MÚSICA Y JUSTICIA | October 23, 2024
Join us for Música y Justicia, a virtual fundraising event featuring musical performances by Hispanic legal professionals. Visit the event page to read more and register.
Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities
The Hispanic Commission focuses on developing and supporting initiatives and research to educate lawyers on how best to serve, promote civic responsibility within, and address the key legal challenges facing Latino community in the United States.
The Impacto Award | Accepting Nominations!
Deadline | November 8, 2024
The ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities will present it's inaugural Inpacto award at the ABA 2025 Midyear Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. The award honors individuals and organizations for wide-ranging impact of efforts to remove the significant legal, socio-economic, linguistic, and other barriers to social justice and civic engagement facing Latinos in the United States. Click to visit the Impacto Award page for nomination guidelines, criteria, and nomination form.
Go to - The Impacto Award page
Latinos in the U.S.: Overcoming Legal Obstacles, Engaging in Civic Life | 2024 Report & Presentation
Watch the recording of the Hispanic Commission's new report presentation at the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting. This report has key findings on pressing concerns facing Latinos in education, employment, healthcare, housing, voting, and criminal justice. || Click Below for more information.
Webinars
Visit the Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities' webinar page to access videos and materials of past webinars, which include: Hispanics in Public Service - Pathways to Leadership, and Helping Dreamers Realize Their Dreams - the Nuts and Bolts of DACA.
Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Resonsibilities
The Hispanic National Bar Association's National Lawyer Referral Service (NLRS)
Whether you are a solo practitioner, or practice in a small, medium, or large law firm or corporate legal department, visit the Hispanic National Bar's searchable database which allows prospective clients and employers to search for an attorney by areas of practice, location, states of admission, name, and more.
Hispanic National Bar Association
Support the Hispanic Commission
Your support helps the Hispanic Commission to continue addressing crucial legal issues, including voting rights, immigration, civil rights, and access to the courts. Donations are greatly appreciated and will help expand our accomplishments, educational programs, and activities.
Legal Summit of the Americas | Resource Page
The ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities developed the concept of a historic gathering of lawyers from Canada, Mexico, and the United States in 2018. This page includes links to program information and materials from the Legal Summit of the Americas from 2019, 2020, and 2023.
Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Resonsibilities
Watch Video of Cinco de Música 2023
The 2023 program was a great success, showcasing the diversity and talent of the Hispanic legal community. performances Thank you to our generous sponsors, performers, and all supporters and all who came out to join us! | Click to watch the video and more.
Leadership & Staff | 2024-2025
CHAIR
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Louis Lopez
Washington, D.C.
SPECIAL ADVISORS
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Janet Murguia
Washington, D.C.
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Lourdes Rosado
New York, NY
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Leticia M. Saucedo
Davis, CA
STAFF
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Skip Harsch
Director
Chicago, IL
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Tina Guedea
Chicago, IL
COMMISSIONERS
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Daihana Estrada
Chicago, IL
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Juanita Hernandez
Washington, DC
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Jose Martin Jara
Morristown, NJ
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Jorge A Mestre
Miami, FL
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Gabriel Ramirez-Hernandez
Minneapolis, MN
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Julian L. Rivera
Austin, TX
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Linda America Santiago
Arlington, VA
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Marian Zapata-Rossa
Phoenix, AZ
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Ruby Musgrove
Austin, TX
BOARD OF GOVERNORS LIAISON
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Abre' Connor
Sacremento, CA
FELLOW
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Nayelly Dominguez De Granillo
Mansfield, TX
About Us
The Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights and Responsibilities is comprised of one Chair and nine members appointed by the ABA President. The mission of the Commission is to address the challenges and responsibilities facing Hispanics in and within the legal system of the United States.
Latinos in the United States: Overcoming Legal Obstacles, Engaging in Civic Life | 2013 Report
Presents preliminary information for the ABA's consideration, with the goal of providing a foundation upon which to expand on the work that has been started during the past years. The witnesses and stakeholders who provided valuable information to the Commission expect that their hopes were not misplaced that the ABA would take the lead in addressing these difficult issues. These individuals and organizations candidly described the challenges facing Latino lawyers, clients, and members of the broader Latino Community.
Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities
Practitioner Resources
Publications | Book
Reinventing the Practice of Law
Publications | E-Book
The ABA Spanish Legal Phrasebook
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ABA Commission on Hispanic Legal Rights & Responsibilities: 321 N. Clark St., Suite 1700 Chicago, Illinois 60654 | Tel: (312) 988‐5137 | Email: [email protected] for inquiries