WE Blog @ AABANY

May 4, 2015

KALAGNY 2015 Law Student Scholarship Award

The Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York is now seeking
the submission of applications from its law student members for its Fifth Annual KALAGNY
Law Student Scholarship Award. Thanks to the generosity of KALAGNY’s donors, they are
pleased to announce an increase in this year’s scholarship award to $3,000, which will
be presented to the winner at KALAGNY’s upcoming 29th Anniversary Gala on Wednesday,
June 10, 2015, at Capitale in New York City. The scholarship will be given to the law student
member who has demonstrated outstanding commitment and support for KALAGNY and the
Korean American community in Greater New York, and who exhibits dedication to the use of
his or her legal knowledge and skills to further this commitment and support. The scholarship
will be awarded based on merit.

Applications are due by May 20, 2015.

For more information, click on the link in the title.

May 4, 2015

Check out New York Law Journal’s Law Day Issue — 800 Years of Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law!

In this year’s issue of the New York Law Journal’s Law Day, AABANY President Will Wang, AABANY Past President and current NYSBA President Glenn Lau-Kee, and AABANY Member Hon. Randall Eng were all published among other important voices discussing 800 Years of Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law.

President Will Wang in his article, “Fundamental Liberties Must be Protected,” related the legacy of the Magna Carta to the sordid history of discrimination, but left on the hopeful note of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s words: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.”

To check out this article, along with Glenn Lau-Kee’s “Sustaining a Beacon for the Course of our Nation,” Hon. Randall Eng’s “We Owe Gratitude to Due Process Precursor,” and more, click on the link in the title to see a PDF of the Special Report.

May 4, 2015December 4, 2018

May 4, 2015December 4, 2018

April 30, 2015

AALDEF 2015 Annual Summer Cocktail Party

The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund will hold its annual Summer Cocktail Party on:

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
6:00 – 9:00 PM
Motivo
915 Broadway, NYC
(@ 21st Street)

Please save the date!

LIVE PERFORMANCE – RAFFLE – HORS D’OEUVRES – CASH BAR

$60 (advance) $50 (nonprofit/student) $65 (at door)

For more information:
212.966.5932 x212 or jweng@aaldef.org.

Thank you!

April 30, 2015

The Legal Names 2015 Diverse Attorneys of the Year

Every two years, we at The Legal recognize a group of outstanding minority attorneys from across Pennsylvania. This year, we solicited nominations from our c…

Congratulations to AABANY In-House Counsel Committee Chair, Austin So, for being recognized as one of 2015′s Diverse Attorneys of the Year by Pennsylvania’s The Legal Intelligencer!

Every two years, The Legal Intelligencer solicits nominations for game changers and outstanding minority attorneys. To see the full list of attorneys, click on the link in the title.

April 29, 2015

Tomorrow: Nepal Earthquake Relief Fundraiser

A devastating earthquake struck Nepal, leaving thousands dead and injured, and countless lives uprooted throughout South Asia. Join SABANY, AABANY, MuBANY, SABA-NJ, NetIP, SAJA and others to support the relief efforts for the victims of the earthquake.

Where: Pranna
When: Thursday, 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/4UouU2QJp0

What: Suggested donation $20

Drink Specials and passed appetizers.

Find us at: https://www.facebook.com/events/920220614704463/

Proceeds from the event will be directed towards Adhikaar, a Jackson Heights based organization on improving the lives of the Nepali speaking community in NYC. Adhikaar has been spearheading relief and recovery efforts in Nepal.

Additional information and to donate online see here: http://www.adhikaar.org/news/451.php

Additional organizations collecting funds for relief efforts include:

Food For Life Global – http://www.ffl.org/en/

Blue Diamond Society – http://www.bds.org.np/donate-us/

Along with various other multinational organization, more information available here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/world/asia/where-to-donate-for-nepal.html?_r=0

April 29, 2015December 4, 2018

April 29, 2015December 4, 2018

April 28, 2015

New York City Bar Association Announces 2015 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award Winners – 44th Street Blog

Organization of over 24,000 lawyers dedicated to improving the administration of justice and promoting the study of law….

Congratulations to AABANY Member and accomplished attorney Kathy Hirata Chin, who has been named one of the New York City Bar Association’s 2015 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award Winners! The award recognizes the critical role individual attorneys have played in initiating and sustaining change within their organizations and the overall New York legal community. The award recipients embody the New York City Bar’s Statement of Diversity Principles, which defines diversity as an inclusive concept, encompassing race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, nationality, age, disability and marital and parental status.

To read more about Kathy and other award recipients, click on the link in the title. The New York City Bar Association will present its 2015 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Awards at the Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Dinner on June 11, 2015.