Hispanic National Bar Assoc Names Assoc Dean Johnson Law Professor of the Year

Associate Dean Kevin Johnson, the Mabie-Apallas Professor of Public Interest Law and Professor of Chicana/o Studies at UC Davis was named the Law Professor of the Year by the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). The award will be presented on September 2 during the 2006 HNBA Annual Convention in San Francisco.

 

The HNBA is an incorporated, non-profit, national association representing the interest of over 25,000 Hispanic American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students in the United States and Puerto Rico. The HNBA invites all Hispanic attorneys to become members and represents Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Mexican American, South and Central American attorneys, as well as any other within the profession, who subscribe to the goals and philosophy of the Hispanic National Bar Association.

Founded in California in 1972 as the La Raza National Lawyers Association, the HNBA has grown to represent thousands of Hispanic American attorneys across the country. National officers are elected by the membership at large, and Regional Presidents are elected by their regional members. Individual attorneys may join, and local Hispanic bar associations may become affiliated with the HNBA. The HNBA collaborates with the local Hispanic bar in over 100 cities in the Unites States.

The primary objectives of the HNBA are to increase professional opportunities for Hispanics in the legal profession and address issues of concern to the national Hispanic community. Legal education and civil rights have been fundamental concerns of the HNBA from the beginning. Judicial appointments and political representation are also priorities of the HNBA.