Official blog of the Asian American Bar Association of New York
On Saturday, April 11, armed with stacks of flyers and information, volunteers fanned out across Chinatown in pairs to distribute flyers for AABANY’s upcoming Pro Bono Clinics in Manhattan. The Clinics provide brief in-person legal consultations in Mandarin and Cantonese, ensuring that language barriers or lack of internet access don’t stand in the way of justice. …
On March 26, 2026, the Pro Bono & Community Service Committee and the Government Service & Public Interest Committee continued their tradition of hosting a Volunteer Appreciation Dinner to recognize the volunteer attorneys, law students, AABANY staff, AALFNY board members, and community partners who make our Pro Bono Clinics possible. Together, we celebrated our shared …
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On Saturday, March 14, 2026, the AABANY Pro Bono & Community Service (PBCS) Committee held another successful legal clinic in Brooklyn, with a special collaboration with the South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY). This event also marked a major milestone: our 100th in-person Pro Bono Clinic since returning from the pandemic! Thank you to the Asian …
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Thank you to the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), Pro Bono & Community Service (PBCS) Committee and our dedicated volunteers for your collaboration and contribution to the success of our Pro Bono Clinic in Queens on February 4, 2026. At the Clinic, our volunteers met with 12 …
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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, …
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We extend a heartfelt thank you to the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), the Pro Bono & Community Service Committee (PBCS) and all the dedicated volunteers who contributed their time and expertise at the December 17th Pro Bono Clinic in Manhattan. We truly appreciate your commitment, especially …
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AABANY extends our sincere gratitude to the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), Issues, Immigration, Pro Bono & Community Service (PBCS) Committees and our dedicated volunteers for your collaboration and contribution to the success of our pro bono legal clinic and immigration basic training Part 2 in Queens …
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AABANY extends a heartfelt thank you to the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), and AABANY’s Pro Bono and Community Service, Issues and Immigration Law Committees, as well as all the dedicated volunteers who contributed their time and expertise at the November 19th Pro Bono Clinic held in …
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While the season changes and the leaves turn colors, one thing remains constant: our volunteers and their incredibly generous support for our Pro Bono Clinics. AABANY thanks our co-organizers, Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC), Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), Pro Bono & Community Service Committee (PBCS), and all the dedicated volunteers who contributed …
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We extend our sincere gratitude to AAFE, AABANY, AALFNY, PBCS, and all the dedicated volunteers who contributed to the success of our Pro Bono Legal Clinic in Manhattan on October 15th, 2025. During the clinic, our volunteers provided free legal services and information to 16 clients, addressing a range of matters including housing, immigration, family and matrimonial, …
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