Community Conversations with Dr. Jillian T. Weiss J.D., Ph.D

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss J.D., Ph.D

Dr. Jillian T. Weiss has a J.D. and a Ph.D. in Law, Policy & Society. Currently Professor of Law and Society at Ramapo College of New Jersey, her research area is gender identity and law. She has authored many academic publications, presentations and other scholarly works, as well as articles and interviews for media organizations including The New York Times and Associated Press.


Dr. Weiss serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest U.S. national legal organization, whose mission is to safeguard and advance the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and policy work. She is also a member of The Williams Institute Advisory Board, an LGBT rights think-tank at UCLA Law School, and former member of the Board of Advisors of the National Center for Transgender Equality. She is a member of the National LGBT Bar Association, and Chair of the Planning Committee for its annual Transgender Law Institute.


As principal of Jillian T. Weiss & Associates, she has provided consulting services for private and public employers addressing issues of gender transition in the workplace, including Harvard University, Boeing and New York City. The Law Offices of Jillian T. Weiss provide legal representation for transgender people in employment discrimination cases involving gender identity and gender expression discrimination.