NEW YORK, NY (August 15, 2014) – Anjanette Cabrera, a shareholder in the New York City office of Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has been elected as the Hispanic National Bar Association’s (HNBA) National Vice President – Membership for the 2014–15 term.
“Anjie is an accomplished attorney and her experience and leadership qualities will serve the HNBA well. We congratulate her on this well-deserved appointment,” said Bruce R. Millman, New York office managing shareholder.
Candidates for the HNBA’s Executive Committee are identified by the organization’s Nominations Committee and the final appointments are determined via an election in which HNBA members cast votes. As the Vice President - Membership, Cabrera will be responsible for all membership matters and benefits, and will report to the President and the Board of Governors on the activities and initiatives relating to the membership and the office.
Cabrera is a skilled trial lawyer with significant experience representing Fortune 500 and other clients in various industries against claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation and denial of employee benefits before federal and state courts and administrative agencies in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Ohio. Prior to joining Littler, Cabrera practiced employment law at two Am Law 100 firms. Additionally, she has served as an assistant district attorney in Queens County, New York and a law clerk to the Hon. Shelby Highsmith in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Cabrera is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the New Jersey State Bar Association and was also the Deputy National Finance Director for the HNBA. She received her J.D. from Brooklyn Law School and her B.A. from Long Island University.
About the Hispanic National Bar Association
The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) is an incorporated, not-for-profit, national membership association that represents the interests of Hispanic attorneys, judges, law professors, legal assistants, law students and legal professionals in the United States and its territories. Since 1972, the HNBA has acted as a force for positive change within the legal profession by creating opportunities for Hispanic lawyers and by helping generations of lawyers to succeed. The HNBA has also effectively advocated on issues of importance to the national Hispanic community. For more information, visit the Hispanic National Bar Association.
About Littler
Littler is the largest global employment and labor law practice, with more than 1,000 attorneys in over 60 offices worldwide. Littler represents management in all aspects of employment and labor law and serves as a single-source solution provider to the global employer community. Consistently recognized in the industry as a leading and innovative law practice, Littler has been litigating, mediating and negotiating some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record for over 70 years. Littler Global is the collective trade name for an international legal practice, the practicing entities of which are separate and distinct professional firms.