Established in 1957, the PRBA is one of the oldest affinity bar associations in the country, offering personal and professional support to Puerto Rican and Latino attorneys in New York City. The PRBA, in 1978, created the non-profit Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund, Inc. to raise funds to award financial scholarships to Puerto Rican and Latino law students. Through the generosity of our sponsors and the contributions of our members at the Annual PRBA Scholarship Fund Gala, the Scholarship Fund has been able to award over $200,000 in scholarships throughout the years to deserving Puerto Rican and Latino law students, who compete for the funds through the PRBASF’s annual essay writing competition. 

We hope that you will join us at this year’s Scholarship Fund Gala, a black-tie dinner and dance soiree, which promises to be moving, inspiring and fun!