HNBA Commends the Confirmation of Ignacia S. Moreno as the Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the U.S. Department of Justice

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA) applauds the Senate confirmation of Ignacia S. Moreno as Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the United States Department of Justice. Ms. Moreno has been an active member of the HNBA and served as its General Counsel during the 2008-2009 bar year.

Roman D. Hernandez, HNBA National President, noted that, "The HNBA supported Ms. Moreno's confirmation and is very pleased that the Senate recognized Ms. Moreno's extraordinary credentials as reflected in the 93 to 0 vote. Ms. Moreno's breadth of experience in the private sector, prior experience in the Department of Justice and superb leadership skills will make her an exceptional Assistant Attorney General."

Earlier in her career, Ms. Moreno served in the same division for seven years, first as Special Assistant and then as Counsel and Principal Counsel to the Division's Assistant Attorney General. The Division's work includes affirmative civil suits to stop polluters and recover clean-up costs, prosecution of environmental and wildlife crimes, defense of federal agencies and their programs (including management of federal lands and other natural resources), defense of federal environmental regulations, litigation relating to tribes and Indian lands, and condemnation of land for congressionally authorized public use.

The HNBA is an incorporated, not-for-profit, non-partisan, national membership organization that represents the interests of the more than 100,000 attorneys, judges, law professors, legal assistants, and law students of Hispanic descent in the United States, its territories and Puerto Rico. For more information about the HNBA, please visit www.hnba.com.

SOURCE Hispanic National Bar Association