Resolution 113 adopted the ABA Standards for Language Access in Courts, and urges federal and state legislative and executive branches to provide adequate funding to...

On Thursday, February 16, HBA-DC President Lyzka DeLaCruz, President-Elect Jaime Areizaga-Soto, Immediate Past President William A. Rivera, and HBA-DC directors and members attended the MALDEF State of...

It is with humility and excitement that I welcome you to the 35th year of the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia. It’s...

HBA-DC is an Affiliate of the Hispanic National Bar Association. HBA-DC members who join HNBA pay only the special Affiliate rate of $20.00 instead of...

On January 19, 2012, the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia (HBA-DC) held its Annual Meeting and Elections at the St. Gregory Hotel...

On December 8, 2011, the HBA-DC held its annual holiday party and toy drive benefitting Mary's Center, in co-sponsorship with the Hispanic National Bar Association...

On November 17, 2011, HBA-DC celebrated Judge Vanessa Ruiz's seventeen years as an Associate Judge on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The celebration...

On Thursday, November 10, 2011, HBA-DC held the 34th Annual Equal Justice Awards Ceremony & Reception at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. With over 300 people...

On November 3, the HBA-DC held a panel discussion on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) as it applies to Latin America. The panel highlighted...

On October 27th, HBA-DC and HNBA co-sponsored a networking Happy Hour to benefit the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project. Members attended the event at One Lounge...

A Northwest Washington nonprofit group that has provided legal and counseling services to domestic violence victims since 1997 announced this week that it will close...

The January 2012 issue of Washington Lawyer Magazine, which is published by the DC Bar, recognizes Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo's Ricardo M. Urbina Lifetime Achievement Award,...

The National Law Journal highlights Judge Vanessa Ruiz's fight to improve access to the courts for non-English speakers, quoting remarks by Judge Ruiz at the...

BLT highlights Judge Vanessa Ruiz's fight to improve access to the courts for non-­English speakers. Cites remarks by Judge Ruiz at Nov. 17 reception hosted...

The reception, held at the DC Court of Appeals, was covered by the Blog of the Legal Times: http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2011/11/too-few-hispanic-judges-in-dc-retiring-judge-says.html#tp