Official blog of the Asian American Bar Association of New York
Judicial Campaign Ethics Handbook
For attorneys interested in or considering a campaign for elective judicial office, here is the link to the latest Judicial Campaign Ethics Handbook issued in November 2014 by the New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics.
It is fully searchable online and contains links to published ethics opinions.
Welcome, new members! We hope you enjoyed our 26th Anniversary Dinner: Charting New Frontiers. Many of you are coming to us by way of Sponsor Memberships, so we would like to take a moment and introduce you to the easiest way to update your member profile and join the Committee mailing lists. From Corporate Law, to Government Service & Public Interest, to Academic, to Newsletter, to Young Lawyers, AABANY truly has something for everyone.
(This is an explanation of how to join a Committee Mailing List via your AABANY membership. If you’re not a member, you can still join a Committee. Just email the appropriate Committee Chair and asked to be placed on the mailing list. Info below.)
Here is a list of the current Committees:
Feel free to email each of the Committee Chairs individually as well. Their contact information is available on our website. Keep up to date with our AABANY Calendar to see what events we’re offering.
Now that you’ve had a chance to see what AABANY has to offer, read below for a step-by-step guide on how to update your member profile.
First, visit our home on the web, www.aabany.org. Click “Sign In” and log in with your username and password. (If you have trouble logging in, contact simone.nguyen@aabany.org.)
In the upper right hand corner, click on “Manage Profile” next to the “Sign Out” button. Your screen should look like the below. Click on the first item under the Manage Profile page is “Edit Bio” under the Information & Settings heading.
On that page, scroll down to “Additional Information” and check the boxes for the Committee mailing lists you would like to join – easy as pie!
Don’t forget to save!
Should you have any trouble, contact simone.nguyen@aabany.org. The changes should be effective within 24 hours. Each Committee mailing list is different and managed at the discretion of the Committee Chair.
Join AAJA NY & Beijing Club of NY for 2015 Year of the Sheep Spring Mixer
Join us as we celebrate the coming of spring on March 21.
Join the Asian American Journalists Association of New York and Beijing Club of New York for the 2015 Year of the Sheep Spring Mixer!
AABANY Members can use the code AABANY2015 for free tickets ($15 for the public)!
The 2015 Year of the Sheep Spring Mixer will be a Tiger Beer sponsored casual event organized to bring together various Asian American and US-Asia communities in New York. The event is co-organized by the Asian American Journalists Association of New York and Beijing Club of New York.
Tiger Beer will provide the beer, and the event space has been provided by the generosity of the venue proprietor, a member of Beijing Club of New York.
Raffle tickets will also be sold at the event and will give you a chance to win a number of great prizes. All proceeds will go towards AAJA in supporting AAJA scholarships and professional stipends.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2015
Contact: Tina Matsuoka
(202) 775-9555
WASHINGTON — Last night, the U.S. Senate confirmed Michelle K. Lee as the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Lee is the first woman and person of color to lead the USPTO.
“We congratulate Michelle Lee on her historic confirmation,” said George C. Chen, president of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA). “Ms. Lee is breaking barriers not only for the Asian Pacific American community, but for all women and communities of color in the tech and legal industries.”
President Obama nominated Lee for the position in October 2014. Lee has over twenty years of experience in intellectual property and patent law. Prior to her confirmation, Lee served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the acting Director and Deputy Director of the USPTO, and she also headed the USPTO Silicon Valley office. Prior to her public service, she was Google’s first Deputy General Counsel and Head of Patents and Patents Strategy.
Lee holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering and Masters of Science in computer science from MIT. She received her JD from Stanford Law School.
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The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is the national association of Asian Pacific American (APA) attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. NAPABA represents the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and approximately 70 national, state, and local 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 engages in legislative and policy advocacy, promotes APA political leadership and political appointments, and builds coalitions within the legal profession and the community at large. NAPABA also serves as a resource for government agencies, members of Congress, and public service organizations about APAs in the legal profession, civil rights, and diversity in the courts.
In order to help public interest lawyers attend the ACS National Convention, ACS will again be making available a limited number of fellowships for attorneys working in the government and public interest sectors. The 2015 ACS National Convention will take place at the Capital Hilton in Washington, DC from June 11-13. Recipients will receive a combination of registration for the Convention, lodging at the Capital Hilton and/or a stipend for travel.
The ACS National Convention provides unparalleled networking opportunities for progressive lawyers. There will again be dedicated networking time following each panel discussion and fellowship recipients will be able to meet leaders from their respective practice and geographic areas. In order to strengthen ties between fellowship recipients and ACS, we require that fellowship recipients join ACS and complete at least three of the following in the coming year:
To apply, please click here and complete the simple online application. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and will be accepted until April 15, 2015, or until filled. Please share this information with public interest attorneys who may be interested in this opportunity.
ACS National Convention
June 11-13, 2015
Capital Hilton
1001 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC
2015 Fellowship Applications Accepted Until: Wednesday, April 15
To apply, please click here.
Head of National Bar Exam Group Defends UBE
Addressing a concern among some New York lawyers that adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam might negatively affect minorities, the president of the National Conf…
Congratulations to Past AABANY President Vincent Chang, quoted in New York Law Journal’s article “Head of National Bar Exam Group Defends UBE” published on March 6, 2015. Click on the link in the title to read the article (subscription required).
An excerpt from the article:
NYCLA released a report on Tuesday recommending a one-year delay for implementing the test (NYLJ, Mar. 4), but Vincent Chang, a member of the NYCLA board, testified Wednesday that the organization feels that a 2016 implementation may be on the “early side” and that delaying it until 2017 would give law schools more time to adjust curricula and law school students to “adjust their expectations.”
“We do believe there should be some period for transition,” Chang said.
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We are pleased to share the 2015 Annual Dinner photographs taken by the talented Corky Lee. Thank you to everyone involved – sponsors, organizers, and all those who attended. You are truly what makes our membership so incredible. We hope you’ll be with us year-round as we chart new frontiers.
To read David Lat’s recap of our night to remember, click here.
To view Karen Zhou’s photos, click here.
To see the previous photo slideshow courtesy of Yang Chen, click here.
Honorees:
Jenny R. Yang
Chair, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
AABANY Women’s Leadership Award
An-Ping Hsieh
Vice President, General Counsel, Hubbell Incorporated
AABANY Corporate Counsel Leadership Award
Preet Bharara
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York
AABANY Public Service Leadership Award
These photos are also available on our Facebook page, so feel free to tag yourself and others!
Congratulations to Hon. Denny Chin, the recipient of the Hon. George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award, to be presented by the New York State Bar Association’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section on April 1, 2015 at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts during the “Smooth Moves 2015: Career Strategies for Attorneys of Color” event. Hon. George Bundy Smith was the first recipient of the award in 2007, and since then, the award has gone to an individual who demonstrates a commitment to excellence and a pioneering effort towards bettering the practice of law. Please join us in congratulating Judge Chin.
For more information on the “Smooth Moves 2015” event, click here.