About the LEF
The Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania Legal Education Fund (“HBALEF” or “LEF”), a non-profit organization dedicated to the professional and educational advancement of Latinos in the legal profession, awards scholarships each year to qualified law students in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The HBALEF hopes these funds will not only promote the success of Latino law students, but also attract more Latino lawyers to practice in Pennsylvania.
Attention Law Students in the Greater Philadelphia Area!
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2026 Legal Education Fund Officers & Board of Directors
Officers:
President – Richard Lopez, Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General
VP – Andrea Sálomon, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg LLP
Secretary – Sabrina Mercado, Ahmad Zaffarese LLC
Treasurer – Elizabeth Oquendo, Bucks County District Attorney’s Office
Law Student Outreach Chair – Jenise Rivera, Hyland Levin Shapiro LLP
Board of Directors:
Jennifer Gomez-Hardy, Gomez Law Group
Rodrigo Rivera, Dechert LLP
Emma Pachon, HKA Global, LLC
Suzy Prybella, PNC Bank
Monica Matias Quinones, DuPont
Facundo Bouzat, Ballard Spahr
LEF Success Stories
Christopher R. Rodrigues