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Partners

Sanford Jay Rosen, Of Counsel (Founding Partner Emeritus)

Michael W. Bien

Ernest J. Galvan

Gay Crosthwait Grunfeld

Lisa Ells

Van Swearingen

Jenny Yelin

Kara J. Janssen
Of Counsel

Penny Godbold

Jane E. Kahn (1954-2018)

Thomas Nolan
Senior Counsel

Ben Bien-Kahn

Michael Freedman

Caroline E. Jackson

Marc J. Shinn-Krantz
Associates

Eric Monek Anderson

Alexander Gourse

Adrienne Harrold

Ben Hattem

Eric Ho

Luma Khabbaz

Brenda Muñoz

Natalie Smith

Emma Stodder
Legal Fellows

Hannah Motley Davis
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Public Interest Cases

Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

RBGG Files Amicus Brief for SOCE Survivors in Marriage Equality Cases Pending Before SCOTUS

March 6, 2015

Posted in Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

Victory for RBGG Amici as Third Circuit Upholds New Jersey Law Banning SOCE

September 11, 2014

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage, Victories Tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

RBGG Represents SOCE Survivors as Amici to Strengthen Rights for the LGBT Community

June 26, 2014

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Constitutional Rights, LGBT Rights, Marriage Equality, Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

RBGG Files Amici Brief on Behalf of SOCE Survivors in Support of New Jersey Law

March 7, 2014

Posted in Appellate Practice, Constitutional & Civil Rights Law, Feature on Homepage Tagged Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)

Latest Posts

Federal Court Grants Final Approval of Settlement of San Diego Jails Claim re Inadequate Provision of Mental Health Care
Rosen and Galvan Author DJ Article on Limits of Inadvertent Disclosure
18 RBGG Lawyers Named to Super Lawyers List for 2026
Court Issues Preliminary Injunction that Stops Trump Administration from Seizing Children’s Private Medical Records Through Out-of-State Grand Jury
DJ Names Jenny Yelin a Top Labor and Employment Lawyer for 2026
Federal Court Grants Preliminary Approval to Settlement Agreement to Resolve Medical and Dental Care Claims in Class Action on Conditions at San Diego County Jail
RBGG Files Amicus Brief on Behalf of SF Public Defender Manohar Raju in Appeal of Contempt Fines
Ells and Grunfeld Once Again Named to DJ’s LIst of Top Women Lawyers in California
Disability and Patient Advocacy Groups File Federal Lawsuits in New York and Illinois for Landmark National Campaign Against Assisted Suicide Laws
RBGG’s Lisa Ells Ranked by Chambers USA for Appellate Law

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