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5 Goal IX 1 (1997-1999)

handle is hein.journals/goal5 and id is 1 raw text is: TO PROMOTE FULL AND EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION BY MINORITIES 1117 Cenmminissin Midyear Meeting The Commission on Oppor- tunities for Minorities in the Pro- fession held its programs at the ABA Midyear Meeting on Janu- ary 30-February 2, 1997, in San Antonio. A highlight of the meeting was the 1997 Spirit of Excellence Awards luncheon, which celebrat- ed the achievements of minority lawyers who have actively paved the way to success for other minority lawyers. The award rec- ognizes the contributions to the legal profession of lawyers of color and celebrates the diversity that minority lawyers bring to the legal profession and society. The award winners for 1997 were: * Dale Minami (Japanese American civil rights advocate, co- founder of the Asian Law Caucus and best known for his involve- ment in litigation involving the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans); * Cruz Reynoso (former asso- ciate justice, Supreme Court of Cali- fornia, and currently a law profes- sor at UCLA); * Drew Days, III (recently retired solicitor general of the Unit- ed States av.d currently a professor at Yale University Law School); and * Rennard Strickland (dean and professor of law at Oklahoma City University School of Law and direc- tor of the American Indian Law & Policy Center). Recipients of special awards were: * Sandra Madrid, Inspiration Award (assistant dean at the Uni- versity of Washington School of Law where she has helped dra- maticallv increase minority enroll- ment); and , Harry J. Pearce, Corporate Award (vice chair of General Motors Corporation and one of the founders of the ABA Minority Counsel Demonstration Program). More highlights of the meeting will be featured in the next issue. Tngether-The Future Grgoy I Vg Tin HisiUiu lhtiuiuml Bar Ausociation Twuty-First Annal Cnmntim The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) held its annual convention at The Fontainebleau Hilton Resort in Miami Beach, Florida, Octo- ber 3-6, 1996. The convention was one of the HNBA's largest in its twenty-four-year history. Over 1,000 lawyers, judges, law profes- sors and law students from throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico and Canada were among the conventioneers. For the first time in the history of the HNBA, the Cuban American Bar Association co-hosted the convention. The Continuing Legal Educa- tion programs brought together nationally recognized experts for seminars entitled: U.S. Transfer Pricing Law, International Arbitration and Mediation, Long Term Equity Anticipation Securities, Recent Develop- ments in Asset Forfeiture, Valu- ation of Partnership Interests in Law Firm and Marital Dissolu- tions, and Proposition 187 and Its Progeny, among others. Convention speakers included United States Senator Orrin Hatch of Utah; Congressmen Xavier Bec- cerra of California and Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida; Housing and Urban Development General Counsel Nelson Diaz; and National Women's Political Cau- cus President Anita Perez- Ferguson. The convention keynote address was given by United States Ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine K. Albright. Ambassador Albright hailed the accomplishments of the HNBA stating, This is precisely the kind of organization that makes our nation stronger. Your contribu- tions to equal opportunity, educa- tion, civil rights, and civil justice are helping to prepare us for the challenges ahead. Ambassador Albright went on to add, ... the Hispanic community is our bridge to Latin America. And Latin America is an important bridge to the 21st Century. The convention concluded with the swearing in of Hugo Chaviano as president and Grego- ry A. Vega as president-elect for the 1996-1997 term. The 1997 HNBA Convention will be held in the beautiful Pacif- ic Northwest city of Seattle on August 22-24, 1997. The conven- tion will be co-hosted by the Washington State Hispanic Bar Association. The Seattle conven- tion will mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the HNBA and promises to be an outstanding convention. Convention proceeds help provide scholarships to deserving Hispanic law students, so please plan to attend. AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITIES IN THE PROFESSION Winter 1997

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