In addition to the Minnesota Bar Association, attorneys of color have created their own bar associations to deal with issues that affect their communities directly. Below is a list of some of these bar associations with contact information.
Minnesota American Indian Bar Association
Jennifer Beck-Brown
jennifer.beck-brown@co.hennepin.mn.us
http://maiba.org/
Minnesota Association of Black Lawyers
Dionne Hayes
P.O. Box 582892
Minneapolis, MN 55458-2892
http://www.mabl.org/
Minnesota Hispanic Bar Association
Carolina Lamas
Neighborhood Justice Center
500 Laurel Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55102
clamas@njcinc.org
http://www.mhba.org/
Minnesota Lavender Bar Association
650 Traffic Zone Building
250 Third Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55401
800-800-0350, Ext. 530
www.mnlavbar.org
minnlba@aol.com
Minnesota Women Lawyers
Kari Jensen-Thomas
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 390B
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 338-3205
mwl@mwlawyer.org
www.mwlawyers.org
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association,
Minnesota Chapter|
Sumbul Mahmud
600 Nicollet Mall, Suite 380
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1309 http://www.napabamn.org