Latino Law Students Association (LLSA)

The Latino Law Students' Association (LLSA) of Yale Law School hosted its seventh annual Public Service Award Dinner on March 31, 2012. Each year, LLSA celebrates a Latino alumnus or Latina alumna for his or her distinguished record of public service and leadership. The event brings together LLSA alumni, current students, and YLS faculty and administrators to celebrate the contributions and achievements of the honoree. This year, we had the privilege of honoring Rachel Moran '81, Dean of UCLA Law School and Michael J. Connell Distinguished Professor of Law.

LLSA Members with Rachel Moran '81, Dean of UCLA Law School, and Robert Post '77, Dean of Yale Law School

Dean Moran joins the following alumni, who have accepted the LLSA Public Service Award in past years:

2006: Justice Sonia Sotomayor '79, Supreme Court of the United States.

2007: Thomas A. Saenz '91, MALDEF President and General Counsel.

Class of 2007 Special Award: Natalia Martín '85, Yale Law School Associate Dean of Students, 1991-2005.

2008: Honorable José A. Cabranes '65, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

2009: Honorable Cecilia M. Altonaga '86, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

2010: Professor Gerald Torres '77, Bryant Smith Chair in Law, The University of Texas School of Law.

2011: Justice Monica M. Márquez '97, Colorado Supreme Court.

LLSA is also grateful to our generous law firm sponsors for making the spring 2012 Public Service Award Dinner possible:

Gold Sponsor: Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

 

Silver Sponsors: Debevoise & Plimpton LLP; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; Sidley Austin LLP; Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

 

All are welcome to nominate candidates for the 2013 LLSA Public Service Award. To do so, please email the LLSA Alumni Chair, Brian Bombassaro, at brian.bombassaro@yale.edu, with the name of the nominee and a summary, or a link to a summary, of his or her record of public service and leadership.

If you are interested in attending or sponsoring the spring 2013 Public Service Award Dinner in New Haven, please send an email to brian.bombassaro@yale.edu. We hope to see you there!

For any other inquiries about LLSA, please contact Co-Chairs Glenda Aldana Madrid, glenda.aldanamadrid@yale.edu, and Estella Cisneros, estella.cisneros@yale.edu.