Earn 3 CLE credits for FREE while taking part in a great cause!
The nonprofit Empire Mock Trial is pleased to invite you to participate as a judge in its “World Championship” mock trial program on October 24-26 at the federal court in Brooklyn. Over 550 talented high school students from across the globe are traveling to the Big Apple and they need you to serve as their mock judges and jurors but real life educators! By volunteering just a few hours of your time, you can make a meaningful impact in these young people’s lives while earning CLE credit in the process. It’s a win-win for everyone!
General information about the program can be found below, and you can register to judge here.
Features four preliminary rounds of competition, and you can judge as many or as few as you like—no litigation experience is required.
Please feel free to invite a friend or colleague to judge with you at the program. We’ll pair you together!
Our participants hail from 7 countries (Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Korea, United Kingdom, and the United States) and 24 states.
We’ll serve complimentary food and beverages as a token of our appreciation.
Registering takes less than a minute – you can do so here.
If you have any questions call (917-426-3682) or send email to judge@empiremocktrial.org. Thank you!
The ABA Criminal Justice Section has partnered with the ACLU, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, the Federal Defenders, and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers to create Clemency Project 2014, an initiative to provide pro bono representation to incarcerated people in the Federal Penal System seeking sentence commutation–executive clemency–under the DOJ’s New Clemency Initiative.
You do not need to be a criminal law lawyer to help. Volunteering is easy and not terribly time consuming. Clemency Project 2014 has prepared a 2-hour training and streamlined process that identifies and acquires most of the documents that you will need to review a case. In total, it takes on average between 25-30 attorney-hours from receiving a case to preparing that case for clemency petition.
If you are interested in volunteering, please visit the Clemency Project 2014 website: www.clemencyproject2014.org. You may also contact Jonathan Gitlen at jonathan.gitlen@gmail.com, an attorney leading the Criminal Justice Section’s Clemency Representation Project, for any questions you might have.
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Here is a third album of photos from the 2015 Fall Conference, Charting New Frontiers, held on Sept. 19 at Cleary, Gottlieb. This set includes shots from the Inaugural Diversity Career Fair and the Cocktail Reception at which Rocky Chin received this year’s Norman Lau Kee Trailblazer Award. Thanks to Pei-Ching Chang for these terrific photos!
Earlier this year, the Law Journal began seeking suggestions for
its first annual Diverse Attorneys of the Year honors. The response from
the legal community was immediate and enthusiastic, and it provided us
with a list of extremely accomplished and worthy attorneys from which to
choose. While the selection process was not easy, we feel this year’s
honorees indisputably are among the top legal talent in New Jersey.
AABANY congratulates Austin So, General Counsel/Heraeus, AABANY In-House Counsel Committee Co-Chair and NAPABA NE Regional Governor, for making the NJLJ list!
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Here’s a slideshow of some additional photos from the 2015 Fall Conference, Charting New Frontiers, held at Cleary Gottlieb on Sept. 19. It proved to be our biggest and best yet, with nearly 400 attendees, including speakers, employers and job seekers for the first Diversity Career Fair, and law students coming for the student-oriented programs. Thanks again to everyone who attended and took part in this year’s Fall Conference. Thanks to Ping Zhou for the wonderful photos.
Each year Asian Americans for Equality organizes the only annual Asian American conference in
New York City to convene more than 250 policy makers, advocates, community leaders, philanthropists, and community development practitioners from across New York City and the country to discuss emerging issues facing Asian, Asian American, immigrant, and low-income communities.
The conference will feature a day full of panels and speakers.
Conference Information:
Date: Thursday, October 1, 2015
Time: 8:00am – 7:00pm
Location: New York University’s Kimmel Center
For more information about this event and a detailed agenda of the day, please CLICK HERE.
Additionally, AABANY would like to congratulate our very own Anita Wu, who will be honored with a Pioneer Spirit Award at this event. Anita is a Co-Chair of AABANY’s Government Service and Public Interest Committee. She currently works at Manhattan Legal Services. Congratulations, Anita! Thank you for your dedication to AABANY and your service to the public!
For More Information, Contact: Brett Schuster, Communications Manager bschuster@napaba.org, 202-775-9555
NAPABA Announces Its 2015 Best Lawyers Under 40
WASHINGTON — The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) has selected 14 attorneys to receive the 2015 Best Lawyers Under 40 Award (BU40). The BU40 recognizes talented individuals in the Asian Pacific American (APA) legal community who are under the age of 40 and have achieved prominence and distinction in their respective fields while demonstrating a strong commitment to the APA community at relatively early stages in their careers.
The BU40 Award will be presented on Nov. 5, 2015, during the 2015 NAPABA Convention in New Orleans, to the following recipients:
Christine Bautista — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Christopher Y. Chan — RedMart Limited
Mark J. Furuya — Clark Construction Group LLC
Josh M. Hsu — U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, Office of Senator Patrick Leahy
Miranda L. Lam — McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Gloria Lee — Rutan & Tucker LLP
Christine Li — Nationwide
Sujit Raman — U.S. Department of Justice
Darren S. Teshima — Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Stacey H. Wang — Holland & Knight
Karen I. Wu — Perlman & Perlman LLP
Hli Xyooj — Farmers’ Legal Action Group Inc.
Amy Yoshimi Yeung — ZeniMax Media Inc.
Gary Zhao — SmithAmundsen LLC
“These distinguished lawyers represent some of the best in their field under the age of 40,” said NAPABA President George C. Chen. “As these 14 men and women continue to make strides in their respective careers, the pipeline for national Asian Pacific American leaders in the legal profession appears bright.”
The 2015 class of honorees continues the BU40 legacy of excellence and leadership in both the legal and APA communities. This year’s BU40 honorees have vast and varied experiences — representing clients in nationwide high-stake and complex business litigation matters, investigating violations of federal securities laws, providing legal services to family and underrepresented farmers, serving as the senior counsel to a ranking member of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, and assistant general counsel for one of the nation’s oldest construction firms. NAPABA congratulates the 2015 Best Lawyers Under 40 award winners and looks forward to their future successes.
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. NAPABA represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and approximately 75 national, state, and local Asian Pacific American bar associations. Its members include solo practitioners, large firm lawyers, corporate counsel, legal services and non-profit attorneys, and lawyers serving at all levels of government.
NAPABA continues to be a leader in addressing civil rights issues confronting Asian Pacific American communities. Through its national network of committees and affiliates, NAPABA provides a strong voice for increased diversity of the federal and state judiciaries, advocates for equal opportunity in the workplace, works to eliminate hate crimes and anti-immigrant sentiment, and promotes the professional development of people of color in the legal profession.
NAPABA congratulates the newly-elected officers of the NAPABA Board of Governors for the 2015-16 board year. They will be sworn into office at the Installation Banquet held on Nov. 7, 2015, during the 27th Annual NAPABA Convention in New Orleans.
The following individuals were elected by the NAPABA membership:
President Elect: Cyndie M. Chang Vice President for Finance and Development: Alexander M. Lee Vice President for Membership: Tacie H. Yoon Vice President for Programs and Operations: Pankit J. Doshi Vice President for Communications: Sun E. Choi Treasurer: Steven Y. Reeves Secretary: Brad Yamauchi
In addition to these newly-elected officers, Jin Y. Hwang will serve as President and George C. Chen will serve as Immediate Past President. Joining the officers on the NAPABA Board of Governors will be ten regional governors and four at-large board members.
The Fall Kick-Off Reception is designed to assist all law students and junior attorneys of color with developing a network of attorneys committed to diversity and inclusion.
STUDENTS & JUNIOR ATTORNEYS Please join us to learn more about the: Law Student Mentoring Program New Summer Fellowship Opportunities Career Panels & Networking Events Exam Preparation Workshops Supplemental Bar Review Course Professional Skills Development Workshops Retreat For New Associates of Color Community of Practicing Attorneys Dedicated to Your Success!
PRACTICING ATTORNEYS Please join us to meet our students and junior attorneys, catch-up with old friends, and learn more about the PALS Mentoring Program ************************************************* PALS Mission Statement: PALS is dedicated to enhancing the skills and careers of minority law students and early career attorneys. PALS does this by offering customized mentoring, educational and professional development opportunities. PALS provides resources to augment the law school and employer training of, respectively, minority law students and beginning lawyers, and will continue to offer its services free of charge.
