Gregory Reisher is a founding partner in Reisher Law. Mr. Reisher is a general practitioner.
Mr. Reisher graduated from Elon College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration and in 1997, he received a Masters of Arts in Communications/Public Relations from American University. He completed his Juris Doctor from Loyola Law School – Los Angeles in 2004. During law school, he also attended Georgetown University Law Center to incorporate his interests in politics and the law.
Mr. Reisher has extensive experience working in local and national politics. His political affiliations started in 1994 when he worked with the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian and gay political organization. While at HRC, he participated in the introduction of ground-breaking legislation that would prohibit job discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. In 1997, he moved to Los Angeles to work with the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center. Mr. Reisher joined the Kerry/Edwards 2004 presidential campaign at their Washington headquarters where he served in a communications role. He has also worked with non-profit political action organizations including the Campaign for America’s Future and Amnesty International USA.
Mr. Reisher’s legal experience includes work in government contracts and civil rights litigation where he participated in extensive legal research and writing, and also helped negotiate settlements. He also served on the Loyola of Los Angeles International and Comparative Law Review.
Education
Loyola Law School – Los Angeles, J.D. 2004
Georgetown University Law Center, visiting student, 2003-2004
American University, M.A., Communications/Public Relations, 1997
Elon College, B.A., Political Science & Public Administration, 1994
Admissions
District of Columbia, 2005
Political Experience
Amnesty International USA
Campaign for America’s Future
Human Rights Campaign
John Kerry for President
LA Gay and Lesbian Center
Publications
“Marriage Lessons,” published on TomPaine.com, December 17, 2004
A provocative look at the issue of same-sex marriage post-election 2004 (www.tompaine.com/articles/marriage_lessons.php)
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