Jeanne Winer

Jeanne Winer

Country

United States

Occupation

Law, Writer, Activist

Description

Lawyer and novelist. Jewish lesbian law expert specializing in criminal defense. Received the Dan Bradley Award from The National LGBT Bar Association, and a B’nai Brith Anti-Defamation League civil rights award for her trial work in Romer v. Evans, a landmark civil rights case that preceded and paved the way for the Obergefell decision in 2015, which legalized same-sex marriage throughout the United States. Author of the legal mystery fiction books 'Her Kind of Case' (2019) and 'The Furthest City Light'.

See Also

• LGBTQ Mystery and Horror Writers
• Marriage Equality Advocates in the LGBTQ Community

Further Reading/Research

• https://jeannewiner.com/
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanne-winer-5871a925/
• https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/jeanne-winer/her-kind-of-case/
• https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2019/8/12/lgbtq-rights-pioneers-new-life-murder-mystery-novelist

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