Since its founding in 1978, the New Mexico Hispanic Bar Association has flourished into the leading minority bar association in New Mexico. The NMHBA Board of Directors is comprised of twenty-four voting members and a student member from the Mexican American Law Student Association at the University of New Mexico School of Law. Well over two hundred attorneys and students are members of the NMHBA. Our members come from diverse backgrounds and areas of practice.

In 2004, the NMHBA was honored by the Hispanic National Bar Association as the Local Bar Association of the Year at the HNBA Convention in New York City. The NMHBA was recognized, in large part, because of its continued focus on educational programs and diversity in the legal profession.

In 2009, the NMHBA will host the Hispanic National Bar Association’s 34th Annual Convention in Albuquerque. The theme of the convention is “Opening Doors…Abriendo Puertas.” We look forward to hosting the convention and invite you to join us in Albuquerque in 2009!