The Tom Homann LGBTQ+ Law Association’s 32nd Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony is officially SOLD OUT!  With over 500 confirmed attendees, this year’s dinner will be the largest in THLA’s history.

Online ticket sales are now closed.  THLA has created a waitlist for those still interested in attending, subject to availability.  To be added to the waitlist, please email this year’s Annual Dinner Co-Chairs, John Whittemore (jwhittemore@bkflaw.com) and Kevin Alexander (kevin@cageandmiles.com).

Registered attendees will receive an email 1-2 days before the dinner with additional information.  For those who purchased sponsorships or tables, please forward the email to all of your attendees.

We look forward to seeing everyone on June 25!

Sponsorship & Ticket Information:

Keynote Speaker:
Samuel Harbourt, California Solicitor General

THLA is delighted to announce that Samuel Harbourt (Sam), the Solicitor General of California, will be the Keynote Speaker at THLA’s 32nd Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

As the Solicitor General of California, Sam oversees litigation of California’s most consequential appeals in state and federal court. Prior to his appointment by Attorney General Rob Bonta, Sam served as a Supervising Deputy Solicitor General, representing California in state and federal appeals. Sam’s work has included handling the merits briefing and oral argument before the U.S. Supreme Court in Lange v. California, which addressed the scope of the Fourth Amendment’s warrant requirement, as well as briefing and strategy before the U.S. Supreme Court in National Pork Producers v. Ross, an important case about the limits on state regulatory authority under the dormant Commerce Clause. He also played a leading role in the litigation concerning the Trump Administration’s federalization of the National Guard in Los Angeles and Portland in 2025. In the California Supreme Court, Sam has briefed and argued cases involving LGBTQ+ rights, commercial bail regulation, and corporate liability for causing wildfires, among other issues.

Sam is a graduate of Harvard Law and clerked for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and former Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Prior roles included serving as a Bristow Fellow in the Office of the U.S. Solicitor General and working as a Managing Associate in the Supreme Court & Appellate Group at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.