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South Central Region
Lambda Legal established the South Central Regional Office in 2002, serving eight states through advocacy, litigation, and community building. On this page, you can learn more about our current work in your region and find ways to get involved.
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Regional Cases
Active Case
PFLAG v. Office of the Attorney General of Texas
On February 9, PFLAG National—which has eighteen chapters in Texas—received civil demands from the Attorney General’s Office to turn over...
Case Filed: 02/29/2024
Court: District Court of Travis County, Texas
Active Case
Soe v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Lambda Legal and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School filed suit on Jan. 8,...
Case Filed: 01/08/2024
Court: Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans
Active Case
Loe, et al. v. Texas, et al.
Lambda Legal, the ACLU, the ACLU of Texas, and the Transgender Law Center, along with the law firms Scott, Douglass...
Case Filed: 07/13/2023
Court: Supreme Court of Texas
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Shelly L. Skeen (she/her)
South Central Regional Director
Dallas, TX
Shelly L. Skeen (she/her) is the South-Central Regional Director for Lambda Legal, where she also served as a Senior Attorney. She is a seasoned litigator and an appellate practitioner who has appeared before US Supreme Court, the Texas Supreme Court and other state and federal courts across the country. Ms. Skeen has worked with Transgender people across the country to ensure that they have identity documents that match who they are, is an adjunct professor at UT Law, and is a certified Queer and Trans Affirming Professional. Ms. Skeen has testified before the Texas Legislature in support of LGBTQ+ people and has recently served as counsel in Doe v. Abbott, PFLAG v. Abbott (to stop wrongful CPS investigations of parents supporting their transgender adolescents), Poe v. Drummond (to ensure healthcare for trans youth), Fowler v. Stitt (to ensure accurate identity documents for transgender people), and Wilkins v. Austin (to enable military service for people living with HIV).
