A word from President Mosley
Mosley told the Brooklyn Eagle that she is eagerly looking forward to making her mark as PRBA president, despite acknowledging that replacing Pierantoni is stepping into big shoes.
“I’m carrying the torch and hoping to do the role justice,” she noted. “I feel a sense of pride but also a sense of responsibility.”
Mosley has been a PRBA member since 2016, first as a law student and now serving in the president’s role.
One of her favorite things about the association is how it has become more inclusive over the years. When the PRBA formed, the city had a larger Puerto Rican population, which was reflected in the organization.
Now the PRBA represents more ethnicities. Mosley, who is Dominican and Ecuadorian, wants prospective members know that the PRBA is an association for all Latinx legal professionals.
“I’m so very excited to be in this new role and truly looking forward to serving as a support system for other attorneys, promoting the organization and, of course, highlighting whenever a fellow Latino becomes elevated,” Mosley told the Eagle.
Some background
Based in New York City, the PRBA was founded in 1957 by a group of Puerto Rican and Latinx attorneys who began gathering socially to offer one another both personal and professional support in an era when it was difficult for attorneys of color to gain membership in established bar associations.
The PRBA has grown from a handful of Puerto Rican members to over 800 committed to confronting the myriad issues challenging Latinx lawyers in the courtroom and the Latinx community statewide.
In 1978, the PRBA founded the Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund as a separate corporate entity.
The late Donald Grajales, then-PRBA president and New York State Court of Claims judge, registered it under New York State Not-For-Profit Corporation Law. Since 1978, the scholarship fund has awarded millions of dollars.
