Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association

08/18/2026

Save the date for one of our most anticipated evenings of the year.

The Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association’s Justice Labarga Gala returns on October 24, 2026, at Wycliff Country Club for A Night in Mexico City.

This year, we are proud to honor Dan Zuniga, recipient of the Justice Labarga Award, and Francisco Cuello, recipient of the Member of the Year Award. Their leadership, service, and commitment to our legal community deserve to be celebrated.

Sponsorship opportunities are now available, and early bird tickets are on sale.

We look forward to celebrating with our members, colleagues, friends, and community.

08/17/2026

We’re proud to announce Taste the Culture, a brand-new event presented by the Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association!

For the first time, we’re bringing our community together for a culinary journey through Hispanic and Latino America. Travel from table to table and enjoy a bite from different countries while experiencing the food, music, traditions, and cultures that make our community so diverse.

September 15, 2026
5:00 PM
Lake Pavilion | West Palm Beach

Tickets:
Members: $50
Nonmembers: $75
Judges: FREE

Come hungry and ready to Taste the Cultures!

Register at www.PBCHispanicBar.com

08/05/2026

Thank you to The Florida Bar for sharing our First CLE Abroad to Puerto Rico!

For a group of Florida attorneys, continuing legal education in Puerto Rico meant more than sitting through lectures.

It meant entering the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for a discussion with U.S. District Judge Silvia L. Carreño-Coll, examining a legal system shaped by both civil-law and common-law traditions, visiting Puerto Rico’s Capitol, and learning from attorneys with firsthand experience practicing within the island’s legal and cultural landscape.

Read about the Palm Beach County Bar Association's "CLE in Paradise: Bridging Jurisdictions, Culture & Community" in the Bar News.
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/pbchba-program-explores-the-intersection-of-law-culture-and-community-in-puerto-rico/

08/05/2026

Unforgettable days thanks to our sponsors
Angie Pagán Law
Acosta Fraga Immigration Law
Albany Rojas Carrero Esq. | ABOGADA INMIGRACION Y DIVORCIOS
DK Law Group, PLLC
Horizon Legal So

08/01/2026

32! 32 families were helped today by Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County and members of our Board.

Advance Directives are a necessity for our immigrant communities right now. We are committed to continuing to work to protect children of Palm Beach County

07/30/2026

Visit to the Federal Courthouse of Puerto Rico

Senado de Puerto Rico

Samantha Vacciana at the Senate of Puerto Rico

Beautiful building, learning about culture, art and law

Senate of Puerto Rico

Senate of Puerto Rico

Cecilia Quiin, our board member speaking at CLE day 2

Our friend, sponsor and presenter Dave Aronberg

Group pic at the Chinchorreo

07/25/2026

The best compliment we could have received 🥹🫶🏽 Yo soy HBA!!! 🇵🇷🏝️🏛️

07/23/2026

The Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission (“JNC”) announces three (3) vacancies for Circuit Court Judge created by the retirement of Judge Cheryl Caracuzzo, Judge Jeffrey Dana Gillen, and Judge Gregory Keyser. The JNC has been asked to provide Governor Ron DeSantis with nominees for these vacancies by Sunday, August 30, 2026.

Qualifications of Applicants:

Applicants must be able to fulfill the Constitutional qualifications for circuit court judges described in Article V, Section 8 of the Florida Constitution.

Instructions for Submission:

1) The current Judicial Application form must be used and can be found at https://www.flgov.com/eog/info/judicial/applications. Applicants should ensure they are using the correct and current form.

2) Applications must be in .pdf form and submitted as follows: (i) one original copy of the application, including all attachments, (ii) one redacted copy of the application, including all attachments, excluding all exempt information under Chapter 119 of the Florida Statutes or other applicable public records law. The two .pdf files should be named in a “last name.first name” format. For example: Jane Smith should submit two files named: (1) Smith.Jane.pdf and (2) Smith.Jane-REDACTED.pdf. Each electronic application, including exhibits, must be a single pdf file. The Commission strongly prefers the submission of applications in a text-searchable (i.e., non-scanned) pdf format.

3) The deadline for submission of the completed application is 12:00 noon on Friday, August 14, 2026. Both the original and redacted electronic applications must be submitted by email to all Commission members at their email addresses below:

Chair Gordon Dieterle – [email protected]
Vice Chair Eric Levine – [email protected]
Steve DeLorenz – [email protected]
John Farina – [email protected]
Kelly Hagar – [email protected]
Barry Postman – [email protected]
Robert Rosenberg – [email protected]
William Shepherd – [email protected]
It is anticipated that the interviews will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

All JNC proceedings are open to the public, except for deliberations. Applications are not confidential. If an applicant is nominated, all materials attached to the original application will be submitted to the Governor.

If you have any questions, please call Mr. Dieterle at (561) 734-5552, or by email at [email protected].

07/23/2026

Good morning from beautiful Puerto Rico!! As the President of the Palm Beach County, Hispanic Bar Association I am thrilled to be here hosting our first CLE in Paradise! I am so thankful to all the Sponsors, all of the Speakers and our members that have come to join us!!