City Assessor Response, November 12, 1992

Ellen Yacknin is an attorney and judge who has served in several positions in the Rochester, N. Y. area. This collection consists of materials created or collected in her position as attorney for the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley in the case of Gay Alliance of Genesee Valley v. City Assessor, City of Rochester between 1991 and 1994. Yacknin served as counsel to the Gay Alliance throughout the case, and much of the material consists of her correspondence and legal briefs that she wrote. The materials also include newspaper clippings, legal briefs from the defense, and court documents.