Attorney Leilani J. Rodriguez, of Sholes Miller Rodriguez & Brown, has been inducted as Vice President of the Puerto Rican Bar Association. The Puerto Rican Bar Association and the Puerto Rican Bar Association Scholarship Fund proudly inducted their new Board of Directors and Executive Officers on January 22, 2025 in Ms. Rodriguez’s favorite courthouse, the Appellate Division, First Department, in Manhattan.
The Puerto Rican Bar Association, Inc. was founded in 1957 by a group of Puerto Rican and Latino 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 be accepted as members in established bar associations. The Association focuses on advocacy, community, and professional excellence. Current priorities include expanding opportunities for members, advocating for greater Latin-X representation on the bench, and empowering young attorneys and law students.
Leilani J. Rodriguez is an attorney and shareholder at Sholes Miller Rodriguez & Brown, PLLC. She has a diverse legal background having practiced in both the private and public sectors in state and federal court. Her practice focuses primarily on medical malpractice defense, personal injury (non-medical malpractice), criminal defense, general litigation, civil rights and professional liability. She is well versed in both trial and appellate litigation.
Ms. Rodriguez is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, as well as all four New York Federal District Courts and the Second and Third Circuit, Courts of Appeals. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, the Mid-Hudson Women’s Bar Association, The Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York, the Hudson Valley Hispanic Bar Association, and served as Corresponding Secretary and Chair of the Community Affairs Committee for the Puerto Rican Bar Association before her recent induction as Vice President. She has recently been included on Hudson Valley Magazine’s 2025 Top Lawyers list.
