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Patience “Polly” Crozier (she/her/hers) joined GLAD Law in October 2016. Polly came to GLAD Law from private practice where her work focused on LGBTQ+ probate and family law, including adoption, divorce, dissolution, guardianship, paternity, parentage, name changes, gender marker changes, and assisted reproduction issues. Polly has engaged in cutting-edge trial court and appellate litigation involving assisted reproduction and parentage including Hunter v. Rose (2012), Adoption of a Minor (2015), Partanen v. Gallagher(2016), Adoption of Daphne (2020), and J.M. v. C.G. (2023). Polly’s work focuses on youth and family issues, including parentage protections, adoption, access to fertility healthcare, transgender family law, juvenile justice, and child welfare, and work at the intersection of LGBTQ justice and reproductive justice. 

Most recently, Polly successfully worked to help pass laws that update family law in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont that ensure LGBTQ+ families have equal access to the legal recognition of their relationship to their children, as well as health care provider shield laws in Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Polly is a graduate of Yale University and Boston College Law School, and she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Irma S. Raker of the Maryland Court of Appeals and to the Justices of the Massachusetts Probate and Family Court.

Lisa Rodriguez-Ross joined GLAD Law as a Staff Attorney in April 2024. Lisa is a dedicated legal attorney committed to advocating for her clients’ rights. As the founder of Rodriguez-Ross Law, LLC, she brings a wealth of experience in Criminal Defense and Landlord Tenant Law. With a passion for social justice, Lisa was pivotal in establishing the Volunteers for Justice Program at the Hampden County Housing Court, demonstrating her commitment to serving her community.

Hannah Hussey joined the GLAD Law legal team as a Staff Attorney in June 2024, with a dedicated portion of her work focused on constitutional litigation and defense. Most recently, Hannah served as an Appellate Staff Attorney at the Children’s Law Center in Washington, DC, representing children’s rights in legal proceedings. Previously, she worked as a Gruber Fellow at the LGBTQ Law Project at the New York Legal Assistance Group, providing legal services to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. Hannah also gained broad civil rights experience as a student at Yale Law School, through involvement in multiple legal clinics and initiatives focused on immigrant rights, global health justice, and transgender youth advocacy. Prior to her legal career, Hannah advocated for policy advancements for LGBTQ+ youth in Massachusetts and at the federal level.