HNBA/VIA Articles Library
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Asylum and Obstacles for LGBT Applicants
By Cristian A. Arango
As explained by the Williams Institute, LGBTQ individuals “face a myriad of factors, including violence and persecution, that lead them to flee their country of origin and seek asylum in the United States.” Read More...
Is Your Business Franchisable?
By Jack Santaniello
When business owners contemplate expansion and growth of their business enterprise and brand, they must first make a fundamental decision on strategy and method of expansion. Read More...
How Can Virtual Dispute Resolution Amplify Our Voices?
By Hon. Ariel E. Belen
Easier to Schedule, More Cost-Effective, Increased Engagement of Key Decisionmakers Virtual dispute resolution processes can be scheduled with much greater geographic flexibility. Read More...
Using Contract Principles to Better Share Our Stories
By Mark Sanchez
Individuals today have access to more platforms than ever through which they can share their stories. To amplify the reach and power of those stories, storytellers and their counsel should understand the history and trajectory of how the legal system and the media industry have navigated previous advancements in how audiences consume media. Read More...
Well-Being for All: Are We to Be Team Leaders or Benchwarmers?
By Raul Ayala
The practice of law, along with all of its attendant actors and actions, is by its very nature a pressure-filled profession. While, undoubtedly, there are favorable outcomes and happy moments for litigants and lawyers alike, those “victories” usually work their way through thickets of cautious and calculated transactional decisions and/or caustic and costly litigation. Read More...
Rise Above The Stigma: Embracing Mental Health
By Adrian L. Canzoneri
Senior Associate Callahan & Blaine, APLC
“Together We Rise”—a perfect theme, a perfect forum in which to embrace a discussion around mental health in both the Latinx community, and the legal community as a whole. Read More...
Latinas in the Legal Profession: Navigating the Cultural Divide
By Jill Lynch Cruz, Executive Coach & Career Development Consultant, JLC Consulting
Why are Latinas such an underrepresented attorney group in the legal profession? How do Latinas today overcome obstacles to their success? Read More...
Injustices of Colonialism The Application of the Jones Act to Puerto Rico
By Neysa Alsina, Member,
HNBA Special Committee on Puerto Rico You may not know this, but there are two “Jones Acts” that have had a profound impact on the People of Puerto Rico. The first was in 1917—the Jones-Shafroth Act—which imposed United States citizenship on the residents of an island that had been occupied by the U.S. since 1898. Read More...
A Rainbow Wave? Who Represents the LGBTQ Community, and How Can The Latinx Community Increase its LGBTQ Candidacy?
By Cristian A. Arango and Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq.
LGBTQ Electoral Victories: Will There Be Equitable Representation for The Entire Community? The 2018 midterm elections diversified and changed the face of U.S. politics in many ways. Read More...
Latina Lawyers – Still Too Few and Far Between: The HNBA Latina Commission’s Efforts to Chart a More Open Path
By Jill Lynch Cruz, PhD, CPC, SPHR, GCDF
Latinas are members of the largest - and one of the fastests growing - minority groups in the United States, constitiuting 9 percent of the total U.S. population. Notwithstanding their notable presence and growth, there has not been a proportionate increase in the number of Latinas becoming attorneys, and even fewer have reached more seniour echelons of the legal profession. Read More...
5 Things In-House Counsel Should Know About
By Eric Ubias
Blockchain technology still lacks maturity and has not yet lived up to the hype. Nevertheless, there are important reasons why companies and governments around the world continue to invest and commit substantial resources towards its development. Read More...
Average Law Student? Put in the Work and You Can Still Clerk
By Steven Arango
Do you want to clerk, but have been told that if you are not in the top five percent, do not attend Harvard Law School, and do not speak seven languages, you can’t? Then this article is for you. Read More...
Ascension: There’s Only One Way To Go For Latinx Lawyers
By Raúl Ayala, Esq.
Whatever metrics we use to profile Latinx attorneys in the United States, there’s basically one path for us to pursue: upward. Let’s start with straight population numbers. Most statistics put the overall Latino population at approximately 59 million of the more than 327 million U.S. residents, or a little over 18%. Read More...
Major Carlos Calderon US Army Judge Advocate
By Colonel Luisa Santiago, US Army JAG,
Military Law Division “A Different Kind of Law Firm”
One of the best aspects of being a member of the Army Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps is the opportunity to serve in unique and exciting legal positions around the world. From stateside locations such as Fort Drum, New York, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Hood, Texas or Fort Carson Colorado, to overseas locations such as Japan, Korea, Germany, or Djibouti (Africa)... Read More...