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Andy Izenson, Esq., Partner

Andy Izenson is Partner at Diana Adams Law & Mediation, an attorney-mediator and practitioner of restorative and transformative justice processes with more than ten years of experience in LGBTQ+ family law and advocacy, bringing a broad range of skills, radical compassion, and an anti-oppressive focus to engage with family, community, and organizational conflict.

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Andy has been educating for fifteen years around alternative family law, gender and sexuality, restorative and transformative justice and prison abolition, and supporting vulnerable clients navigating a hostile legal system. This education work ranges from cultural competency trainings for court system employers to consent and communication workshops at high schools and colleges all over the country, and other areas of advocacy including direct services work as an attorney, mediator, consultant, and facilitator of restorative and transformative justice.


In Andy’s legal work, they are most passionate about supporting family creation and communication by aiding clients with family agreements, assisted reproduction technology work, and estate planning and advance directives.  Andy is a mediator and practitioner of collaborative divorce and separation, and assists families in restructuring peacefully and compassionately.  


In addition to their work with Diana Adams Law & Mediation, they are also Senior Legal Director of Chosen Family Law Center, a legal services nonprofit based in NYC.


Andy is a dedicated member of the NYC chapter of the National Lawyers Guild,  the selective Family Law Institute of the National LGBT Bar Association, and the Family and Matrimonial Law Committee of the LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York. 


Andy speaks and educates nationwide on these topics, including at New York State Bar Association, the Family and Divorce Mediation Council, the LGBT Bar Association Conference, the Woodhull Sexual Freedom Summit, Creating Change, Skidmore College, Columbia University, New York University, Rutgers University, Cooper Union College, Yale Law School, and Harvard Law School. 


Download a PDF of Andy's Speaker Profile here. 


 Andy's writing has been published in the International Journal of Arts and Sciences, on the Yes Means Yes Blog, and in 24 Magazine, Sibling Rivalry Press, the Advocate, the Journal of Religion and the Arts, and the Journal of Critical Research on Religion. 

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2013, New York, First Department


Education


New York Law School, Trustee Scholarship, Justice Action Center and Diane Abbey Center for Family Law concentrations.


Skidmore College, B.A., Sociolinguistics, College and Departmental Honors


Awards


Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 by National LGBT Bar Association, 2017


New York Law School "Outstanding Work on a Capstone" and Public Service certification.


Trainings


Mediation, 2013, New York Center for Interpersonal Development


Collaborative law, 2013, New York Association of Collaborative Professionals


Restorative Justice Facilitation, Newburgh Model, 2015, The Restorative Center


Restorative Justice Circlekeeping Mastery, 2018, Kay Pranis


Transformative Justice facilitation, 2017, Dr. Mimi Kim


Speaker Profile

Andy Izenson is a popular speaker and educator available to give talks on current legal LGBTQIA+ issues, including the legal landscape related to same-sex marriage, family diversity within DEI, transgender issues, the Supreme Court and the fate of LGBTQIA+ Americans, evolving family structure, the international LGBTQIA+ movement, and opportunities for corporate leadership with LGBTQIA+ employees.   Contact us to book Andy to speak at your event, class, or corporate Pride Month! 

Andy Izenson 2025 Speaker Profile (pdf)

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