Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania

Meetings & Events Calendar

2008 Schedule:

UPCOMING 2008 EVENTS:

September 19-20: Philadelphia Bar Association Bench Bar Conference.

October 1: Minority Bar Association Candidate Forum, Pepper Hamilton.

October 2: Pennsylvania Bar Association, Third Annual Diversity Summit. Robert Nix, presenter.

October 17: Asian Bar Association Annual Banquet.

October 29: Minority Bar Associations Candidate Forum, Pepper Hamilton.

December 10: Minority Bar Associations joint Holiday Party.

PAST 2008 EVENTS:

January 16: Philadelphia Bar Association, Incoming Chancellor Michael Pratt - Dinner. Henri Marcial and Teresa Rodriguez attended.

January 22: Barristers Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Lawyers’ Chapter of the American Constitution Society Program; "Dred Scott and the Problem of Constitutional Evil." Teresa Rodriguez attended

January 23: Greater Philadelphia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce; Latino Professional Networking. Pedro Rivera, Henri Marcial, and Teresa Rodriguez attended.

January 24: Philadelphia Bar Association, Public Interest Executive Committee Meeting.

January 29: Drexel University School of Law "Minorities in the Profession Panel" Teresa Rodriguez panelist.

Women in the Profession Committee; "How to Have it All- the Career and the Family" Jenimae Almquist Presenter.

January 30: HBA Board Meeting at Reed Smith LLP.

January 31: Reception in Honor of Arlene Finkelstein-Rivera; Newly appointed Assistant Dean and Executive Director of the Toll Public Interest Center, Pennsylvania University Law School.

February 6: Philadelphia Bar Association, Delivery of Legal Services Committee Presentation, Teresa Rodriguez.

February 20: Temple Law LALSA and BALSA "Minorities in the Profession Panel" Teresa Rodriguez presenter.

February 27: HBA Board Meeting at Raynes McCarty.

February 29: Pennsylvania Bar Association; County Bar Leaders Conference. Teresa Rodriguez presenter.

March 1: Informal Reception with leaders of other minority bar organizations.

Congreso de Latinas Unidos, Second Annual Gala Latina.

March 5: Rutgers School of Law-Camden, Alianza "Campeones de La Justicia Banquet." Event sponsors.

March 11: Seventh Annual "La Justicia Award" presented to Andi Perez, Executive Director, Youth United for Change. Hosted by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, P.C., Pyramid Club, 1735 Market Street.

March 14: HBA Community Service, Senior Law Center and PECO In-House Counsel.

March 17: Philadelphia Bar Association Quarterly Meeting, HBA President invited as guest of Chancellor Michael A. Pratt.

March 27: Governor’s Advisory Commission on Latino Affairs, "Latina Women Symposium." HBA President gave welcome/opening remarks.

March 28: Pennsylvania Bar Association, Statewide High School Mock Trial Competition, HBA President served as scoring juror.

April 19: Citizenship Day, Co-Sponsors with HIAS and Council.

April 23: HBA Board Meeting, Ballard Spahr.

April 24-25: Pennsylvania Bar Association Minority Attorney Conference. Gisselle Guerrero, Robert Nix, and Henri Marcial attended.

May 6-7: Hispanic National Bar Association, 2008 Legislative Day & Capital Awards Dinner, Washington DC.

May 8: Pennsylvanians for Modern Courts, Ninth Annual Juror Appreciation Day, Co-Sponsors. Carlos Montoya

May 15: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Hispanic Committee Meeting. Henri Marcial, Jenimae Almquist, Lorena Ahumada, and Teresa Rodriguez attended.

May 17: Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia, Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala, Event Sponsors.

Drop-Out Summit, participants.

May 22: Youth United for Change, 17^th Anniversary Celebration. Event sponsors.

June 14: 5^th Annual Hispanic Choice Awards.

June 18: HBA Board Meeting, at Reed Smith.

June 24: Philadelphia Diversity Law Group ("PDLG") Reception, Moshulu restaurant at Penn’s Landing.

June 26-27: American Bar Association, National Conference for the Minority Lawyer. Silicon Valley, CA. Event Co-Sponsors.

June 30: Philadelphia Bar Association Quarterly Luncheon.

July 7: Philadelphia Bar Association, Diversity Committee Meeting. Attended by Henri Marcial and Carlos Montoya.

July 9: Philadelphia Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Diversity Scholarship Reception. Co-Sponsor with other Specialty Bar Associations at Vango.

July 14: Meeting with all Specialty Bar Associations, Pepper Hamilton.

August 9: 2008 HBA Summer BBQ, home of Angel Ortiz and Lydia Hernandez Velez.

August 12: The Legal Intelligencer "Generation Next" Roundtable Discussion. Attended by Teresa Rodriguez.

August 19: Drexel University College of Law Outreach program. Philadelphia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Danny Cevallos attended.

September 8: Minority Bar Associations Meeting, Pepper Hamilton.

September 10: HBA Board Meeting.

For a list of past HBA Events please visit the "Message from President" page of the HBA website.