Hispanic Bar Gala

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Orange County Business Journal 3/31/2008
Orange County Business Journal Staff

Hispanic Bar Gala
Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California, Irvine's new law school, made his first major local public appearance on March 1 at the Orange County Hispanic Bar Association's award and scholarship gala at the Westin South Coast Plaza. UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake also was on hand. The Hispanic Bar Association honored Juan Francisco Lara, UCI's assistant vice chancellor emeritus; Miguel Ortiz Haro, immediate past consul general of Mexico in Orange County; John G. Cruz, appointments secretary for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; and Wells Fargo & Co., which was represented by Armando de la Libertad, vice president of community development. The group also awarded scholarships to students at Chapman University Law School; Brigham Young University School of Law; Boalt Law School at the University of California, Berkeley; and Columbia University School of Law

Hispanic Bar honorees, sponsor (from left): Armando de la Libertad of Wells Fargo (WF Corporate Citizen honoree); Attorney of the Year John Cruz, appointments secretary for Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger; UCI's Erwin Chemerinsky; Bill Reichert, Wells Fargo senior counsel; Lifetime Achievement winner Juan Francisco Lara, UCI's assistant vice chancellor emeritus; Robert Beall of sponsor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton

UCI Chancellor Michael Drake