Hispanic Heritage Luncheon

Sometime between el dies y sies de Septembre and Hispanic Heritage month in October, HBAA puts on its annual Hispanic Heritage Luncheon.

The Luncheon is the primary fundraising event for our Charitable Foundation, which awards scholarships that enable economically disadvantaged Hispanic college students to become lawyers and ensure diversity in the legal profession.

Funds raised by the event go directly towards scholarships for College seniors who wish to take the LSAT review course. HBAA believes one of its primary responsibilities is to help and encourage Hispanic students who have an interest in attending law school so that the legal community can have a larger percentage of practicing Hispanic lawyers. As the Hispanic population grows in central Texas, so must the number of practicing Hispanic attorneys.

The luncheon has featured the following guest speakers in the past several years: The Honorable Bill Richards-Governor of the State of New Mexico, The Honorable Linda Reyna Yanez-Justice 13th Court of Appeals, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Chief Henry Cisneros, Gubernatorial candidate Tony Sanchez, Supreme Court Justice Albert Gonzalez and 5th Circuit Judge Edward Prado.

Chairs for the 2008 Luncheon

Chairs for the 2008 luncheon are Priscilla Guajardo Cortez and Patrick Caballero).