Brown, Goldstein & Levy partner Lindsey Weinstock recently presented at the 2026 TASH Outstanding Leadership in Disability Law Symposium and Award Celebration. Lindsey’s panel, entitled, “Preserving Community Living – the Future of 504,” addressed the symposium’s theme of “Defending Disability Inclusion” and explored the future of the Section 504 integration mandate.
Lindsey was joined on the panel by Kimberly Tissot of ABLE South Carolina and Steven Schwartz of the Center for Public Representation. The panel was moderated by independent monitor and consultant Melanie Reeves Miller.
Their presentation highlighted the critical role of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act in protecting the right of people with disabilities to live and receive services in their homes and communities. The panel also reflected on the lasting impact of disability rights activist Judy Heumann, whose advocacy was instrumental in securing Section 504 and its integration mandate, helping ensure that people with disabilities can access services and supports in community settings rather than being unnecessarily institutionalized. The panel further explored the threat Texas v. Kennedy poses to enforcement of the integration mandate at both the federal and state levels.
TASH’s annual symposium recognizes leaders who have made significant contributions to the disability rights movement and who have advanced equity, opportunity, and inclusion for people with disabilities. The tenth annual Outstanding Leadership in Disability Law Symposium, held on July 21, 2026, featured a half-day legal symposium focused on defending disability inclusion, followed by a celebration honoring Frank Laski for his exceptional leadership in disability law.
ABOUT LINDSEY WEINSTOCK
Lindsey Weinstock joins Brown, Goldstein & Levy from the Civil Rights Division of the United States Department of Justice, where, over more than a decade of service, she became a trusted source of both litigation expertise and technical and policy knowledge in the area of health care. Lindsey led and participated in some of the Civil Rights Division’s largest and most complex cases in federal courts across the country. Most recently, Lindsey was lead trial counsel for the United States in United States v. Florida, in which the United States proved during a two-week bench trial that the State of Florida was unnecessarily institutionalizing hundreds of children with disabilities in nursing homes and placing hundreds of others at serious risk of such segregation. Her leadership and strategic acumen made her a sought-after asset in training and advising attorneys across the Department on litigation and trial skills and strategy. Learn more about Lindsey here.
ABOUT BROWN, GOLDSTEIN & LEVY
Founded in 1982, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a law firm based in Baltimore, Maryland, with an office in Washington, D.C. The firm is nationally recognized in a wide variety of practice areas, including complex civil and commercial litigation, civil rights, health care, family law, and criminal defense. Above all else, Brown, Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered law firm that brings decades of experience and passionate, effective advocacy to your fight for justice.