David Flugman
David Flugman, a partner at Selendy &
Gay PLCC, is an attorney with a wideranging
background encompassing
international and domestic cases, including
prominent LGBTQ rights cases.
Flugman has secured significant legal
victories throughout his career across
industries such as private equity, consulting,
and retail, and he has extensive experience
handling insolvency, corporate, securities,
complex commercial, and business tort
disputes.
David has devoted his public interest
practice to advancing LGBTQ rights. He wrote
substantially on conversion therapy when he
was a law student, and he went on to lead the
team that secured a victory in New Jersey when
the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rejected
efforts to reverse the state’s ban on conversion
therapy.
David’s also represented four law professors
as counsel of record in the US Supreme
Court last year in the Fulton v. City of
Philadelphia case urging the court
to retain the test for determining
whether a law violates the free
exercise clause of the First
Amendment.
In addition to his legal
practice, David spearheads
Selendy & Gay’s diversity,
equity, and inclusion efforts.
David is member of the Judiciary
Committee of the Lesbian and Gay
Bar Association of Greater New York
(LeGaL) and the National Leadership
Council for the National Center for Lesbian
Rights. He has also delivered speeches about
LGBTQ legal issues at multiple law schools.
David grew up on Long Island and attended
Yale University before receiving his JD from
Harvard Law School.
He lives in Manhattan with his husband,
Eugene, and their Cavapoo, Theodore.
Selendy
& Gay
PLCC
Stephanie M. Freirson
Stephanie M. Frierson is a registered
nurse at Brooklyn Plaza Medical
Center who prides herself on serving
individuals in communities disproportionately
affected by HIV/AIDS, homelessness, and
substance use.
Stephanie has provided patients with
medical care and social service programming,
including housing assistance, HIV prevention,
and wellness services. Many of the patients
she cares for are members of the LGBTQ
community, including people living with HIV/
AIDS.
Stephanie strives to maintain a
compassionate approach by communicating
with patients to understand their needs and
collaborating with physicians and other health
professionals to coordinate care.
Stephanie received her first
Bachelor’s Degree in psychology
from the University of North
Carolina Wilmington before
receiving an Associate’s
Degree in nursing from the
Phillips School of Nursing
at Mount Sinai Beth Israel.
In 2018, she obtained a
Bachelor’s Degree in nursing
from the University of Texas
Arlington.
Among her qualifications,
Stephanie is certified in basic life
support, infection control, child abuse
prevention training, and IV peripheral skills.
Brooklyn
Plaza Medical
Center
(Rising
Heights)
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