6:00 - 7:00 PM VIP Reception (By Invitation Only)

7:00 PM Gala Doors Open

Welcome Presentation

• MC: Carlos Zapata, News Anchor Noticias Telemundo Texas
• DHBA President: Carla Green
• Gala Chair: Berenice Medellín Pruettiangkura
• (Introduction of the Board)

DHBA Programs Highlights:

• Scholarship Program, Latina Leadership Program, Judicial Externship Program
  
• Program Appreciation Awards
  

7:30 PM Entertainment: Alma y Corazon Texan Ballet Folklorico (Dinner Served)

8:00 PM Keynote: State Representative Rafael Anchía

8:15 PM NOCHE DE LUZ AWARDS

Estrella Award: Presented by Berenice Medellín Pruettiangkura & Fernando Juarez

Award Winner: Elizabeth A. Spencer Berthiaume, Associate, Squire Patton Boggs

Volunteer of the Year Award: Presented by Maria Alonso

Award Winner: Laura Baez Torres, Founding & Managing Attorney, Laura Baez Torres Law PLLC​

Corporate Counsel Diversity Award: Presented by Clarissa Benavides

Award Winner: Stephanie Zapata Moore, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Vistra Corp.

Law Firm Excellence Award: Presented by Edward J. Loya, Jr. & Erica Santamaria

Award Winner: Greenberg Traurig LLP - Receiving the award - Ashley Aten

La Luz Award: Presented by Carla Green & Elsa Manzanares

Award Winner: Bridget Moreno Lopez, Managing Partner, Dallas Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP

8:45 PM DHBA Program Close

• Carla Green, DHBA President 
• Edward J. Loya, Jr., DHBA President- Elect

9:00 - 11:00 PM DJ & Dance