Welcome to the Hispanic Bar Association of D.C. Foundation, which was established in 1995 as a separate non-profit entity.
The mission of the Foundation includes supporting the law student community by providing fellowships for law students working during the summer for public interest legal organizations serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. These fellowships allow students to gain valuable work experience and exposure to an area of public interest law. At the same time, these students assist with providing legal services to individuals or groups served by the legal service entities. Sponsoring organizations are non-profit, non-governmental organizations in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area that provide legal services at little or no cost to clients. Past fellowship recipients have worked for AYUDA, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Aid Society of DC, Migrant Legal Action Program and others.
The Foundation recently held its Annual Meeting and Elections and the following were elected to the 2013 Board of Directors:
President: Robert Raben, Esq.
Vice President: Linda M. Estrada, Esq.
Secretary: Kenia Seoane Lopez, Esq.
Treasurer: Jilma Lasso, Esq.
At Large Directors:
Lyzka P. DeLaCruz, Esq. (HBA-DC representative)
Maria Holleran Rivera, Esq.
Jocelyn Nieva, Esq.
HBA-DC Foundation Fellowship
First year and second year students attending accredited law
schools in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area are eligible to apply for an
HBA-DC Foundation Fellowship. One or more fellowships in the amount of $5,000
may be awarded by the Foundation.
The Foundation is pleased
to announce that the 2013 Fellowships Program has been launched. The deadline
for submitting the 2013 fellowship application to the Foundation by email was
midnight on March 29, 2013. For detailed
information concerning eligibility, please see the 2013 Fellowship application,
which may be viewed and downloaded here. Information on the 2014 process will be posted in the coming months.
National Council of La Raza/Patton Boggs Fellowship
The Foundation also awards one $10,000 fellowship to a First Year Law student
on behalf of National Council of La Raza/Patton Boggs. This fellowship is
intended to provide funding for a law student working for the summer in a
public interest legal position that is otherwise not compensated by the
sponsoring entity. To be eligible, an applicant must be: (1) a first-year
Latino/a law student; (2) actively enrolled in, and attending, any accredited
law school in the United States or Puerto Rico; and (3) accepted to work for a
minimum of eight weeks with the sponsoring entity. The sponsoring entity may be
a not-for-profit organization or a governmental agency, and must be located in
any of the following cities in the United States: the Washington DC
metropolitan area; Denver, CO; Newark, NJ; New York, NY; Dallas, TX; or
Anchorage, AK. Preference will be given to students working with entities whose
client base includes the Hispanic/Latino community.
The Foundation is pleased
to announce that the 2013 NCLR/Patton Boggs Fellowship application is now
available. The deadline for submitting
the application to the Foundation by email was midnight on March 29, 2013. For detailed information concerning
eligibility, please see the 2013 NCLR/Patton Boggs Fellowship application,
which may be viewed and downloaded here. Information on the 2014 process will be posted in the coming months.
PASOS Celebration In addition to the Fellowship Program, the Foundation holds an annual graduation celebration called PASOS, which takes place in the spring of each year. PASOS is a celebration attended by graduating law students, their families and friends, members of the Hispanic Bar, and others from the community. We acknowledge the many Hispanic students who are graduating that year from all law schools in the DC area: Washington College of Law at American University; Georgetown University Law Center; George Washington University's National Law Center; Columbus School of Law at Catholic University of America; Howard University School of Law; the David A. Clarke School of Law at the University of the District of Columbia; and the George Mason University School of Law. PASOS 2013 will take place on Friday, May 17, 2013 at the Washington
College of Law at American
University beginning at
6:30pm. For additional information
about PASOS or to submit an rsvp, please contact rmendoza@rabengroup.com.
Photos from PASOS 2012 can be viewed on Facebook.
The 2012 NCLR/Patton Boggs Fellowship
Recipient:
JESSICA ARCO:
As a
rising second-year law student at the George Washington University School of
Law, Jessica Arco will spend her summer working with clients to
access public benefits and educational services at the Migrant Legal Action
Program. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Arco was a paralegal
working on complex medical malpractice cases in New York. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College.
The 2012 HBA-DC Foundation Fellowship
Recipients:
ADRIANA
ESTEVEZ:
This summer, Adriana Estevez will represent survivors of domestic violence
and clients in immigration matters at Ayuda’s Virginia office. She gained valuable
experience in this area as a student attorney in the Families and the Law
Clinic at the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University,
where she will be a third-year law student in the fall.Ms.
Estevez is a graduate of the Elliot School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
CORINA
GARCIA:
Corina Garcia just completed her first year at American University, Washington
College of Law. This summer, she will intern at the Mexican American
Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). Prior to attending law
school, Ms. Garcia created programs to prevent youth recidivism and promote
civic engagement at Identity, Inc., and the Street Outreach Network.
She is a graduate of the University
of California, Santa Barbara.
ANNE SCHAUFELE:
This fall, Anne
Schaufele will begin her third year at American
University, Washington
College of Law. As an intern at Ayuda’s Washington, D.C.,
office this summer, she will develop a consumer protection project aimed at
eliminating notario fraud, following her internship at the South Texas
Pro Bono Asylum Representation Project last summer representing clients in
immigration matters. A graduate of DePauw University,Ms.
Schaufele has extensive public interest experience.
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For questions about the HBA-DC Foundation or to assist with the Foundation's efforts, please contact Foundation Board Member Linda M. Estrada, Esquire at lindaestrada@comcast.net. The Foundation bylaws may be viewed here.
HBA-DC Foundation 2012 Annual Report can be viewed here.
HBA-DC Foundation 2011 Annual Report can be viewed here.
The HBA-DC Foundation, an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) charitable organization, invites you to consider making a tax deductible contribution during the 2010 fundraising cycle. Your contribution will help sustain the work of the Foundation, which raises and distributes funding for law students working in public interest organizations and sponsors the annual PASOS celebration for law school graduates and their families. Your contribution, payable to HBA-DC Foundation, should be mailed to HBA-DC Foundation, PO Box 1011, Washington, DC 20013-1011.
