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In The Blink of An Eye Celebrating Ten Years of the HNBA Latina Commission
By Celeste Villareal, 2017–2018 Latina Commission Co-Chair
Ten years ago, past HNBA President Ramona Romero founded the HNBA’s Commission on the Status of Latinas in the Profession (referred to as the HNBA “Latina Commission”). Read More...
Insight Into What is At Stake With The Upcoming Supreme Court Appointment
By Aracely Muñoz, 2017–2018 Latina Commission Co-Chair
Ten years ago the Hispanic National Bar Association established the Commission on Latinas in the Legal Profession and the LGBT Division, in an effort to help our profession acknowledge, confront, and overcome the unique challenges Latina and Latinx LGBTQ attorneys ... Read More...
LGBTQ Latinos/as in Elected Office: How Do We Increase the Numbers?
By Raquel M. Matas and Cristian A. Arango
The November 2018 elections present an opportunity to explore how Hispanic-focused national organizations like the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) and its LGBT Division... Read More...
Attorney Well Being: HNBA As a Catalyst For Change
By Raúl Ayala, Esq.
You may vividly remember the time when you decided to pursue a legal career, a moment filled with passion and a desire to be of service to others and your community, however you may have defined it. Read More...
The Coming Age of Artificial Intelligence: What Lawyers Should Be Thinking About*
By José P. Sierra
The Profession During the Spring and Fall legal conference seasons, emails addressing “data breaches,” “improving cyber defenses,” and “what you (or your general counsel/board) need to know about cyber security/insurance,” hit our inboxes on an almost weekly basis. Read More...
Immigration Policy and Its Effects on LGBTQ+ Individuals
By Vania Cebrero and Daniel R. Hernández
Submitted on behalf of the HNBA LGBT Division
The Trump Administration has been committed to restricting immigration through various measures and policies. Its recent decision to end both Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadorans, and the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)... Read More...
Biometrics at the Border: Understanding the Legal Framework for President Trump’s Executive Order to Expedite Biometric Security at U.S. Borders
By Amy Endicott
While President Trump’s 25 January 2017 Executive Order, titled “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” grabbed headlines... Read More...
Whether the Failure to Preserve Discoverable Information Will be Treated as Conduct Subject to Sanction or a Tort Depends on What Remedies are in Place and Who is the Actor
By Elizabeth Del Cid
Try as one may, no one has developed a bright line state or federal rule of law on spoliation of tangible and electronic evidence by named and non-named parties. Read More...
How to Negotiate Effectively in Your Career
By Jill Lynch Cruz
The reality is that many of us often settle for less than we want or deserve in our careers. In fact, research conducted by the Hispanic National Bar Association’s Latina Commission found that Latina attorneys may be hindered in their career success... Read More...
Getting Products to Market in the Global Marketplace: The Rise of Product Stewardship Requirements
By Madeleine B. Kadas, Russell N. Fraker and Hana V. Vizcarra
If your company produces consumer products for global distribution, you may have encountered an increase in “product stewardship” measures that affect your access to markets around the world. Product stewardship refers to an array of initiatives intended to reduce a product’s environmental impact-for example... Read More...
The End of NAFTA As We Know It?
By Patricio Grane Labat and Mallory B. Silberman
There is justified anxiety in the business community regarding the future of America’s international trade program. On 1 February 2017, Mexican President Nieto announced the commencement of a 90-day consultation period, which the “negotiation [of NAFTA] will properly open to update our free trade agreement.” Read More...
International Trade in the Trump Administration: Ten Topics for U.S. Importers
By Elsa Manzanares and Kim Carlson
For the last few months, discussion of international trade under the Trump administration has focused on potential U.S. renegotiation or withdrawal from NAFTA. The administration also recently raised the possibility of a border adjustment tax, which may result in higher duties on U.S. imports. Read More...
Sea Usted El Juez You Be The Judge
By Celeste I. Villarreal
Who do you want to be judged by? Maybe someone, who looks and sounds like you? Perhaps you have, what it takes to be a fair and impartial judge.
The development of judicial leadership is critical to the health and growth of our legal landscape, and diversifying that leadership is of special importance to the Latino community we serve. Read More...
On Leadership in Advocacy
By Katherine Culliton-González, Chair, HNBA Voting Rights Committee
I was asked to write about leadership in advocacy, and although it’s something I’ve been working on for years, it’s a challenge to define. Since I’m writing for a sophisticated
audience of lawyers, Read More...
Cybersecurity Defense: Ways to Ward Off a Cyber Warfare Apocalypse at the Office and in Court
By Elizabeth M.Del Cid,Esq.
How to combat security breaches is a pivotal question for the public, IT, and financial services industry. Read More...
Rock Band’s Controversial Name Brings Trademark Law under First Amendment Scrutiny
By Michael Garcia, Esq., Associate, Knobbe Martens
Few things stir up as much patriotism as the First Amendment. “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech...” While seemingly absolute, this restraint on government comes with its fair share of caveats. Read More...
Cuba: Technology as an Engine of Economic Development
Barbara P. Alonso, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (Miami and New York)
Since the U.S. government began to ease travel restrictions and trade with Cuba following the December 17, 2014 joint announcement by President Obama and Raul Castro... Read More...