Board Member Vinoo Varghese has been invited for the third consecutive year to join the faculty of the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program (ITAP) at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Taking place during the first two-weeks of January 2012, ITAP reaches its 29th consecutive year of teaching future lawyers trial advocacy skills. We commend Vinoo for his commitment and dedication to training law students to be trial lawyers. Please join us in congratulating Vinoo on this honor.
WSJ: Senator Schumer Makes His Mark on NY Fed Cts
WSJ: Senator Schumer Makes His Mark on NY Fed Cts
Published in the Wall Street Journal on Oct. 7.
Mr. Schumer, who has a law degree, said he seeks three criteria in a candidate: an excellent legal résumé—as he put it, “no political hacks"—a sense of moderation and diversity.
"When you get all three, that’s the Triple Crown,” he said.
For full story, click on the link in the title.
NY City Bar Event on Minority Women Litigators: 10/25
NY City Bar Event on Minority Women Litigators: 10/25
From the NY City Bar website:
Are there experiences unique to minority women litigators? Our panel will discuss the paths of minority women lawyers as they navigate their way through the courts, law firms and other arenas. The panelists will discuss successful strategies that they have utilized, the role of mentors and sponsors, and how they can recognize and overcome any challenges that arise.
Panelists:
- Honorable Margarita López Torres, Surrogate, Kings County (moderator);
- Christine Chung, Quinn Emmanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP;
- Seetha Ramachandran, Deputy Chief, Money Laundering and Bank Integrity Unit, Criminal Division, US Department of Justice;
- Ghillaine Reid, Gibbons, P.C.
For more information, including how to rsvp, click the link in the title.
USCIS Announces Entrepreneurs in Residence Initiative
USCIS Announces Entrepreneurs in Residence Initiative
On October 11, 2001, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced an initiative on its website:
WASHINGTON – US. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Alejandro Mayorkas joined the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness in Pittsburgh to announce “Entrepreneurs in Residence." This new innovative initiative will utilize industry expertise to strengthen USCIS policies and practices surrounding immigrant investors, entrepreneurs and workers with specialized skills, knowledge, or abilities. Mayorkas announced the initiative at the Jobs Council’s High Growth Entrepreneurship Listening and Action Session at AlphaLab in Pittsburgh before the Council’s Quarterly meeting with President Obama.
Click here to read more on the USCIS website.
Peggy Kuo Featured on PBS Series “Women, War & Peace”
Peggy Kuo Featured on PBS Series “Women, War & Peace”
AABANY member and 2010 honoree Peggy Kuo, General Counsel to OATH (Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings) and former Chief Hearing Officer for the New York Stock Exchange, was a prosecutor at the Hague. She prosecuted Serb soldiers who repeatedly raped Muslim women in Bosnia during the war in the former Yugoslovia and helped to create law that defined rape as a crime against humanity. She talks about her involvement in the case in part 1 of the PBS 5-part series “Women, War & Peace." The first part is entitled "I Came to Testify,” and it airs tonight, October 11, on Channel 13. Be sure to tune in for what should be a compelling series on an important and topical subject. Click on the link in the title for further details.
Peggy was also interviewed by Ms. magazine’s blog about her role in the landmark international war crimes tribunal case. Click here to read the interview.
Clara Ohr to Perform at NY City Bar on Oct. 14
Clara Ohr to Perform at NY City Bar on Oct. 14
Those who attended AABANY’s APA Heritage Month celebration of APA women attorneys and the arts, co-sponsored with Dewey & LeBoeuf and the Asian American Arts Alliance, might recall that Board member Clara Ohr, besides being a terrific lawyer, is a classically-trained pianist. If you would like to catch her performing live, you should attend Friday Evening Chamber Music at New York City Bar on Friday night, October 14, starting at 6 pm. The event is free (although a donation of $10 is suggested). Click the link in the title for full details.
AABANY Leaders’ Speaking Engagements in October
We would like to recognize several AABANY leaders who will be speaking at various bar association programs this month.
- Tomorrow, Oct. 11, Board member Vinoo Varghese moderates a CLE program on Accounting for Lawyers at NYCLA.
- Wednesday, Oct. 12, past Prosecutors’ Committee Chair Kin Ng, speaks at NYCLA’s public forum on Multi-Lingual Lawyering.
- Wednesday, Oct. 12, past President Vincent Chang, speaks at the NY City Bar’s “You’re An Up and Coming Talent: Be More, Do More And Discover More By Reaching For The Leader Within You.”
- Thursday, Oct. 13, Executive Director Yang Chen speaks at the New York State Conference of Bar Leaders Fall 2011 Workshop: “Leading Lawyers,” in the program on “Social Networking Part IV – Digging Deeper.”
- Wednesday, Oct. 19, Solo and Small Firm Committee Co-Chair Pauline Yeung-Ha will speak at NYSBA Trust and Estate Law Section Diversity Committee’s program “Breaking it Down: the Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Administration.” Pauline will speak on “How to Administer the Estate” on day two (October 19), during the Estate Administration portion of the two-day event (the first day is October 12).
Please join us in congratulating these AABANY leaders on their participation as speakers in events organized by other bar associations.
Vinoo Varghese to Moderate Accounting for Lawyers at NYCLA
Vinoo Varghese to Moderate Accounting for Lawyers at NYCLA
AABANY Board member Vinoo Varghese informs us that he will be moderating a 3-credit CLE on Accounting for Lawyers on Tuesday, October 11, from 6 pm to 9 pm. For further details and to register click on the link in the title.
Hon. Denny Chin Talks to NYT About His Sentencing Decisions
Hon. Denny Chin Talks to NYT About His Sentencing Decisions
“There’s no doubt that all of these cases shaped me,” Judge Chin said, “and shaped the way I think, and the way I respond to things.”