Garden State Equality Recognizes Hyland Law Firm as an Equality Company of the Year
We are pleased to announce that we are being honored by New Jerseys's largest LGBT rights organization, Garden State Equality, as one of its 2011 Equality Companies of the Year at GSE's Legends Dinner on June 25, 2011. The selection of our firm was unanimous. The award is being given in recognition of our firm's work in support of LGBT rights here in New Jersey. In addition to honoring the Equality Companies at its Legend's dinner, GSE will begin showcasing the companies on its companion website, www.EqualityCompanies.com.
Stephen J. Hyland has been active in the fight for LGBT equality since attending law school in Texas in 1993. His work in New Jersey began in 2003, when he assisted a group of LGBT advocates in their efforts to achieve passage of the state's Domestic Partnership Act. He was also actively involved in the passage of the New Jersey Civil Union Act and, as a result of his work, he was appointed by Governor Jon Corzine to the Civil Union Review Commission, where he served as Secretary for the Commission.
In 2007, to mark their twentieth anniversary, he and his long-term partner, Richard, were married in Vancouver, Canada. Hyland was born and raised in South Jersey and returned to the state in 2002. The couple currently live in South Jersey with their Australian cattle dog, Freeway (and yes, he was found on a Houston toll road).
