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The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is an incorporated, non-profit, national association representing the interest of over 33,000 Hispanic American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students in the United States and Puerto Rico. The HNBA invites all Hispanics attorneys to become members and represents Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Mexican American, South and Central American attorneys, as well as any other within the profession, who subscribe to the goals and philosophy of the Hispanic National Bar Association.
Founded in California in 1972 as the La Raza National Lawyers Association, the HNBA has grown to represent thousands of Hispanic American attorneys 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.
Within the HNBA are sections that represent Latina lawyers, corporate lawyers, Hispanic law professors, law students, Hispanic judges, and lawyers in the military. Furthermore, members can join HNBA substantive law sections that correspond with their particular area of practice.
The primary objectives of the HNBA are to increase professional opportunities for Hispanics in the legal profession and address issues of concern to the national Hispanic community. Legal education and civil rights have been fundamental concerns of the HNBA from the beginning. Judicial appointments and education on issues of importance to our members are also priorities of the HNBA.
Due to the rapid growth that the HNBA has experienced with the last five years, it has been called upon to take a leadership role within Hispanic communities. The HNBA is a member of the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), a group comprised of representatives from 21 Hispanic national organizations, representing over 160,000 active Hispanic community leaders. The NHLA's task is to provide an agenda that will improve the Hispanic community.
Additionally, HNBA members are leaders within their communities and have increasingly turned to the Association to provide them with information and support on issues affecting local Hispanic communities.
The HNBA holds a seat in the American Bar Association House of Delegates, which represents over 500,000 attorneys. The HNBA has taken a leadership role, along with other minority bar associations, in sponsoring programs that would increase the number of minority law school students. Concurrent with the obligation, the HNBA has developed proposals for law school admission committees to study factors leading to the decline in the number of minority law students and the Bar passing rate of minority students.
HNBA has also formed and sponsors a law student division that seeks to increase Hispanic student representation in law schools. This is a joint effort with all ABA - accredited law schools, the American Association of Law Schools, and the Law School Admissions Council. Through its related 501(c) (3) charitable organization, The National Bar Foundation, Inc. (HNBF), thousands of dollars in scholarship have been rewarded to deserving Hispanic law students, significantly contributing to the development of our nation's future leaders. As a result of these efforts, the HNBA has become an integral part of the American legal education system.
Since 1975, the HNBA has held an annual national convention offering educational seminars, continuing legal education classes, and social functions that have attracted thousands of members and friends, including members of the legal profession as well as prominent speakers and guests from the political, social and economic leadership of the Americas. The annual convention is a showcase event at which our members attend educational seminars, receive continuing education in their specialties and associate with other Hispanic professionals with similar goals and philosophies.
The role of the HNBA is to provide professional services to our local and national members who seek assistance with their own professional advancement and on issues that affect the Hispanic Community. Ultimately, the Hispanic National Bar Association works diligently to bring about a better understanding and confidence in our legal system for everyone.
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