News from the Hispanic Bar Association

Hispanic Bar Association of Orange County

February 12, 2009

HBA Travel Seminar

Puerto Quepos, Costa Rica
May 21, 2008 - May 25, 2009
5 Days/4 Nights at the award-winning Parador Hotel Resort & Spa - ONLY $999!! (Must reserve before 1/15/09)
More information >

Join the HBA in celebrating its 26th Anniversary Memorial Day weekend travel seminar.

The HBA is currently developing panels on the following topics to put Costa Rica in context (and obtain MCLE credits!):
The Rule of Law in Costa Rica and other Central American countries
Legal aspects of the process of Central American integration
Free Trade in theory and in practice
Roundtable with Central American In-House Counsel
Civility in the Legal Profession; and
Access to Justice issues
Space on this exclusive travel seminar is limited & subject to availability on a first come, first serve basis. For complete itinerary & registration details, please contact Robert White at Festival Travel & Tours, at 714.221.6381 or download the flyer.

If you are interested in participating in the travel seminar as a speaker or have questions about the travel seminar, please contact Travel Committee Chairman Carlos X. Colorado at CXColorado@JonesDay.com.

Download Flier & Registration Form >

The OC Hispanic Bar Association's 2009 Annual Scholarship Fundraiser & Installation Dinner

HEROES AMONG US -
TRANSFORMING LIVES IN THE LATINO COMMUNITY

HONOREES

ATTORNEY OF THE YEAR
Kenneth W. Babcock - Executive Director, Public Law Center

GUARDIAN DE JUSTICIA
Professor Luz E. Herrera, Community Lawyers, Inc.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hon. Cruz Reynoso (Ret.) - California Supreme Court and
Boochever and Bird Chair for the Study and Teaching of Freedom and Equality Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law

PRO-BONO LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Saturday, March 7, 2009
Disney Grand Californian Hotel

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception - Opportunity Drawing Ticket Sales
7:00 p.m. Dinner and Program
Black Tie

Pre-order opportunity drawing tickets online and purchase tickets on our website: http://ochba.org/dinner2009/rsvp.html

Sponsorships available: please contact us at info@ochba.org or at (949) 440-6700 x253 for more information

LULAC 80th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

LULAC

Friday, February 20th, 6:30 PM

LULAC "Nuestro Pueblo" #3097
Cordially invites you to attend:

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Hon. Cruz Reynoso, Former California Supreme Court Justice

Host Committee
·        California State Treasurer Bill Lockyer
·        Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez
·        Senator Lou Correa
·        Assemblyman Jose Solorio
·        OC Superior Court Judge Alfred Aguirre
·        South County Labor President Ray Cordova
·        Mr. Frank Quevedo, Edison Company
·        Los Ángeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
·        Garden Grove City Mayor William Dalton
·        La Habra City Mayor Rose Espinoza
·        Long Beach City Councilwoman Tonia Uranga
·        Santa Ana City Councilman Vincent Sarmiento
·        President of MALDEF John Trasviña

Organizing LULAC Councils:
Garden Grove #2001, Long Beach #3088, Nuestro Pueblo #3097

For further questions, email: nuestropueblo3097@yahoo.com or call Beth Martinez (714) 558-8181 - Bea Fernandez (714) 404-0029

February 20th, 2009, 6:30 P.M.
Garden Grove Community Center
11300 Stanford Ave
Garden Grove, CA 92840
Donation: $75 per person

LULAC "Nuestro Pueblo" #3097 thanks you for your generous support

HURRICANE IN A GLASS
A World Premiere & Winner of BOFLTE New Works Festival '08

Trapped in a Miami nursing home during a howling hurricane, three generations of Cuban-American women struggle to preserve their fading culture. Ofelia, the matriarch, is stricken with Alzheimer's and thinks she is in Cuba: Maria Jose attempts to bring her down to earth with round-the-clock care; young Dolores wants to visit the island she has nver seen, wondering if she will still feel Cuban once abuela dies.

Written by: Kimberly del Busto
Directed by: Barbara Covington

Cast includes: Carmen Guo, Elsa Martinez Phillips, Lucilla Gonzalez-Borik, Brenda Calvillo Diana Alvarez and Tom Sandoval

Show Dates and Times
February 13th- March 7th 2009

Join us Feb 13th for Opening Night for champagne & hors d'oeures with Playwright and Director.
Shows are Friday & Saturday
@ 8pm Sundays @ 3 pm on Feb. 22 & March 1
Opening Night $20
General Admin $15
Seniors/Students (w/ Valid ID) $10
Group Rates Available

To make a reservations call
714-540-1177 or visit
www.breathoffire.org

Our theater is located at
310 W. 5th street, 2nd Floor, Santa Ana, 92701.

Breath of Fire Latina Theater Ensemble creates opportunities and leadership roles for Latinas in the visual and performing arts.

We aim to produce work that reflects impacts and empowers the Latino community. We believe in the transformative power of theater and aim to raise awareness of critical issues in the community, entertain and challenge, foster cross-cultural understanding, and be a catalyst for social justice change and spiritual healing.

Breath of Fire is a 501 (c) non-profit organization.

Anaheim Family Justice Center
2nd Annual Charity Golf Tournament
anaheim-justice-center

Friday, April 24, 2009
Coyote Hills Golf Course
1440 East Bastanchury Road
Fullerton, CA 92835
714-672-6800
www.coyotehillsgc.com

Registration - 10:00
Shotgun Start - 12:30
Banquet - 6:00

Prizes! Prizes! Prizes!
Super Ticket - Includes:
A chance to win $100.000
Putting Contest
Longest Drive
Closest to the Pin
Win a vacation
Hole in One Prize on every Par 3!

Space Limited-Sign up Today!

For more information visit us @ www.AFJC.org
714.765.1645

Anaheim Family Justice Center
Working Together. Making A Difference.

3rd Annual Shropshire Group Educational Leadership Awards Banquet

Hispanic Bar Association Members,

You are cordially invited to the 3rd Annual Shropshire Group Educational Leadership Awards Banquet on Tuesday, June 9, 2009 at the Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles, CA.

The annual banquet will recognize the 2008-2009 Shropshire Group Scholars who will be attending law school this fall and those who have supported diversity within legal education. We are proud having received prestigious support from Corporate Counsel Women of Color, Usher Law Group, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Langston Bar Association, Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Bar Association, US Bank, The Magic Johnson Foundation, Inc., Disney/ABC Television Group, the Office of Senator Dianne Feinstein, National Congress of American Indians, Mexican American Bar Association, Puerto Rican Legal Defense Fund, law schools, law firms, and community organizations.

This year's guest speakers include Jamon Hicks, incoming President of Langston Bar Association and Associate Attorney with the Office of Carl Douglas, Esq., Yvette Lopez, Esq., Educational Liaison to the Executive Branch of the Government of the Dominican Republic and Sharon Gerber, Esq., founder of Sharon Gerber Attorney Search Firm. The 2009 Humanitarian Award recipient will be announced in early February.

Individual reservations are $50. Table sponsorship is $500 (includes full page ad in program brochure). In addition, we will have our first program brochure which highlights ads from sponsors and contributors. Ad pricing can be viewed online at www.shropshiregroup.org on the "2009 SG Banquet" page.

If you are interested in attending and/or submitting an ad, please go to the "2009 SG Banquet" page at www.shropshiregroup.org and complete the online reservation form or respond to this e-mail.

Contributions are tax-deductible due to our nonprofit status. All funding
from this event will go toward book stipends, application fees, enrollment seat deposits and campus visits for our scholars. Reception begins at 6:00 p.m. Dinner and award presentations continue from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Join us for another remarkable program in diversifying legal education and academic excellence.

Regards,

Sonel Y. Shropshire, J.D.
President & CEO
The Shropshire Group, Inc.
2010 West Avenue K # 646
Lancaster, CA 93536-5229
661.943.4239 tel
661.943.4259 fax
www.shropshiregroup.org
info@shropshiregroup.org