SOMOS LATINA LAWYERS

Symposium

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The inaugural 2023 Somos Latina Lawyers Symposium was an afternoon CLE* hosted at South Texas College of Law to discuss the issues before Latina lawyers and to provide networking opportunities for the Latina community. 

We are honored to have the Honorable Esther Salas from the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey as our keynote speaker.

SYMPOSIUM DETAILS

DATE: Thursday, April 20, 2023

PLACE: South Texas College of Law, 1303 San Jacinto St., Houston, TX 77002

TIME: 12:45 PM – 1:45 PM Registration

1:15 PM – 5:00 PM Program

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Happy Hour 

SCHEDULE

  • Welcome/ Introduction & 
The Latina Landscape

    Dani Sanchez, President, Somos Latina Lawyers

  • DEI in the Legal Profession – What Does Good Look Like?

    Rosevelie Márquez Morales, Chief Diversity Officer, Hogan Lovells

    Vanessa Garza, Managing Counsel, Chevron

  • Networking Time

  • The Honorable Esther Salas, United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

  • Table Topics Time

  • Networking Time

  • Panel:

    1. Judge Hilde Tagle, Retired United States District Court Judge

    2. Celia Balli, VP Litigation, KBR

    3. Diana Perez Gomez, Shareholder, Chamberlain Hrdlicka

  • Join us for a social happy hour

Latina Lawyers are the most underrepresented demographic of any racial or ethnic group of attorneys compared to their presence in the national population.  

We strive to provide Latinas with professional development, mentorship programs, CLE and more.