Hispanic National Bar Association

Hispanic National Bar Association
Type	Legal Society
Headquarters	Washington, DC
Location	United States
Website	http://www.hnba.com/

The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is an organization representing Hispanics in the legal profession, including attorneys, judges, law professors, legal assistant and paralegals, and law students in the United States and its territories.

History

The organization was founded in California in 1972 as La Raza National Lawyers Association; its first president was Mario G. Obledo.^[1] The organization's name was changed to Hispanic National Bar Association in 1984.

Structure

The National President and Chief Executive Officer is Cynthia D. Mares. The immediate past-president is Miguel Alexander Pozo, a partner at Lowenstein Sandler. Previous Past National Presidents have included Peter M. Reyes Jr., Benny Agosto Jr., Diane Sen of New York, New York, Jimmie V. Reyna of Washington, D.C., Roman Hernandez, Mari Carmen Aponte of Washington, D.C., Gilbert F. Casellas of Washington, DC, and Ramona Emilia Romero of Delaware and Pennsylvania. Alba Cruz-Hacker is serving as Executive Director/Chief Operating Officer.^[2] Previous Executive Directors/Chief Operating Officers have included Antonio Arocho, Esq. (2012-2013,2006-2008),^[3] Zuraya Tapia-Alfaro, Esq. and Carmen Feliciano, Esq.

The association represents the interests of the more than 100,000 Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors, law students and paralegals in the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 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 bars in over 100 cities in the United States, with other specialty bars, and with the American Bar Association.

Activities

The HNBA holds an annual convention, an Annual Mid-Year Conference and Moot Court Competition, an Annual Legislative Day and an Annual International Conference open to all attorneys and affiliates from around the country. Each year, the HNBA also organizes a variety of events for lawyers and law students throughout its 19 regions, and several community outreach and education initiatives.

References

↑ "Click here for 40 Things You Might Not Know About The HNBA!" (PDF). Hispanic National Bar Association. Retrieved 2012-08-17.
↑ HNBA.com
↑ citybizlist.com

State bar associations

Unified State Bars	Alabama State Bar Alaska Bar Association State Bar of Arizona State Bar of California District of Columbia Bar The Florida Bar State Bar of Georgia Hawaii State Bar Association Idaho State Bar Kentucky Bar Association Louisiana State Bar Association State Bar of Michigan The Mississippi Bar The Missouri Bar State Bar of Montana Nebraska State Bar Association State Bar of Nevada New Hampshire Bar Association State Bar of New Mexico North Carolina State Bar State Bar Association of North Dakota Oklahoma Bar Association Oregon State Bar Rhode Island Bar Association South Carolina Bar State Bar of South Dakota State Bar of Texas Utah State Bar Virginia State Bar Washington State Bar Association State Bar of Wisconsin Wyoming State Bar

Voluntary State Bars	Arkansas Bar Association Colorado Bar Association Connecticut Bar Association Delaware State Bar Association Illinois State Bar Association Indiana State Bar Association Iowa State Bar Association Kansas Bar Association Maine State Bar Association Maryland State Bar Association Massachusetts Bar Association Minnesota State Bar Association New Jersey State Bar Association New York State Bar Association North Carolina Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association Tennessee Bar Association Vermont Bar Association Virginia Bar Association

U.S. Commonwealth Bar Associations	American Samoa Bar Association Guam Bar Association Northern Mariana Islands Bar Association Bar Association of Puerto Rico Virgin Islands Bar Association

National Minority Bar Associations	National Native American Bar Association Hispanic National Bar Association National Asian Pacific American Bar Association National Bar Association Puerto Rican Bar Association

External links

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