Christopher Daley (Transgender Law Center) is the the Fall 2007 Social Justice Visiting Practitioner. He will speak on "Building the Transgender Law Center: A Report Back from the Cutting Edge" at the Social Justice Monday event on Monday, November 5, 2007 from Noon to 1 p.m. in Bannan 139 where pizza will be provided. Limited space is available for lunch after the lecture with Mr. Daley at 1 p.m. E-mail socialjustice@scu.edu or call 551.1720 to sign up for the lunch group. A 5 p.m. wine and cheese reception will be held for Mr. Daley at 5 p.m. in the Strong Common room in Bergin Hall.
Mr. Daley will hold office hours for students in Heafey 223 from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Monday, November 5, 2007, and from 10 to 11 a.m. and 2:30 to 4:00 on Tuesday, November 6, 2007. E-mail the Center for Social Justice at 551.1720 or socialjustice@scu.edu to sign up.
Christopher Daley, a 2001 graduate of Boalt Hall, created California’s first direct services practice for transgender legal issues while a Pride Law Fund Tom Steel Fellow at the National Center for Lesbian Rights. In 2002, Mr. Daley was named an Echoing Green Fellow and became the Co-Director of the newly created Transgender Law Center (TLC). In 2004, he was named Director of the TLC.
Since beginning his practice, he has provided legal assistance to several thousand transgender clients, presented dozens of workshops and talks on transgender legal issues, participated in significant public policy initiatives, written pamphlets and practice guides on transgender law, and assisted numerous attorneys in effectively representing transgender clients. He has helped to raise over one million dollars for transgender rights work and grew TLC to a staff of five. In 2007, he stepped down from TLC to make way for new leadership.
