Announcements
Chief Administrative Judge Zayas Announces Appointment of Hon. Elena Goldberg-Velazquez to Appellate Term, Second Department’s 9th and 10th Districts
THE PUERTO RICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PROUDLY CONGRATULATES ITS PAST PRESIDENT, THE HONORABLE ELENA GOLDBERG-VELAZQUEZ, ON HER APPOINTMENT TO THE APPELLATE TERM On February 5, 2024, Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas announced the appointment of Hon. Elena...
Chief Administrative Judge Zayas Announces the Release of Engaging “Careers in the Courts” Videos
New, Informative Video Series Is an Outgrowth of the New York State Court System’s Community Outreach and Civic Engagement Efforts NEW YORK–To better acquaint New Yorkers and others with the wide range of court career opportunities available across the State–with the...
PRBA Co-Sponsoring CLE with the Latino Judges Association – NOTICE: Event will be rescheduled.
The PRBA is proud to Co-Sponsor "A Discussion on the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College". Please mark your calendars.
Columbus Citizens Foundation Is Offering Italian Classes
Italian classes are back at the Columbus Citizens Foundation beginning on January 29, 2024. Dear Columbian Lawyers, Italian classes are back at the Columbus Citizens Foundation beginning on January 29, 2024. Link to register:...
Court System Names Antonio Seda Managing Inspector General for Bias Matters
NEW YORK–Chief Administrative Judge Joseph A. Zayas today announced the appointment of Antonio Seda as the Managing Inspector General for Bias Matters of the court system’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG), which operates within the Office of Court Administration...
PRBA Featured CLE Event w/Innovative Driven
The PRBA is excited to host along with our business partner, Innovative Driven, a FIRST TIME Spanish language only CLE via Zoom on "eDiscovery under the Federal Rules." This CLE will the later be hosted on American Law Media's On Demand CLE platform through our...
2023 PRBA Annual General Membership Meeting
Notice of Nominations to Board of Directors NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that the PRBA Nominating Committee has accepted the following nominations to be voted on at the Annual Meeting scheduled for November 15, 2023: For the Officers:Renier Pierantoni for...
Change to Mandatory Online Attorney Registration ALERT
On December 1, 2023, all New York attorneys will be required to register and renew their registration using our online system. Dear Colleagues, We ask for your assistance in alerting your membership to an important change to the New York State Attorney Registration...
“We are all well aware of the many responsibilities and challenges these positions entail and we are eager to get to work. In the end, we may not achieve everything we wish to accomplish, but, expect that with every PRBA member’s help, we will write another chapter in the long tradition of excellence of the PRBA.”
— This, we believe is our responsibility, and right, as Puerto Rican lawyers and members of the Puerto Rican Bar Association.