Paula Ettelbrick

Paula Louise Ettelbrick (October 2, 1955 Stuttgart, Germany – October 7, 2011 Manhattan) was a lawyer, based in New York City. She worked for the LGBT community, focusing on defining family to include those in the community.

Career After law school, she stayed in Detroit to work for a law firm there before moving to New York City after two years. She went to work for the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. From 1988 until 1993, she was the legal director.

Personal life She was born on an American Army base to Robert and Judi Ettelbrick. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Wayne State University in 1984 and her undergraduate degree from Northern Illinois University in 1978.

Honors and awards The Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) named an annual award in her honor to recognize either an individual or organization for advancing LGBT attorneys.

In 2019, she was one of fifty inaugural honorees for the National LGBTQ Wall of Honor.