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ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTIONS

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at 5:30.

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Annual Meeting (PDF)

HLAI Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund and Hispanic Lawyers of Illinois Scholarship and Awards Reception

Hispanic Lawyers Scholarship Fund and Hispanic Lawyers of Illinois invite you to attend their scholarship and awards reception. Thursday, May 16, 2013, 5:30-9:00 pm at Winston & Strawn.

For invitation and RSVP information please see attached.

Scholarship Reception (PDF)

Membership Appreciation Social

The Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois invites its members to a Membership Appreciation Social.

Wednesday, April 17th -- 5:30-7:30pm
The Metropolitan Club
233 S. Wacker Drive, 67th Floor,
Chicago, IL 60606


We look forward to an evening of networking and socializing with fellow members.
  • This complimentary event includes appetizers and house beer, wine, and soda.
  • Attire for this event is business casual.
  • A photo id is required to enter the building.
Please RSVP to eriojas@chicagobar.org with subject: RSVP HLAI Member Event

If you have not paid your dues and would like to attend please visit our website at www.hlai.org for membership information, or email hlaimembership@yahoo.com . Pay your dues to attend and to be eligible to vote in the upcoming HLAI elections!

HLAI thanks its sponsor for this event -- The Metropolitan Club.

*The Metropolitan Club is a private membership club that houses three restaurants, seventeen private event rooms, a fitness center, and offers partnerships with private clubs, restaurants and hotels around Chicagoland and all over the world. That evening they will be offering an exclusive Metropolitan Club Membership discount to HLAI members only.*

Velada Entre Amigos y Colegas

The LGBT Committee of the Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI) and The Lesbian and Gay Bar Association of Chicago (LAGBAC) invite you to:

Velada Entre Amigos y Colegas, with keynote speaker Angelica Lopez, a plaintiff in the civil lawsuit against the State of Illinois’s provision that prevents marriages for same sex couples.

Tuesday April 30, 2013. 5:30 to 7:30 hosted by Quarles & Brady at 300 N LaSalle Street, Suite 4000. For additional event and rsvp information, please see attachment.

Latina Lawyers Committee Panel Discussion

What’s that Job Like? How Do I Manage My Job, Personal Life and Still Give Back? How can I get the job I want? These and many more questions will be answered.

April 2, 2013
5:30 p.m. -7:30 p.m.
Novack and Macey LLP
100 North Riverside Plaza, 15th Floor
Chicago, IL


Please RSVP to latina.lawyers@yahoo.com

Special thanks to our sponsor, Novack and Macey LLP

2013 Vanguard Awards

Wednesday, April 17, 2013
11:30 a.m. reception • 12:00 p.m. lunch
Standard Club • 320 S. Plymouth Court • Grand Ballroom


Please join us as we honor the individuals and institutions who have made the law and legal profession more accessible to and reflective of the community at-large.

Additional Event Information

$65 per person
$650 for table of 10


For reservations, contact Tamra Drees at
312-554-2057 or tdrees@chicagobar.org

Justice Sonia Sotomayor Discusses "My Beloved World"

The Chicago Bar Association – Puerto Rican Bar Association – Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois are honored to present: Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court of the United States as she discusses her new book, “My Beloved World” “Mi Mundo Adorado” by Knopf Publishing.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
1:00 PM, Standard Club Grand Ballroom

Tickets--$15. To make a reservation for the event, contact Tamra Drees at 312-554-2057 or tdrees@chicagobar.org

Books--please reserve your copy by January 23. To purchase and/or receive your copies call Women & Children First Bookstore at 773-769-9299 or visit www.womenandchildrenfirst.com.

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2012 HLAI Holiday Party with ALPFA

Join HLAI and ALPFA, Wednesday, December 12, 2012 to celebrate the holidays and support a great cause--HLAI Charities programs designed to help Latino law students. Purchase tickets at http://bit.ly/xmasfiesta. Mezcalina, 333 East Benton Place, Chicago 5:30-8:30

Dream Relief Day

The workshop and college fair will be hosted by the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights on August 15, 2012 at the Navy Pier Grand Ballroom at 9A.M. See August 2012 newsletter for details.

37th Annual HNBA Convention

The annual convention will be held in Seattle, Washington from August 11, 2012 through August 25, 2012.

PRBA Rooftop Summer Soiree

The Puerto Rican Bar Association (PRBA) is hosting a “Rooftop Summer Soiree” on September 6, 2012 from 6 P.M. to 8 P.M. at Pegasus Restaurant on 130 S. Halsted in Chicago. See August 2012 newsletter for details.

Mission Trip To Mexico

By invitation of the Mexican Supreme Court, HLAI will be taking a historic mission trip to Mexico from September 24, 2012 through September 26, 2012.

Induction Ceremony of the 2012-2013 Board of Directors

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THE HISPANIC LAWYERS ASSOCIATION OF ILLINOIS
Cordially invites you to attend our
Induction Ceremony of the 2012-2013 Board of Directors
& the Presentation of JD Mentors Scholarships
Thursday, June 7, 2012
5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ARDC AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION

The June 30th reporting deadline for “A-M” is just around the corner. You need 6.0 hours of ethics credit andHLAI has just the thing for its paid members:Join HLAI for a Brown Bag lunch presentation…WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ARDC AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOUR PROFESSIONAL REPUTATION presented by Allison L. Wood, Principal of Legal Ethics Consulting, P.C. Ms. Wood formerly worked for the ARDC and will provide us tips on reducing our risk of becoming subject of a disciplinary claim. 1.0 hour Ethics CLE credit –pending. April 19th at Noon.

Hosted by the Law Office of the Public Defender, 69 W. Washington, 17th Floor – Classroom. Space is limited. Please RSVP to Maria Michel.

To renew your HLAI membership and be eligible to attend this CLE, visit this page.


Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois

HLAI serves all of Illinois, including Chicago and all surrounding suburbs, including Aurora, Elgin, Naperville, Elmhurst, Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect, Evanston, Oak Lawn, Orland Park, Chicago Heights, and more.