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November 6, 2009
Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the state’s top federal prosecutor’s job.
November 2, 2009
Immigrant Jail Tests U.S. View of Legal Access – City Bar Justice Center is calling for all immigrant detainees to be provided with counsel.
October 27, 2009
BS&F Partner and ABA President-Elect Stephen N. Zack Named to HISPANIC BUSINESS Magazine’s Top 100 Influentials 2009 List
October 14, 2009
Former Rep. Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.), a 2008 Republican presidential candidate and fierce opponent of illegal immigration, is criticizing the nomination of Stephanie Villafuerte for District of Colorado U.S. Attorney.
October 9, 2009
U.S. Senate candidate for Florida Marco Rubio visited the Hispanic American Bar Association during its regular meeting and celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month
California American Water Appoints Community Leader Blanca Zarazua to Board of Directors
October 7, 2009
NCLR Applauds Confirmation of Tom Perez as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Division
October 6, 2009
American Bar Association Diversity Commission Names 2010 Spirit of Excellence Awardees including Francisco Angones
October 5, 2009
Eduardo Matías López Ferrer, abogado cubano residente en México, lleva dos décadas asesorando legalmente y ofreciendo albergue y apoyo a los indocumentados cubanos que llegan al país por diferentes vías
September 24, 2009
As part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at Governors State University, Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez will speak to students, faculty, staff and the community at a free and public presentation at 6 p.m. Oct. 1
Census: Immigrants Leaving Arizona – Economy, Increased Efforts To Crack Down On Illegal Immigration Factors, Attorney Says
Mexico’s attorney general nominee draws fire for his former job as prosecutor in Juarez
September 22, 2009
Maryland’s new labor secretary will be Alexander M. Sanchez, an attorney and United Way of America executive who lives in Virginia
September 15, 2009
“Deportation without Representation” NJ Law Journal calls for “corps of competent lawyers” to represent immigrants in removal proceedings
September 11, 2009
Border mothers angry over Mexican nominee for AG – say Arturo Chavez, did little to solve dozens of rapes and murders of women in Cuidad Juarez when he was Chihuahua state attorney general from 1996 to 1998.
September 8, 2009
Mexican President Felipe Calderon has accepted the resignation of his attorney general who has been key in the battle against drug cartels. – Eduardo Medina Mora
With a new attorney general, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is trying to get even tougher on drug cartels and those who protect them. – but is Arturo Chavez the right person for the job?
Margaret Montoya, a longtime member of the University of New Mexico law school faculty, was the first Latina to be admitted to Harvard Law School.
New Mexico Supreme Court Justice Petra Jimenez Maes was one of the first two Hispanic women to graduate from the University of New Mexico’s law school. In 2003, she became the state’s first Latina chief justice.
Hispanic women make legal history in New Mexico
September 7, 2009
Hispanic women make up only 1.3% of all lawyers in the United States. That is the lowest representation of any racial or ethnic group (overall and within their own gender) as compared to their overall presence in the nation – Latinas make up over 7% of the country’s population
Hispanic Lawyers’ Conference Brings Big Names and Uncovers Even Bigger Challenges
September 1, 2009
Hispanic National Bar Association Convention Is in Albuquerque – starts Sept. 2nd, 2009
August 27, 2009
FOUNDER OF THE FIRST HISPANIC FEMALE-OWNED LAW FIRM IN NEW YORK CITY ENDORSES MAYOR MIKE BLOOMBERG FOR RE-ELECTION – Carmen Pacheco
August 24, 2009
A Fort Worth criminal defense attorney with strong ties to the local Republican Party was appointed Friday by Gov. Rick Perry to the new 432nd District Court in Tarrant County. – Ruben Gonzalez Jr.
August 16, 2009
Some Lawyers Said to Prey on Illegal Immigrants
August 4, 2009
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ELECTS MIAMI LAWYER STEPHEN N. ZACK PRESIDENT-ELECT – First Hispanic American Prepares for ABA’s Highest Office
August 3, 2009
MADIGAN SUES WELLS FARGO FOR DISCRIMINATORY AND DECEPTIVE MORTGAGE LENDING PRACTICES – Illinois Attorney General Alleges Lender Steered African-Americans, Latinos Into Subprime Loans
A small group of Texas Tech University faculty members is objecting to the school’s hiring of former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales on the grounds that he demonstrated ethical failings while in office.
July 31, 2009
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Announces New General Counsel – Alicia Villarreal of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP To Provide Pro Bono Legal Services
July 29, 2009
Immigrant Detainee Rights Are Routinely, Systematically Violated, New Report by National Immigration Law Center Finds “A Broken System” is based on 18,000 pages of previously confidential ICE, ABA, and UNHCR reviews of detention centers
July 20, 2009
Latina law students get a lift – Sotomayor’s tough climb and her bid for Supreme Court justice awe and inspire DePaul women
Kansas Lawyer Leads Local Fight Against Illegal Immigration – Kris W. Kobach
July 8, 2009
Alberto Gonzales, who resigned as U.S. attorney general two years ago, is coming to Texas Tech this fall to teach political science.
June 29, 2009
US-Based Web Site Targets Legal Marketing at US Hispanics in Their Native Language
June 25, 2009
New Jersey’s first Latina county prosecutor takes the high road – Camelia M. Valdes
June 19, 2009
Cook County State’s Attorney Anita Alvarez is the first sitting state’s attorney to lead the Chicago Bar association.
The American Bar Association is hosting a Diversity Summit with Honorable co-chair Cruz Reynoso. – can be followed via Twitter
June 16, 2009
New Jersey will get its first female Hispanic prosecutor before the week is out – Camelia M. Valdes
One On 1: Civil Right Attorney Cesar Perales Discusses The Latino Struggle – In 1972, he helped start the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, now called Latino Justice PRLDEF
June 4, 2009
Attorney Angel Reyes: Why are Hispanics ‘last in, first out’ of jobs?
June 2, 2009
Latina lawyer learned law at Harvard, gains wisdom in Compton – Attorney Luz Herrera hopes that Sonia Sotomayor, if confirmed to the Supreme Court, can get across the message that the Latino experience is already ‘a part of the fabric of U.S. society.’
A Hispanic prosecutor who has worked in the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office since 2004 was named the new head of the county’s Gang Prosecution Unit on Monday. Victor DelPino
March 24, 2009
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum on Monday sued a Miami company, alleging the company targets Hispanics facing foreclosure and charges them upfront fees to modify their mortgages. – Lincoln Lending Services LLC
March 19, 2009
University of Miami SCHOOL OF Law PARTNERS WITH HISPANIC NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION FOR MIDYEAR CONFERENCE AND MOOT COURT – LEGAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS HELP KEEP UM TOP 10 FOR HISPANICS
Attorney and journalist Mario Enrique Mayo, imprisoned in 2003 by the Cuban government, arrived Wednesday in Miami on a commercial flight from Mexico.
March 13, 2009
Honduras Honors Noted Los Angeles Attorney Jose Mariano Castillo by Naming New School after Him
March 10, 2009
SPLC attorney calls Latino immigration most significant civil rights issue
February 16, 2009
Linda Martinez, an attorney from St. Louis, confirmed as Missouri economic development director
December 19, 2008
Elián González could come up in Obama Cabinet hearings Barack Obama’s pick for attorney general, Eric Holder, might face questions about Elián González.
December 18, 2008
Veteran Litigator Christina Guerola Sarchio Joins Patton Boggs
December 12, 2008
Lawsuit Challenging Denial Of Bail Rights For Immigrants Can Continue, Says Federal Court – Class Action Status Granted For Plaintiffs
December 9, 2008
Attorney Victor Manuel Diaz Jr., a longtime Miami Beach activist and member of the city’s Historic Preservation and Planning boards, is the newest member of the Miami Beach City Commission
December 2, 2008
Anita Alvarez sworn in as Illinois state’s attorney – She is 1st woman and 1st Hispanic to hold top Cook County prosecutor’s post
November 30, 2008
Biography of María Blanco, Executive Director, Chief Justice Earl Warren Institute for Race, Diversity and Ethnicity – University of California, Berkeley Law School – Serving on Obama’s Education Transition Team
November 19, 2008
President-elect Barack Obama is expected to name two attorneys to his administration who helped return Elián González to Cuba, angering some Miami Republicans. – Eric Holder y Greg Craig
Taxpayers will pay for former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ private attorney
November 6, 2008
Cook County State’s Attorney-elect Anita Alvarez Wants Tougher Gun Laws, More Latino Prosecutors
October 7, 2008
Attorney General To Reconsider Rules Protecting Immigrants From Lawyers’ Mistakes
September 29, 2008
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers union, will appear at a brunch Saturday to help raise money for City Attorney Michael Aguirre’s re-election campaign. – San Diego
Listen to podcast interview with Julio Stieffel, director, BuscAbogados.com
September 23, 2008
ANNETTE QUIJANO SET TO BECOME FIRST WOMAN AND HISPANIC ASSEMBLY MEMBER FROM 20TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT – Assemblywoman-select Quijano Will Be Sworn-in As Newest Representative for Union County, New Jersey
Schwabe Attorney Roman D. Hernandez Named President-Elect of Hispanic National Bar Association
September 16, 2008
Key Shareholders of Pollo Campero Continue Fraud With Propaganda Campaign
Arkansas’ colleges and universities can admit illegal immigrants, the Arkansas attorney general’s office says.
Rafael A. Sanchez, an attorney at Bingham McHale LLP, has been selected as a finalist in 2008 Best & Brightest — law category. – Indiana
September 15, 2008
Alvarez doesn’t fit the mold – and that’s good – Anita Alvarez, the new Democratic nominee for Cook County state’s attorney
Cyrus Mehri, one of the nation’s top civil-rights attorneys and a man who has been dubbed one of Washington’s most feared lawyers, has turned his attention to the ad industry’s woeful diversity record.
September 12, 2008
The La Raza Lawyers of San Diego County, a bi-partisan group of Latino and Latina attorneys, have endorsed City Attorney Michael Aguirre’s re-election bid.
September 10, 2008
Q&A with Latino Lawyer of the Year Martin Garza
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is launching an investigation into Arbitron’s new electronic radio ratings system, the Portable People Meter (PPM). Cuomo’s announcement follows months of pressure from minority radio owners, including Inner City Broadcasting, NABOB and the Spanish Radio Association.
September 9, 2008
San Diego City Attorney Michael Aguirre has been criticized for losing some of his Democratic base and even Latino support in the past week. He says the facts don’t support those theories.
September 8, 2008
Minority Owned Law Firm of Adorno & Yoss Launches Global Immigration Practice – MarketWatch
September 5, 2008
Barrett Cuetara Named Shareholder At Cowles & Thompson – Dallas
The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers will provide free legal assistance to those who attend La Fiesta del Pueblo this weekend in Raleigh.
September 3, 2008
Lawyers difficult to obtain in immigration cases – Free representation is not assigned in such proceedings, leaving 58% of respondents nationwide without attorneys.
August 28, 2008
Manuel “Manny” Sanchez, the lead attorney at Sanchez Daniels & Hoffman in Chicago, is joining with former Clinton Administration attorney Frank Sanchez in a campaign to raise $10 million from Latino business executives, lawyers and other leaders in that community for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential bid.
August 22, 2008
Angelo Paparelli Receives Top Honors from Two Leading Publications Attorney Named “Most Highly Nominated Corporate Immigration Lawyer” by International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers and Ranked as a Band #1 Immigration Lawyer by Chambers USA
August 20, 2008
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is asking the federal government to help foot the state’s tab for jailing illegal immigrants.
Dems pick attorney to replace Assemblyman Neil Cohen – Annette Quijano of Elizabeth is also the first Latina to serve as a legislator in the 20th District – New Jersey
August 18, 2008
Dallas Lawyer Angel Reyes Honored With Prestigious DiversityFIRST Award – MarketWatch
August 5, 2008
HBO Latino Launches Women’s Prison Drama ‘Capadocia’ with National Red Carpet Tour
August 4, 2008
la comunidad (the community) Appoints Media Pioneer Antoinette Zel as President
August 3, 2008
Mexico’s top anti-drug prosecutor has resigned as part of a law enforcement shake-up amid a wave of shootouts and murders across the country, two officials in the attorney general’s office said.
July 30, 2008
Guatemala’s attorney general stepped down on Tuesday after complaints he did little to stamp out violence in a country with one of the highest crime rates in Latin America.
Justice Inspector General Report Finds Immigration Judges Were Illegally Hired
July 29, 2008
Blogante Essentials for Tuesday – July 29th, 200
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has tapped San Antonio attorney Juan Sepulveda to head his Texas presidential campaign.
July 28, 2008
Blogante Essentials for Monday – July 28th, 2008
North Carolina colleges can admit illegal immigrants, Homeland Security tells state’s Attorney General
July 26, 2008
Western Union today asked the Arizona State Supreme Court to review a recent ruling by the Arizona Court of Appeals, which overturned a trial court’s decision in Western Union’s favor concerning the ability of the state to seize money transfers sent from states other than Arizona to Sonora, Mexico.
July 21, 2008
Broker convicted of immigrant loan fraud – targeted Hispanics – Denver
July 18, 2008
Sheriff Arpaio Sued Over Racial Profiling Of Latinos In Maricopa County
July 17, 2008
Nearly 300 black and Latino New York homeowners are getting a total of about $1 million from a California mortgage company because they were charged more than white customers for loans. – GreenPoint Mortgage bought by Capital One in 2006
July 16, 2008
Denver Hispanic cops to sue department and city
July 15, 2008
More Illegal Immigrants Putting Affairs in Order – Deportation Risk Prompts Preparation
