Nashville Hispanic Bar Association

“Voting members are: (i.) attorneys admitted to practice and are in good standing before the highest court of the state of tennessee; (ii.) attorneys who are admitted to practice regularly before a federal court in the state of tennessee; (iii.) attorneys who are members of the federal or tennessee state judiciary; (iv.) attorneys who are admitted to practice and are in good standing before the highest court of any jurisdiction in the united states and whose principal place of business is in the state of tennessee; and (v.) attorneys who are not admitted to practice law and are employed or retained by a lawyer, law office, academic institution, non-profit or public interest organization, corporate law department, governmental agency, or other entity engaged in the practice of law or providing services to those engaged in the practice of law in tennessee. Non-voting members are: (i.) students who are engaged in the study of the law at: (a.) an institution accredited by the american bar association; (b.) a law school that has been approved as meeting the legal education requirements for admission to the practice of law by the tennessee board of law examiners; or (c.) a law school approved by an authority similar to the tennessee board of law examiners in the jurisdiction where the law school exists and which requires a course of study equivalent to the legal education provided by approved law schools in tennessee. (ii.) individuals who are legal assistants, paralegals, or any other person whose work supports a legal practice in tennessee; (iii.) attorneys who are admitted to practice and are in good standing before the highest court of any jurisdiction in the united states and whose principal place of business is outside of the state of tennessee; and (iv.) other persons who seek to further the purposes of the nhba and who are approved by a quorum of the board.”

“All members in good standing are entitled to all rights and privileges of membership except that only voting members shall have the right to vote in elections, to vote in matters submitted to membership for vote and to hold office. All matters submitted to the membership for vote shall pass by vote of a majority of the members entitled to vote present and voting, eitheer in person or by proxy, unless a higher percentage is required by these bylaws or by law. Each voting member shall be entitled to one (1) vote on each matter submitted to a vote of the voting members.”

“The organization does not have committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“A copy of the 990 is emailed to the full board for review prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization does not make governing documents available to the public.”

“The purposes of the association are to serve the public interest of the metropolitan nashville area and surrounding communities by promoting diversity in all aspects of the study, practice, adjudication and instruction of law; represent and to advocate the interests of nashville hispanic attorneys and the courtesy among association members and other members of the legal profession; to cooperate with other standing members of the association; advocate the integration of the hispanics in all aspects of the study, practice, adjudication and instruction of law; encourage the advancement of hispanic students in the pursuit of law, and to engage in any other activity not otherwise prohibited by law or regulation.”

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