Congratulations Denise Maxwell on being the recipient of the 2025 Pride in Law Award.
Denise was recogised for“for many years working away in the background” assisting members of the rainbow community to “navigate their way through the labyrinth of the law”.
The Pride in Law Award recognises outstanding contribution and commitment to the practice of LGBTIQA+ inclusion in the legal profession in Queensland.
The award was accepted by PIL Queensland’s President Courtney Thorne who read a message from Denise saying: “When I was admitted as a lawyer in the dark ages of word processors, dictation tapes and no internet, there was no legal recognition of same-sex relationships. It has been heartening over the years in my practice as a lawyer to see the change to laws that recognise the LGBTIQA+ community.”
Denise has supported Queensland’s LGBTIQA+ community for more than 30 years and founded her firm, Hensen Maxwell Solicitors, in 1998.