Groups celebrate Hispanic Herritage Month

– Photo by John Meiu

The Hispanic Bar Association of Michigan (HBAM) along with Cooley Law School’s Hispanic Latino Law Societies, Keith Students for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School, and the Latino Law Students Association at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law recently co-sponsored the 2nd Annual Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. The event at Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine in Detroit was aimed at bringing together Latino law students from the area and featured authentic Cuban cuisine, live music and Salsa dancing lessons. Among those taking part in the celebration were (front row, left to right) HBAM Treasurer Sandra Hughes O’Brien of O’Brien Law Office PLLC, HBAM board member Monica Navarro of Cooley Law School, Cooley Ann Arbor Associate Dean Joan Vestrand, and Cooley Hispanic Latino Law Society President Mia Guerra; along with (back row, left to right) HBAM Secretary Caterina Amaro of Law Offices of Garmo & Associates PC, UDM Latino Law Students Association President William Montoya, HBAM board member Lawrence Garcia of Garcia Law Group PLLC, Cooley law student Ulises Macias, and Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Connie Marie Kelley. Some of the proceeds from the event  will benefit Farmworker Legal Services of Michigan.

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