Renee C. Hanover (born Marcus,[1] April 18, 1926 - January 5, 2011) was an American lawyer and civil rights advocate who practiced in Chicago.
As a lawyer, she defended groups and individuals involved in civil rights cases dealing with gender, LGBT issues and race.
[3] Hanover and another lawyer and former classmate, Gabrielle P. Pieper, shared offices in the Stock Exchange Building until around May 1972, when they both decided to get new quarters and to begin focusing their legal practice on women.
[8] In 1973, Hanover was the defense attorney for four young men who were arrested and charged for cross-dressing and underage drinking.
[9] During her law career she defended members of the Blackstone Rangers and other black power activists when they were accused of "trumped-up criminal charges.
[5] Hanover spoke at the 1977 protest against Anita Bryant, an anti-gay rights activist and singer.