Award The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund

2016 Freedom Award

The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) presented Kirkland with its 2016 Freedom Award for the Firm's continued pro bono work on TLDEF's Name Change Project. The Name Change Project ensures that transgender individuals can successfully navigate the legal process involved in changing their names in order to move forward with their lives. Kirkland received the award during TLDEF’s 11th annual Freedom Awards reception on October 24, 2016, in New York.