[note] UM Outlaw quoted in The National Law Journal

In a recent National Law Journal (here) article about queer lawyering in mega firms, an UM Outlaw was quoted:

12-15-2005

The Bigger the Law Firm, the Bigger the Closet?
by Leigh Jones

. . . Despite the lower percentages of openly gay and lesbian attorneys at big law firms, many are beginning to recruit gay and lesbian law students aggressively, said Nadine Gartner, a third-year law student at the University of Michigan Law School. "They see that in order to get the best attorneys, they need to broaden their pool," she said.

Even so, Gartner plans to practice public interest law on behalf of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community after clerking for U.S. Court of Federal Claims Judge Emily C. Hewitt next year. "It's what I find worthwhile," she said.

*Go Nadine!*