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PUERTO RICAN BAR ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP GALA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2025

Tue, 30 Sep 06:00 PM

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 2025 PRBA SCHOLARSHP FUND GALA ! Purchase your tickets and sponsorships here.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

PRBA ENDORSEMENT OF LILLIAN MOSLEY FOR LONG BEACH CITY COUNCIL

The PRBA, one of the oldest Latino bar associations in the nation, and dedicated to advancing the interests of Puerto Rican and Latinx attorneys and promoting access to justice, is extremely proud to endorse our President-Elect, Lillian Mosley, for Long Beach City...

Judge Elena Goldberg Velazquez has been elevated to the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department

Governor Kathy Hochul has designated Judge Elena Goldberg Velazquez as an Additional Justice of the New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, marking a significant milestone in Judge Goldberg Velazquez’s distinguished judicial career. Judge Goldberg...

Hon. Betty Lugo-Martinez and Hon. Emily Morales-Minerva Reported as Most Highly Qualified by 2025 Manhattan Democratic Supreme Court Independent Screening Panel

The Puerto Rican Bar Association proudly congratulates Hon. Betty Lugo-Martinez and Hon. Emily Morales-Minerva on being reported out as Most Highly Qualified by the 2025 Manhattan Democratic Supreme Court Independent Judicial Screening Panel. The judges’ candidacies...

OUR HISTORY

MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE PUERTO RICAN AND LATINO COMMUNITY

The Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. (PRBA) was founded in 1957 by a group of Puerto Rican and Latino attorneys who began gathering socially to offer one another both personal and professional support in an era when it was difficult for attorneys of color to be accepted as members in established bar associations.

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