HBH congratulates Veronica Diaz, a first-year student at Santa Clara University School of Law, for being the first recipient of the firm’s inaugural Diversity Scholarship.
The HBH Diversity Scholarship is a one-time award of $5,000, given to a law student from an underrepresented community who is from or resides in Contra Costa or Alameda County or is interested in practicing law in Contra Costa or Alameda County after graduation.
“We congratulate Veronica for being the first Diversity Scholarship recipient. It’s a tribute to her hard work, academic excellence and passion for the law, and we are excited to watch her career take off,” said Managing Principal John A. Hartog. “All of us at HBH are committed to embracing diversity in the legal profession and fostering a culture that allows for minority lawyers to grow. We look forward to continuing this scholarship and to making a difference for upcoming minority lawyers in the Bay Area.”
Diaz has been involved in California’s labor movement since she was a teenager, working with immigrants’ rights non-profits and labor unions. Her parents were both agricultural workers who benefited from union representation, and Diaz is passionate about furthering labor justice for marginalized and low-wage workers. In addition to being a student at Santa Clara Law School, she currently works as a union representative for public sector employees in the East Bay.
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