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Angela D. Giampolo

Angela D. Giampolo

LGBTQ+ Legal Expert • Attorney • Author • Entrepreneur • Activist

angela-giampoloI am a lawyer and entrepreneur dedicated to serving the LGBTQ+ community and I formed Giampolo Law Group (GLG)  in 2008 to do just that!

We focus on LGBTQ+ Law, Estate Planning, Family Law, Civil Rights and Business Law.

I also love to write and in addition to monthly columns for  Philadelphia Business Journal, The Philadelphia Gay News and Law.com, I also publish blogs posts to www.phillygaylawyer.com.

I enjoy speaking and I give Pride talks to Fortune 100 companies throughout June, I frequently present for the National Business Institute and I have a monthly radio show on iHeartMedia called SpeakOUT.

Prior to starting GLG, I worked at the Office of General Counsel in Harrisburg, mainly with the Corporations Bureau and the Election Law Division, as well as with the United Nations at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in prosecuting those responsible for the Rwandan Genocide of 1994.

My alma mater for my Juris Doctorate is Temple University Beasley School of Law.  I LOVED law school and while there, I completed joint JD/MBA coursework, was inducted as a Fellow of the Rubin Public Interest Society and obtained a Certificate of Law in Chinese Law from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. I went to La Salle University for my undergrad work and I received a double major/minor in Political Science and Psychology, with two Minors in Women’s Studies and International Relations.

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Personal:

I am  a dual citizen of the United States and Canada and she speak French fluently.  I know enough Mandarin to order rice and beer in Beijing!   I love traveling and some of my favorite places around the world include Estonia, Finland, Tanzania, Rwanda, Kenya, Belgium, France, and Holland.  On my travels, I never miss a beautiful rooftop vista and I am compiling my favorites into a book highlighting the architecture, design, and skyline vistas from rooftop bars and lounges around the world.

Clerkships:

Judge Jianli Song, Supreme Court Justice for the People’s Republic of China Honorable Frank Palumbo of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County

Bar Admissions/Credentials:

  • Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • State of New Jersey
  • Court of Appeals for Veterans’ Claims
  • Certified in mediation and advocacy from Good Shepherd Mediation Center

Lectures/CLEs:

  • Annual Conference of State Trial Judges: Orphans’ Court Litigation Post Whitewood v. Wolf and Marriage Equality
  • New York State Bar Association: Representing the Transgender Client
  • Jenkins Law Library: Plan Well Before (and after!) the Wedding Bell – LGBTQ+ Estate Planning
  • LawLine: International LGBTQ+ Estate Planning
  • Clear Law Institute: International LGBTQ+ Estate Planning
  • Esquire CLE: Macro Cross-Border Estate Planning Challenges for LGBTQ+ Couples
  • National Business Institute: The Legalities of Doing Business in China
  • National Business Institute: Resolving Real Estate Title Defects
  • National Business Institute: LLCs: From Formation to Special Uses
  • National Business Institute: New Jersey Law on Same-Sex, Domestic, and International Adoptions

Columns:

Angela also publishes monthly legal and political columns in various publications including:

  • Philadelphia Business Journal (Weekly newspaper featuring local business and industry news)
  • Philadelphia Gay News (Philly’s largest and oldest publication targeted to the LGBTQ+ community)
  • Legal Intellicencer (Monthly on www.law.com) OUTLaw Columnist

Awards

  • Philadelphia Business Journal Top LGBTQ+ Business in Philadelphia 2015-2024
  • National LGBT Bar Association Top LGBTQ+ Attorney’s 40 Under 40
  • Philadelphia Business Journal Women of Distinction
  • Philadelphia Business Journal Top 40 Under 40
  • Pennsylvania Society Diversity Award
  • Legal Intelligencer’s Most Diverse Attorney Award

Professional Associations:

Angela currently holds membership in the American Bar Association, the International Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, the Philadelphia Bar Association and the LGBTQ+ Bar Association of Philadelphia.

Civic Engagement:

Mrs. Giampolo complements her practice by actively engaging in several associations and non-profit organizations. In addition to having volunteered with the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, Women’s Law Project and Lawyers Without Borders, she has served on the Board of Directors of the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund for six years and as President for two years as well as Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia (GALLOP) for five years and as Chair of the Board for three years and currently serves on the boards of the National Adoption Center and Liberty City Democratic Club.  Angela has also served on the boards of Equality Forum, Center Democracy International.

Most recently, in response to the increased hostility towards the LGBTQ+ community in the United States, Angela formed a non-profit organization called the Caravan of Hope, where she serves underrepresented and underserved LGBTQ people in rural areas that may not be able to easily or safely access legal services.

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