Gilles Bissonnette is an American lawyer currently serving as the Legal Director of the ACLU of New Hampshire. Education Bissonnette earned his Bachelor of Arts and Master's degree in History at Washington University in St. Louis in 2003 and his Juris Doctor at the UCLA School of Law in 2007. Career Bissonnette was an associate attorney for Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP from 2007 to 2008. He was a law clerk to Thomas M. Golden of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 2008 to 2009. From 2009 to 2012, he was an associate attorney at Todd & Weld LLP and then at Cooley LLP from 2012 to 2013. Bissonnette became the Legal Director of the ACLU of New Hampshire in 2013. Notable cases On January 17, 2023, a judge rejected a lawsuit against the city of Manchester, New Hampshire, to prevent the planned eviction of homeless people at an encampment. Bissonnette was part of the legal team that filed the lawsuit and argued "We do not believe that it is humane to evict these unhoused individuals with no plan to immediately house and relocate them in a sustainable way during the coldest month of year." In 2023, Bissonnette argued on behalf of the ACLU of New Hampshire at the New Hampshire Supreme Court in a right-to-know case. The case involved a public records request for materials about a state trooper, Haden Wilber, who was fired in 2021. Black Lives Matter Manchester and the New Hampshire Union Leader have filed briefs supporting the ACLU. Personal life Bissonnette is married to his wife, Reagan. He received the First Amendment Award from the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications in 2022. Awards and recognition In 2022, Bissonnette received the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications’ First Amendment Award. Selected publications "Fight Opioid Crisis, But Don't Give Up Civil Liberties", Concord Monitor (with Robert Peccola) (Apr. 28, 2016) "Bans on Ballot Selfies Violate the First Amendment—and Common Sense", The Daily Dot (May 11, 2016) "Racial Disparities in Policing and Real and Rising. New Hampshire Needs Criminal Justice Reform at All Levels". ACLU: Speak Freely (Aug. 30, 2016) References American Civil Liberties Union people Washington University in St. Louis alumni UCLA School of Law alumni