Hispanic Bar Association of DC

11/17/2023

11/17/2023

11/10/2023

HBA-DC thanks all of our 2023 EJA Gold Sponsors for supporting a fantastic event: Arnold & Porter, Lowenstein Sandler LLP, Ropes & Gray LLP, Venable LLP, and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP - www.hbadc.org/eja.

11/05/2023

HBA-DC thanks Latham & Watkins, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, and Mark Bohay Consulting for their support as Ruby Sponsors of a fantastic 2023 Equal Justice Awards - www.hbadc.org/eja.

11/03/2023

If you haven’t bid on the items in our Silent Auction, what are you waiting for? Proceeds go to HBA-DC’s Foundation. Bidding ends tonight at 10:30 pm, at the end of the 2023 Equal Justice Awards. Bid here: https://hbadcfoundation.betterworld.org/auctions/hba-dc-foundation-equal-justice

The HBA-DC Foundation's mission is to financially support law students in unpaid public interest internships who are working with the Latino community in the DC-area, as well as give graduating Latino law students scholarships to cover bar prep expenses.

11/02/2023

HBA-DC thanks Covington & Burling LLP for their support of the 2023 Equal Justice Awards as a Diamond Sponsor. Individuals & organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to achieving equal justice in DC will be celebrated Fri., Nov. 3 - www.hbadc.org/eja.

10/31/2023

HBA-DC thanks Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP for their support of the 2023 Equal Justice Awards as a Platinum Sponsor. Join them in their commitment to diversity & equal justice in the legal profession on Friday, November 3rd. Learn more: www.hbadc.org/eja.

10/27/2023

Register for HBA-DC's 2023 Equal Justice Awards, on Friday, November 3, 6 pm, at Kimpton Hotel Monaco 👉 www.hbadc.org/eja!


Help us recognize this year's awardees:
Judge Ricardo M. Urbina Lifetime Achievement Award
Mayda Colón Tsaknis, Founder, Maryland Hispanic Bar Association

Hispanic Attorney of the Year Award
Carmen Iguina González, Counsel, Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP

Hugh A. Johnson, Jr. Memorial Awards
Carmen M. Banerjee, Senior Division Counsel, U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division, Civil Trial Section; and
Latino Economic Development Center

Rising Star Awards
Gidget G. Benitez, Director of Government Affairs, AARP; and
Beatriz Aguirre, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division