The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is a national, nonpartisan membership organization representing Hispanic attorneys, judges, law students, law professors, and other legal professionals in the United States and its territories. Founded in 1972, HNBA’s mission is to educate, engage, and empower Hispanic legal professionals, promote diversity in the judiciary and legal profession, expand access to justice for Hispanic communities, and advocate on public policy issues that affect Latinos.
Judicial and legal-profession diversity, civil rights and anti-discrimination enforcement, immigration and due-process protections, voting rights and language-access measures, access to legal services and representation, legal-education pipeline programs and scholarships, criminal-justice reform, and issues affecting Hispanic communities
Primarily funded by membership dues, corporate and law-firm sponsorships, event and conference revenue, grants and philanthropic donations, and support routed through its charitable arm/foundations
HNBA VIA (Vision in Action) Fund / Hispanic National Bar Foundation, numerous state and local Hispanic bar associations and regional affiliates, partnering corporate law departments and law firms, and frequent collaborators in the civil-rights and Latino advocacy ecosystem
Non-profit professional association (incorporated national membership organization; operates alongside a 501(c)(3) charitable arm)
