Congratulations to Vince Chang, past AABANY President (2007), who was elected to Vice President at the New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) Annual Meeting, Election and Induction of Officers and Directors on May 25.

Founded in 1908, NYCLA upheld the values of democracy and inclusion, refusing to deny admission to the association on the basis of ethnicity, religion, gender or race. Today, NYCLA counts some 9000 attorneys in its membership and is one of the leading county bar associations in the country.

AABANY also congratulates the following NYCLA officers who were elected at the meeting:

• Michael J. McNamara, President
• Stephen C. Lessard, President-Elect
• Adrienne B. Koch, Treasurer
• Asha Smith, Secretary

Please join is congratulating Vince and all the NYCLA officers on their election. We wish them every success and look forward to working with NYCLA to advance our mutual goals.