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If you are looking for a gay attorney in Atlanta to represent you, you've come to the right place. For nearly a decade, the law firm of Kitchens New Cleghorn, LLC has been at the forefront of defending the legal rights of gays and lesbians in Atlanta, playing an active role in Georgia Equality, YouthPride, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, the Human Rights Campaign, Lambda, and much more. If you need experienced LGBT attorneys to represent you on domestic partnership issues, wills, estate planning, civil rights issues, LGBT parenting or family issues, trangender legal issues, gay marriage or divorce, child custody disputes, adoptions, and same-sex co-parent adoptions, you've come to the right place.
Jeffery M. Cleghorn is a Named Partner with the law firm of Kitchens New
Cleghorn, LLC, with offices in Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. Jeff is a member
of the firm’s litigation team, with a focus on issues affecting lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and their families. Jeff’s
practice area includes Family Law (Divorce, Custody Disputes, Modifications,
Child Support), Domestic Partnership Agreements, Disputes and Dissolutions;
Adoptions and Second Parent Adoptions; Gay and Lesbian Family Law,
Partnership and Civil Rights Issues.
Jeff is a 1984 distinguished military graduate of North Georgia College in
Dahlonega, where he
received a B.A. in Political Science. After graduation,
he received a commission in the United States Army as an Officer in the
Army’s Military Intelligence Corps. Jeff’s military career included overseas
assignments in South Korea and Germany, and stateside assignments in Arizona
and South Carolina. Jeff spent his final years in the Army working in
Washington, D.C. for the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon, on the
Joint Staff (Directorate for Intelligence). His military awards include the
Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Joint Staff Commendation Medal and
the Parachutist Badge.
Upon obtaining the rank of Major, Jeff left the Army in 1996 and enrolled in
law school at The George Washington University, in Washington, D.C. In 1999,
he began his legal career as a Staff Attorney with the Servicemembers Legal
Defense Network (SLDN), in Washington, D.C., where he represented LGBT
military personnel in matters relating to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT)
law and the Defense Department's treatment of its gay and lesbian personnel.
Jeff’s advocacy on behalf of LGBT service members included Congressional
lobbying and liaison to senior Pentagon decision-makers. Jeff worked as a
consultant to the University of California’s Michael D. Palm Center from
2003 through 2005. Jeff currently serves on SLDN’s Board of Directors.
Jeff has appeared as a legal analyst on CNN, C-SPAN, FOX News' The O'Reilly
Factor, MSNBC, and NPR. He has authored opinion pieces advocating for gay
and lesbian equality for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Army Times,
the Marine Corps Times, the Navy Times, the Air Force Times, Advocate.com,
and has also appeared in local television and radio outlets around the
country. He has spoken extensively about DADT to military, veterans and
academic audiences, to include the United States Army War College, Harvard
University, University of Virginia, Hofstra University, and the University
of Florida.
Jeff lives in Midtown Atlanta with his life partner, Kevin T. Kirby, and
their dog named George.
Education:
J.D., George Washington University, 1999
B.A., North Georgia College, 1984
Military Service:
Unites States Army, 1984-1996
Bar Admissions:
Georgia
District of Columbia (inactive)
Memberships:
Atlanta Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Collaborative Law Institute of Georgia
District of Columbia Bar Association
Stonewall Bar Association of Georgia, Board of Directors
Military Officers Association of America
Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), Board of Directors
Human Rights Campaign's Federal Club
Georgia Equality's Equality Council
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
