Hispanic National Bar Association

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The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is a non-profit, nation-wide association representing Hispanic persons in the legal profession — attorneys, judges, law educators and law students — in the United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, District of Columbia, Guam and American Samoa.

1 Officers
2 History
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Officers

Current National President: Victor M. Marquez, Esq. of San Francisco, CA

National President-Elect: Ramona E. Romero, Esq.

Immediate Past-President Elect: Jimmie V. Reyna, Esq. of Washington, DC

Executive Director/COO: Antonio "Tony" Arocho, Esq.

[edit] History

The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is an incorporated, non-profit, national association representing the interest of over 38,000 U.S. Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors, legal professionals, legal assistants or paralegals, and law students in the United States and its territories. The mission of the HNBA is to improve the study, practice, and administration of justice for all by ensuring the meaningful participation of U.S. Hispanics in the legal profession

Founded in California in 1972 as the La Raza National Lawyers Association, the HNBA has grown to represent 38,000 Hispanic American attorneys, judges, and law students across the country. National officers are elected by the membership at large, and Regional Presidents are elected by their regional members. Individual attorneys may join, and local Hispanic bar associations may become affiliated with the HNBA. The HNBA collaborates with the local Hispanic bar in over 100 cities in the Unites States.

The HNBA has an annual convention open to all attorneys and affiliates links from around the country on its website. The HNBA advocates for more diversity in law firms, corporations and on the bench. The HNBA believes more diverse legal system and judiciary makes for a more reliable and accountable government.

Antonio "Tony" Arocho, Esq. is the Executive Director/COO of the HNBA.