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HNBA REGIONS
HNBA National VP – Regions
Daniel Gomez-Sanchez
Labor and Employment
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Melville, NY
vpregions@hnba.com
HNBA BOARD OF GOVERNORS RESOURCE LIBRARY
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2025-2026 HNBA LEADERSHIP
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) Board of Governors is comprised of members of the HNBA Executive Committee, 19 regional governors and the presidents of 30+ HNBA affiliate organizations across the country. Read More...
LATINA COMMISSION
The Latina Commission serves the community and the legal profession by addressing barriers to the professional development and advancement of Latina lawyers. Read More...
HNBA AFFILIATE ORGANIZATIONS
HNBA Affiliates are local bar organizations and/or an affiliated associations that have been in existence for more than two years and have at least ten individual members. Read More...
DIVISIONS, SECTIONS & COMMITTEES
The Divisions, Sections and Committees of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) serve to advance, advocate, educate and empower our communities and our legal groups on a local, regional and national level. Read More…
REGION I
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
Hannah Esquenazi
HNBA Region I Governor
Polsinelli
Boston, MA
region1governor@hnba.com
REGION II
New York
Fernando C. Rivera-Maissonet
HNBA Region II Governor
Hinshaw & Culbertson, LLP
New York, NY
region2governor@hnba.com
REGION III
REGION IV
Delaware and Pennsylvania
Amorie Hummel
HNBA Region IV Governor
Cozen O'Connor
Philadelphia, PA
region4governor@hnba.com
REGION V
Washington, DC, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia
Shirley Diaz Vidales
HNBA Region V Governor
Diaz Vidales, PLLC
Washington, DC
region5governor@hnba.com
REGION VI
North Carolina and South Carolina
Carla H. Clements
HNBA Region VI Governor
Wells Fargo
Charlotte, NC
region6governor@hnba.com
REGION VII
Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi
Louis F. Mendez
HNBA Region VII Governor
Bressler, Amery & Ross
Birmingham, AL
region7governor@hnba.com
REGION VIII
Florida
Maria Papasakelariou
HNBA Region VIII Governor
Wilson Elser
Miami, FL
region8president@hnba.com
REGION IX
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin
Angela L. Baldwin
HNBA Region IX Governor
The Miller Law Firm
Detroit, MI
region9governor@hnba.com
REGION X
Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee
Manuel D. Cardona
HNBA Region X Governor
Dickinson Wright PLLC
Columbus, OH
region10governor@hnba.com
REGION XI
Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota
Manuel Adolfo Cornell
HNBA Region XI Governor
Dorsey & Whitney, LLP
Minneapolis, MN
region11governor@hnba.com
REGION XII
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas
Daniel Avila II
HNBA Region XII Governor
Reed Smith LLP
Houston, TX
region12governor@hnba.com
REGION XIII
Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, and Wyoming
Cody Barela
HNBA Region XIII Governor
Armstrong Teasdale LLP
Denver, CO
region13governor@hnba.com
REGION XIV
Arizona and Nevada
Alejandro Pérez
HNBA Region XIV Governor
Pierson Ferdinand
Phoenix, AZ
region14governor@hnba.com
REGION XV
New Mexico and Utah
Marco H. Santamaria
HNBA Region XV Governor
Peacock Law
Albuquerque, NM
region15governor@hnba.com
REGION XVI
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Nydia Galarza Rosario
HNBA Region XVI Governor
Horizon 3 AI, Inc.
region16governor@hnba.com
REGION XVII
Northern California and Hawaii
David Casarrubias-Gonzalez
HNBA Region XVII Governor
Hanson Bridgett
region17governor@hnba.com
REGION XVIII
Southern California
Leah Gonzalez
HNBA Region XVIII Governor
San Diego County Primary
San Diego, CA
region18governor@hnba.com
REGION XIX
Puerto Rico
Jacabed Rodriguez-Coss
HNBA Region XIX Governor
DLA Piper
Bowie, MD
region19governor@hnba.com