The Mexican American Bar Foundation is a tax-exempt section 501(c)(3) charitable corporation dedicated to providing financial assistance to men and women of Chicano and Latino heritage who intend to pursue careers in the law. Since 1991, working with minimal overhead, we have awarded over $500,000 in the form of 193 scholarships to 165 individual students attending ABA-accredited law schools in Los Angeles County, including Loyola, Pepperdine, Southwestern, UCLA, and USC. Nearly two-thirds of our scholars are Latinas.


MEXICAN AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES


Fernando L. Aenlle-Rocha, President
Partner
White & Case LLP

Hon. Dennis Landín, Vice President
Judge of the Superior Court
County of Los Angeles

Robert N. Duran, Chief Financial Officer
Principal
Semper Law Group PC

Maria E. Hall, Secretary
Attorney
Sherman & Nathanson

Manuel (Manny) A. Abascal
Partner
Latham & Watkins LLP

Raul Ayala
Deputy Federal Public Defender
Central District of California

Elena R. Baca
Managing Partner
Paul Hastings Janofsky & Walker

Michelle Lee Flores
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig LLP

Rory M. Hernandez
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Jesse M. Jaregui
Partner
Alston & Bird LLP

Hon. Aurelio Muñoz
Judge of the Superior Court
County of Los Angeles

Arthur J. Ochoa
Senior VP/Community Development
Cedar Sinai Medical Center

R. Tomás Olmos
Partner
Allred Maroko & Goldberg

Yolanda Orozco
Partner
Jones Day

Anthony Pacheco
Partner
Proskauer Rose LLP

Frederick W. Pfaeffle
Deputy County Counsel
County of Los Angeles

Hon. Harry Pregerson
United States Circuit Judge
U.S. Court of Appeals/Ninth Circuit

Marissa J. Román
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Araceli Ruano
CEO
ALAS Foundation

Jerry J. Ruiz
Attorney
Adorno Yost Alvarado & Smith LLP

Jose F. Sanchez
Partner
Sidley Austin LLP

Gerald C. Salseda
Deputy Federal Public Defender
Central District of California

Carlos A. Singer
Attorney
Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb LLP

Hon. David Sotelo
Judge of the Superior Court
County of Los Angeles

Hon. Michael L. Stern
Judge of the Superior Court
County of Los Angeles

Shelly Barron Torrealba
Deputy District Attorney
County of Los Angeles

Sylvia Torres-Guillén
Deputy Federal Public Defender
Central District of California

Alicia Villarreal
Partner
Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Joseph J. Ybarra
Partner
Munger Tolles & Olson

Stephanie Yost
Executive VP/General Counsel
The Dohring Company

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Gala Director
Christopher David Ruiz Cameron
Professor of Law
Southwestern Law School




Past President Michael Camunez, Founding President
Alicia Villarreal, and Gala Director Christopher
David Ruiz Cameron at Gala 2008


The Late, Great Boxing Champ Art Aragon,
United States Circuit Judge Harry Pregerson,
Tomas Olmos, and Dolores Leal


Judge Dennis and Sharon Landin


Araceli Ruano, Emcee Michele Ruiz, and spouses


Trustee Jose F. Sanchez discusses
Sidley Austin LLP Scholarship at Gala 2008


MABF Trustee and Superior Court Judge David Sotelo (L)
and U.S. Rep. Hilda Solis (R) welcome mock trial program
students from East L.A. middle schools