Chris Erchull (any pronouns) joined GLAD in 2019. He is actively engaged with policy work across New England, with a particular focus on advocating for transgender rights in New Hampshire, having helped to defeat numerous bills targeting trans youth in particular. Chris also works with New England families and schools to ensure that LGBTQ+ students are afforded equal educational opportunities. His litigation includes Pangborn v. Ascend, a lawsuit on behalf of a hospice care nurse who was denied healthcare by his employer because he is transgender, Bernier v. Turbocam, a lawsuit challenging a healthcare exclusion by a company that claims to have religious freedom to discriminate, and Doe v. Ladapo, a challenge to Florida’s ban on medical care for transgender adolescents which was tried in December 2023. Chris has co-authored numerous amicus briefs, including in Commonwealth v. Carter, which resulted in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruling that people may not be excluded from jury service based on sexual orientation.

Chris has been honored as one of the “40 Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40” by the National LGBT Bar Association. Chris graduated cum laude from New York University and magna cum laude from the Western New England University School of Law. He served as a law clerk to the Honorable Ariane D. Vuono of the Massachusetts Appeals Court and to the justices of the Massachusetts Superior Court. Chris is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.