HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY

HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
April 15, 2015
Established in 1980
MICHAEL J. PLATA, ESQ.
PRESIDENT
CARLOS BOLLAR, ESQ.
PRESIDENT ELECT
ARLENE QUINONES PEREZ, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT OF NORTHERN REGION
ALBERTINA WEBB, ESQ
VICE PRESIDENT OF SOUTHERN REGION
Fruqan Mouzon
General Counsel
Senate Majority Office
State House
Trenton, NJ, 08625
Dear Mr. Mouzon:
HECTOR D. RUIZ, ESQ.
TREASURER
JULIA A. LOPEZ, ESQ.
RECORDING SECRETARY
ADALGIZA A. NUNEZ, ESQ.
MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY
ANDRES ACEBO, ESQ.
PRESS SECRETARY
MARCO GONZALEZ, ESQ.
GENERAL COUNSEL
JONATHAN BARRERA, ESQ.
REGION 1 TRUSTEE
(HUDSON COUNTY)
REYNOLD LAMBERT, ESQ.
REGION 2 TRUSTEE
(ESSEX COUNTY)
JACLYN V. MEDINA, ESQ.
REGION 3 TRUSTEE
(BERGEN COUNTY)
ZOILA CASSANOVA, ESQ.
REGION 4 TRUSTEE
(PASSAIC COUNTY)
RICHARD HERNANDEZ, ESQ.
REGION 5 TRUSTEE
(MORRIS, SUSSEX AND
WARREN COUNTIES)
On behalf of the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey (the “HBA-NJ”),
we appreciate your interest in seeking our endorsement to serve as the Secretary of
the New Jersey State Bar Association (the “NJSBA”). We congratulate you on your
nomination, on your commitment to public service and on your dedication to
advancing the interests of diversity in the legal profession in New Jersey.
As you know, we take endorsement requests very seriously. Pursuant to our
internal procedures and with careful deliberation, the HBA-NJ Endorsements
Committee has reviewed the material submitted by each candidate and has
interviewed candidates that requested an opportunity to be endorsed. Accordingly, it
is with great pleasure and pride that we announce that the HBA-NJ Board of
Trustees has voted to endorse you for the position of Secretary of the NJSBA.
We congratulate and wish you continued success. The HBA-NJ is looking
forward to strengthening our relationship with the NJSBA and to working with you
to further our respective aims.
RAQUEL VALLEJO, ESQ.
REGION 6 TRUSTEE
(UNION COUNTY)
Very truly yours,
DANIEL MATOS, ESQ.
REGION 7 TRUSTEE
(MERCER COUNTY)
MELINDA COLON COX, ESQ.
REGION 8 TRUSTEE
(SOMERSET & HUNTERDON COUNTIES)
Michael J. Plata, Esq.
President
EMILIA PEREZ, ESQ.
REGION 9 TRUSTEE
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY)
FERNANDO PINGUELO, ESQ.
REGION 10 TRUSTEE
(MONMOUTH AND OCEAN COUNTIES)
CARMEN GARCIA, ESQ.
REGION 11 TRUSTEE
(CAMDEN AND BURLINGTON AND
GLOUSTER COUNTIES)
CINDY J. ALVARADO, ESQ.
TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (STATEWIDE)
GUILLERMO ARTILLES, ESQ.
TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (STATEWIDE)
Michael J. Plata, Esq.
Plata Ferrer Law Group LLC
670 Bergen Blvd., 2nd Floor
Ridgefield, NJ 07657
Tel: (201) 875-1001
Fax: (201) 210-4609
mplata@plataferrer.com
JACQUELINE S. PENA, ESQ.
TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (STATEWIDE)
FELIPE CHAVANA, ESQ.
TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (5 YEARS+)
CRISTAL REYES, ESQ.
TRUSTEE-AT-LARGE (YLC)
ANNA MARIA TEJADA, ESQ.
IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
HISPANIC BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY
P.O. Box 25562 / Newark, New Jersey 07101 / www.njhba.org