Dale Melchert

He/Him/They/Them

Board Member

Dale Melchert is a civil rights attorney at the Transgender Law Center who was born and raised in California. Dedicated to the liberation of all people, Dale litigates cases to advance legal protections for transgender and non-binary people across the country in health care, prisons, and other systems that criminalize our communities, with a racial equity and disability justice focus. Prior to joining Transgender Law Center, Dale represented LGBTQ+ and HIV-affected survivors of violence at the New York City Anti-Violence Project in family law, housing, matrimonial, immigration, name change and discrimination matters. He also trained services providers and courts to increase access to services and resources for LGBTQ+ survivors. Dale graduated from CUNY School of Law in 2014 where he was the recipient of the 2014 Dave Fields Prize for Student Leadership and Achievement and served as the Stonewall Foundation Fellow.