News & Updates

2024
We are so proud of our member and one of our founders the Hon. Marielsa Bernard who participated in the Judiciary’s Reading and Robes, a wonderful program that exposes children to judges and gives them an opportunity to see themselves in the people who make decisions in courtrooms at every level throughout the state of Maryland.

2018

MHBA in Attendance at Retirement Celebration of Chief Judge Patrick L. Woodward

MHBA Hosts Annual Holiday Party at Azucar Bar and Grill

MHBA Members Attend the 34th Annual J Franklyn Bourne Scholarship Banquet

MHBA Co-Sponsors Ethics Program in Prince George’s County

MHBA Members in Attendance at the 59th Annual Bar Presidents Conference

Symposium and IMPACTO Award at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

CLS to Participate in the Prince George’s County Executive’s Office’s “Returning Citizens’ Resource Day” Expungement Event on November 3, 2018

Maryland Hispanic Bar Association Co-Sponsors Judicial Reception at Gordon Feinblatt

MHBA hosted its Annual Picnic On August 11, 2018

UPDATE: Efforts by the Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law on Volunteer Opportunities to Help with Family Separations

Maryland Hispanic Bar Association to Host its Annual Meeting on August 11, 2018

URGENT: How can you help the children who have been separated from their parents?

AN IMPORTANT MHBA ANNOUNCEMENT ON DETAINED CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

URGENT: Volunteer Help Needed for Casa Padre Visit in Brownsville, TX from July 12th-13th

The BAMC Leadership Development Academy Committee is accepting applications for the 2018-2019 BAMC Leadership Development Academy Class

MHBA Hosts Cinco de Mayo Party at Mi Rancho Restaurant in Silver Spring, MD

MHBA Tables at the 2018 Montgomery County Courthouse Tour and Section Fair

MHBA in attendance at the 21st Annual Hispanic Law Conference at the American University Washington College of Law

Speed Networking Event at the University of Baltimore School of Law

MHBA in Attendance at the MVLS Annual March Madness-Themed Benefit

DC Reception for Hispanic National Bar Association President Erica Mason

Call for Nominations and Applications for Cuban Fellows for the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation – 2018 Summer Institute on the Constitution

3rd Annual Maryland Legislative Latino Caucus Community & Legislative Priorities Event

MHBA Co-hosts Asylum Training Seminar

First Male Hispanic  Judge Appointed in Montgomery County

The Maryland Hispanic Bar Association Condemns President’s Trump Recent Comments

MHBA Hosts Holiday Party at Azucar Bar and Grill

2017

MHBA Members Attend the DC Hispanic Bar Association’s 2017 Equal Justice Awards Reception

MHBA Members Attend the 33rd Annual JFB Scholarship Awards Banquet

MHBA’s Immediate Past President, Jessica A. Quincosa, Appointed as Chair to Maryland State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy Members

On August 19, 2017, the University of Baltimore School of Law’s BLSA Group Hosted a Back to School Cookout 

On August 12, 2017, MHBA Hosted its Annual Picnic

Announcing the 2017 Maryland Hispanic Bar Awards Recipients

The Maryland Hispanic Bar Co-Hosted a Welcome Reception for the New Executive Director of the Maryland State Bar Association, Victor Velasquez

Maryland Hispanic Bar Association Co-sponsors Event to Assist Immigrant Families with Family Law Planning

MHBA’s Founder Awarded the Maryland Daily Record’s Leadership in the Law Lifetime Achievement Award

On May 1, 2017, the Maryland Hispanic Bar Co-sponsored Frederick Law Day

MHBA Hosted its First Annual Legislative Day in Annapolis on March 15, 2017

MHBA co-sponsored Pathways to the Bench Event with the Maryland State Bar Association on February 9, 2017

MHBA participates in Spring Mixer/Mentorship Panel at University of Maryland School of Law

MHBA Founder Mayda Colon Received Lifetime Achievement Award at the American University School of Law’s 2017 Annual Hispanic Law Conference

MHBA Founder Mayda Colon Tsaknis and MHBA President Jessica Quincosa Honored with Maryland Daily Record’s Leaders in the Law Award

MHBA President, Jessica Quincosa, Receives MSBA’s Leadership Academy 20/20 Alumni Award

The Daily Record Names 2017 Leadership in Law Winners

MHBA attorneys Roberto Allen, Miguel Palmiero and Manny Fishelman attend the “Mesa Redonda” event at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

MHBA Featured in Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) Bulletin

MHBA Announcement: Attorney Directory Coming Soon!

MHBA co-sponsored a reception hosted by the HBA-DC on January 25, 2017

MHBA Hosts Mentor-Mentee Networking Happy Hour at Little Havana in Baltimore

MHBA Board Members Raphael Santini and Manny Fishelman Participated in the University Of Baltimore School Of Law’s Speed Networking Event

MHBA Raises $300 for Hearts & Homes for Youth During 2016 Annual Holiday Party