Thank you to the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY,) AABANY’s Pro Bono & Community Service (PBCS) Committee , the Chinese-American Planning Council, our incredible volunteers, and our community partners for your support at the pro bono legal clinic in Brooklyn on January 10th. Our volunteers met with 24 clients to address legal matters involving housing, wills and trusts, public benefits, immigration, and workers compensation.
We would like to extend a special thank you to Vishal Chander for providing remote immigration assistance, and to everyone who stayed past 2:30 p.m. to ensure all clients were seen. We are especially grateful to Beatrice Leong, who traveled from Queens in a foot brace and stayed past 3:30 p.m. to assist our final client. Your dedication, including staying later than necessary to ensure no client was turned away, is truly admirable!
In addition to answering legal questions, these clinics aim to train law students and young attorneys on how to communicate complex legal concepts in layman’s terms. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to our clients’ stories and providing them with a space to be heard.
Here’s one of the clients’ comments –”Gary is the best lawyer…. Thanks very much.”
Volunteer attorneys:
- Vishal Chander
- Victoria Cheng
- Francis Chin
- Jack (Zixu) Hsia
- Kwok Kei Ng
- Beatrice Leong
- Arthur Lin
- May Wong
- Jameson Xu
- Gary Yeung
Interpreters/shadowers:
- Sam Chen
- Philip Han
- Nikita Kohli
- Tianyuan Shu
- Albert Tong
Please join us at our upcoming clinics:
January 21st [Manhattan link here] from 6:30-8:30pm, AAFE Community Center, 111 Norfolk Street, NY, NY 10002
February 4th [Queens link here], from 6:30 – 8:30pm, AAFE One Flushing Community Center, 133-29 41st Ave, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11355
March 14th [Brooklyn link here], from 12:30 – 3:30pm, CPC Brooklyn Community Services, 4101 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232
To learn more about the Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, visit probono.aabany.org.
Thank you for making a significant difference in our community!