.’s Bar, 1519 17th St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Sponsored by Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
We’re excited to invite you to the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s March Networking Happy Hour! Please join us for an evening of connection, conversation, and community. This is an excellent opportunity to catch up with fellow Bar Association members, meet new colleagues, and welcome new attorneys and law students to the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association family! This month, we’re excited to partner with WilmerHale.
WilmerHale is a leading international law firm with more than 1,100 lawyers located throughout 12 offices in the United States and Europe. At WilmerHale, inclusion and opportunity are important to the way we approach solving complex legal issues, our representation of clients, and our professional relationships with one another. Our lawyers and business professionals bring a wide range of ideas, perspectives, backgrounds and experiences to develop creative and effective solutions for our clients’ most complex and challenging legal issues. Collaboration and collegiality are key to who we are and how we work.
At WilmerHale everyone matters. WilmerHale is committed to providing all of our attorneys with the opportunity to succeed. From early on, our lawyers work on complex, high-stakes, high profile matters. We provide robust mentoring programs, ensure regular feedback, and deliver skills-based and practical learning experiences. We also offer a range of inclusive affinity groups and other resources that allow us to support and learn from one another. Through all of these programs we are committed to promoting an inclusive culture.
Please feel free to invite any interested friends, colleagues, law students, legal interns, etc. We can’t wait to see everyone soon!
February 2026 Networking Happy Hour
Thursday February 26, 2026, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
Crush Dance Bar, 2007 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Sponsored by Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
We’re excited to invite you to the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s February Networking Happy Hour! Please join us for an evening of connection, conversation, and community. This is an excellent opportunity to catch up with fellow Bar Association members, meet new colleagues, and welcome new attorneys and law students to the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association family! This month, we’re excited to partner with Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP.
Wilkinson Barker Knauer started more than 50 years ago as a boutique firm specializing in communications law. Since that time, WBK has grown into a mid-sized firm with 83 attorneys across offices in Washington D.C., Denver, and Austin, representing a range of industries including energy, emerging technologies, media, and telecommunications. WBK provides the services, capabilities, standards, and expertise of a large-firm practice with the value, flexibility, and client-oriented personal style of a smaller firm. WBK is also committed to community and service, with attorneys and staff devoting substantial time and energy to pro bono work, volunteerism, civic and community leadership, charitable giving, mentoring, service on nonprofit boards, teaching, and more. These activities are reflective of the firm’s five pillars and are actively encouraged and supported through its “WBK Best”, Women’s Initiative, and Wellness Committees.
Please feel free to invite any interested friends, colleagues, law students, legal interns, etc. We can’t wait to see everyone soon!
DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association 2026 Winter Party
Wednesday January 28, 2026, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
Spark Social, 2009 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Sponsored by DC LGBTQ+ Bar Association
We’re excited to invite you to the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association’s annual Winter Party! Please join us for an evening of food, drinks, friends, and fun. This is an excellent opportunity to shake off the cold and ring in the new year by reconnecting with fellow Bar Association members, meeting LGBTQ legal colleagues working in and around D.C., and welcoming new attorneys and law students to the D.C. LGBTQ+ Bar Association family! Food will be provided by Pizza D’Oro. Please feel free to invite non-Bar member legal colleagues to join us!
October 2025 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday October 22, 2025, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
TRADE, 1410 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
Sponsored by Williams & Connolly LLP
2025 Robert E. Wone Judicial Clerkship & Internship Conference
Saturday October 19, 2025, 8:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. ET
American University Washington College of Law, 4300 Nebraska Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016
September 2025 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday September 17, 2025, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
CRUSH Bar, 2007 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Sponsored by BakerHostetler
National LGBTQ+ Bar Association 2025 Lavender Law Conference
July 28-30, 2025
NYC
2025 Pride Celebration
Monday June 23, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
Steptoe LLP, 1330 Connecticut Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
DC OAG Pride Networking Mixer
Thursday June 12, 2025, 5:00-7:30 P.M. ET
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, 400 6th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
May 2025 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday May 14, 2025, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
Her Diner, 2004 18th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Sponsored by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
April 2025 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday April 30, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
A League of Her Own (ALOHO), 2317 18th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Sponsored by Baker Botts L.L.P.’s Pride in Action group
DC LGBTQ+ Bar x The Trevor Project
Friday April 25, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
Hogan Lovells, 555 13th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004
March 2025 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday March 26, 5:30-7:30 P.M., ET
J.R.’s Bar, 1519 17th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Sponsored by Crowell & Moring LLP
February 2025 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday February 19, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
Her Diner, 2004 18th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Sponsored by O’Melveny & Myers LLP
2024 Holiday Party
Wednesday December 18, 2024, 5:30-7:30 PM ET
King & Spalding LLP, 1700 Pennsylvania Ave N.W., 12th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006
November 2024 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday November 13th, 2024, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
Crush Bar, 2007 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
2024 Robert E. Wone Judicial Clerkship and Internship Conference
Saturday October 26, 2024, 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM ET
American University Washington College of Law, 4300 Nebraska Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016
Self-Care Solutions for Attorneys
Wednesday October 9, 2024, 6:00-7:30 P.M. ET
Virtual
September 2024 Networking Happy Hour
Thursday September 19, 2024, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
KiKi, 915 U St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
2024 Lavender Law After-Party
Friday August 9, 2024, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
Shakers, 2014 9th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
2024 Pride Picnic for Summer Interns & Recent Grads
Wednesday July 17, 2024, 6:30-8:30 P.M. ET
Franklin Hall, 1348 Florida Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009
Self Care Summer: A Mental Health Training by LGBT+ Counseling Collaborative
Tuesday July 9, 2024, 7:00-8:00 P.M. ET
Virtual
2024 Pride Celebration
Thursday June 18, 2024, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
Steptoe LLP, 1330 Connecticut Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
A Conversation Focusing on LGBTQ+ People in the Law
Thursday May 21, 2024, 5:00-7:30 P.M. ET
S&P Global Washington D.C. Office, 1200 G St N.W., 10th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20005
Webinar: Eviction Defense Primer
Wednesday March 6, 2024, 12:00-1:30 P.M. ET
April 2024 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday April 24, 2024, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
KiKi, 915 U St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001
February 2024 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday February 21, 2024, 6:00-9:00 P.M. ET
Number Nine, 1435 P St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
November 2023 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday November 8, 2023, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
As You Are, 800 8th St S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003
Sponsored by Skadden
September 2023 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday September 20, 2023, 6:00-9:00 P.M. ET
TRADE, 1410 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
Co-hosted by Jenner & Block LLP
July 2023 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday July 19, 2023, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
Number Nine, 1435 P St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
Sponsored by O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Free CLE: Anti-LGBTQ+ State Legislation and Legal Challenges
Tuesday July 11, 2023, 2:00-3:00 P.M. ET
Sponsored by Eversheds Sutherland
2023 Rooftop Summer Soirée
Thursday June 22, 2023, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
Skadden, 1440 New York Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
2023 Pride Reception
Wednesday June 21, 2023, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
Steptoe LLP, 1330 Connecticut Ave N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
April 2023 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday April 12, 2023, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
J.R.’s Bar, 1519 17th St N.W., Washington D.C. 20036
Sponsored by Tucker Ellis LLP
Racial Justice Series: The High Civil Cost of Criminal Records
Thursday March 16, 2023, 6:30-8:00 P.M. ET
Virtual
Protecting Trans Rights: Conversations with Litigators on the Front Line
Thursday March 9, 2023, 4:30-6:30 P.M. ET
Baker Botts L.L.P., 700 K St N.W., Washington D.C. 20001
February 2023 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday February 22, 2023, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
Number Nine, 1439 P St N.W., Washington D.C. 20005
Sponsored by Williams & Connolly LLP
2022 Holiday Happy Hour
Wednesday December 7, 2022, 5:30-7:30 P.M. ET
As You Are, 500 8th St S.E., Washington D.C. 20003
Free CLE: Available Immigration Relief Options for LGBTQ+ Immigrants in the United States
Friday October 28, 2022
Yearning to Breathe Free: Available Immigration Relief Options for LGBTQ+ Immigrants in the United States
Friday October 28, 2022, 12:00-1:00 P.M. ET
Virtual
October 2022 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday October 26, 2022, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
TRADE, 1410 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
August 2022 Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday August 24, 2022, 6:00-8:00 P.M. ET
TRADE, 1410 14th St N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005
