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Elizabeth F. Schwartz
Elizabeth F. Schwartz
Elizabeth F. Schwartz
BornMiami Beach, FL
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Miami

Elizabeth F. Schwartz is an attorney and advocate for the legal rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and an author.

Life and Career

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Schwartz served as counsel on the case challenging Florida's same-sex marriage ban brought by the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)[1] on behalf of six same-sex couples seeking the right to marry (Pareto v. Ruvin).[2][3] This lawsuit resulted in Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Sarah Zabel's finding that Florida's same-sex marriage ban deprived same-sex couples due process and equal protection under the law, and in the ordering of Miami-Dade County to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[4]

Schwartz has also filed suit in Florida for fair issuance of birth certificates to same-sex married couples[5] and handled an early case for same-sex couple divorce.[6]

In addition to her legal work Elizabeth F. Schwartz has supported the LGBT community through local and national lectures on the importance of LGBT couples protecting their families through second parent adoption and estate planning.[7]

Elizabeth received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania in 1993 and her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of Miami in 1997.[8] She started practicing law in 1997.[9]

Elizabeth Schwartz was born in Miami Beach and currently lives with her wife, writer Lydia Martin, in Miami, FL.[10][11]

Notable Publications:

  • ìLGBT Issues in Surrogacyî in the Handbook of Gestational Surrogacy, ed. E. Scott Sills (Cambridge University Press, 2016)
  • Before I Do: A Legal Guide to Marriage, Gay and Otherwise (The New Press, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-62097-154-3)
  • Transgender Discrimination, Trial Magazine (American Association for Justice, Oct. 2016)
  • Out and About: LGBT Experience in the Profession, Trailblazing Advocacy (American Bar Association, 2015)

Memberships:

Notable Awards:

  • Community Award, Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce 2005[16]
  • Sookie Williams Award, Dade County Bar Association 2007[17]
  • Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40, National LGBT Bar Association 2010[18]
  • Women Worth Knowing Award, City of Miami Beach Commission 2010[19]
  • Voice for Equality Award, Equality Florida, the statewide LGBT rights group 2011[20]
  • Iron Arrow Membership, University of Miami 2012 (their highest honor)[21]
  • Eddy McIntyre Community Service Award, National LGBTQ Task Force 2012[22]
  • C. Clyde Atkins Award, ACLU of Florida 2015[23]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.sageusa.org/newsevents/release.cfm?ID=109
  2. ^ http://www.npr.org/2015/09/21/442148968/gay-parents-face-issues-with-birth-certificates-in-some-states
  3. ^ http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/bay-area-prepares-to-issue-same-sex-marriage-licenses/2208997
  4. ^ http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Miami-Dade-Judge-Rules-in-Favor-of-Gay-Marriage-268659482.html
  5. ^ http://www.nclrights.org/cases-and-policy/cases-and-advocacy/chin-v-armstrong/
  6. ^ http://www.tbo.com/news/crime/tampa-lesbian-couple-will-be-allowed-to-divorce-20150529/
  7. ^ http://www.ironarrow.com/newsletters/2015Spring.pdf
  8. ^ http://www.lgbtbar.org/assets/Program-Book-Middle.pdf
  9. ^ http://www.ironarrow.com/newsletters/2015Spring.pdf
  10. ^ http://jewishmiami.org/news/extra/elizabeth_schwartz_esq/
  11. ^ http://www.thetaskforce.org/static_html/mrd12/schwartz.html
  12. ^ http://www.sageusa.org/about/boardbio.cfm?ID=23
  13. ^ http://www.nclrights.org/our-work/family-relationships/the-national-family-law-advisory-council/
  14. ^ http://www.nclrights.org/about-us/staff/
  15. ^ http://www.ironarrow.com/newsletters/2015Spring.pdf
  16. ^ http://www.lgbtbar.org/assets/Program-Book-Middle.pdf
  17. ^ https://www.floridabar.org/DIVCOM/JN/jnnews01.nsf/Articles/48CDD2125E582EC085257321005AE5B8
  18. ^ http://jewishmiami.org/news/extra/elizabeth_schwartz_esq/
  19. ^ http://southfloridagaynews.com/Tony-Adams/questions-and-answers-with-attorney-elizabeth-schwartz.html
  20. ^ http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Equality-Florida-Miami-Gala-2011---Sunday-March-20th.html?soid=1102037515198&aid=xcFbFkJ2rKg
  21. ^ http://www.ironarrow.com/newsletters/2015Spring.pdf
  22. ^ http://www.thetaskforce.org/task-force-announces-miami-recognition-dinner-honorees/
  23. ^ https://aclufl.org/event/miami-2015-law-day-reception/

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