2023 LGBTQ+ Bar Association Lavender Law Conference - Each year, the National LGBTQ+ Bar recognizes LGBTQ+ legal professionals (practicing lawyers, law professors, corporate counsel, members of the judiciary, politicians, etc.) under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their field and have demonstrated a profound commitment to LGBTQ+ equality. Transform Belonging founder Lauren Lofton is proud to be an award recipient for 2023. Learn more about the LGBT+ Bar Association HERE. Top 40 Under 40 List available HERE.

2023 American Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Spring Mediation Conference - Lauren was a facilitator/trainer on the theme of Leading Change Through ADR: Strategies for Navigating Our World Today. Lauren co-presented in Las Vegas with the UC Hastings Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in a session entitled, “Exploring Intergenerational Differences in Mediation.” Read more here.

2022 Anxiety Super Conference - Lauren was a guest presenter on “Identity and Anxiety in the Workplace” and the topics of managing anxiety in the workplace around identity and belonging, navigating disability in the workplace, how making accommodations increases wellbeing and productivity. All speaker talks are available June 20th-26th and you can sign-up for free here to access content that spans the globe (150 countries). 

2022 American Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Spring Conference - Lauren was a facilitator/trainer on the theme of new directions and rejuvenation as we transition into a new era even as we continue to endure the pandemic; the conference explored the Evolution of Legal Representation, dispute resolution systems and practice, court systems, and legal education in our new era (read more here). Lauren co-presented with the UC Hastings Center for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution in a session entitled “Leadership for Students: Conflict Resolution and Professional Development.”

5th Annual National Law Student Affairs Professionals Conference, Online due to global pandemic

“Strategies for Success LGBT+ 101: Supporting LGBT, Non-Binary and Transgender Students, Staff and Faculty” and “Leadership for Students: Conflict Resolution & Professional Development”

Self-Represented Litigation Network Innovative Justice Conference, Nashville, Tennessee (LGBT+ travel banned state)

“Cultural Humility in the Courts: Building Trust to Improve Access to Justice” 1st and 6th Amendment, and Due Process and Privileges and Immunities Clause challenges to Rules of Court - mandates on “professional dress; disproportionate and disparate impact on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and the LGBT+ community; trauma informed lens

California Judicial Council Statewide Domestic & Family Violence In-Service, San Francisco, California

“Cultural Humility in the Courts: Building Trust to Improve Access to Justice” - Attendees included judges and court staff from every district in California; court interactions with LGBT+ community members through a trauma informed lens

Pathways to Justice California State Bar and Judicial Council Conference, San Francisco, California

“Diversity in the Legal Profession: Retention and Recruitment of Legal Aid Staff & Considerations for Board Members” and “Intersectional Approaches to Overcoming Legal System Barriers for Underserved Communities” - 1st session in conjunction with Justice in Aging, Legal Aid Association of California, and Public Advocates; 2nd session in conjunction with LGBT Center Long Beach Legal Department

National Legal Aid & Defender Association Innovative Justice Conference, Detroit, Michigan

“Is Competency the Floor or the Ceiling? Moving Beyond Cultural Competence Toward Cultural Humility: LGBTQIS Best Practice” - Creation of intake forms developed in conjunction with Lakeshore Legal Aid, and the LGBT Center Long Beach Legal Department.

National Legal Aid Defenders Association Resilient Justice Conference, Houston, Texas (LGBT+ travel banned state)

“Building and Sustaining Disaster Response Networks” - Session in conjunction with Lone Star Legal Aid and Pro Bono Net; rapid national disaster response in support of vulnerable populations (immigrant, LGBT+, low-income, the elderly/seniors)

White Privilege Conference, Kansas City, Missouri

“Intersectionality through the Lens of Multi-Racial LGBTQTI2S Experience: Leveraging White Privilege through Interpersonal Relationships” - Session in conjunction with InVision Consulting; multi-racial/multi-ethnic lens; intersectionality of heterosexism, cisgenderism, racism and sexism