Hispanic Heritage Luncheon
HBAA is proud to host its annual Hispanic Heritage Luncheon in honor of Hispanic Heritage month. This year's luncheon will be held on October 28, 2011 at the Omni Hotel in downtown Austin. Gina M. Benavides, Justice of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals of Texas, will be our keynote speaker. Dan Arrellano, a Texas historian and author involved in the placement of a Tejano monument on the grounds of the Texas Capitol, will be our cultural speaker.
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The Luncheon is the primary fundraising event for the HBAA 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, and scholarships for law students to help defray the costs of studying for the bar exam. 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 a variety of distinguished speakers in the past several years, including the following:
- The Honorable Bill Richardson - Former Governor, State of New Mexico
- The Honorable Alberto Gonzales - Former Texas Supreme Court Justice and U.S. Attorney General
- The Honorable Eva Guzman - Texas Supreme Court Justice
- The Honorable Linda Reyna Yanez - Former Justice, 13th Court of Appeals
- The Honorable Edward Prado - Justice, 5th Court of Appeals
- Julian Castro - Mayor, San Antonio, Texas
- Henry Cisneros - Former Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Tony Sanchez - Texas Gubernatorial Candidate
