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NYLJ Directory: Minority-Owned Law Firms

The Special Sections Editor at the New York Law Journal is pulling together a chart of minority-owned law firms in New York, with 50% or more minority ownership. Last year’s chart can be viewed here for reference.

If you would like to be included, please email Angela E. Turturro, Esq. the following information: firm name, address/telephone number, the name of managing partner(s), the number of permanent, full-time attorneys as of December 31, 2014.

The New York Law Journal also has a women-owned law firms chart (50% or more female ownership, see here), in case your firm qualifies. Please respond by May 13, 2015 for inclusion.

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AAARI.info – Asian/Asian American Research Institute

AAARI.info – Asian/Asian American Research Institute

Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA) – NY Chapter

New York Asian Pacific American Workers Congress: Convening New Leaders, Sharing Our Skills

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2015

Time: 8:30AM to 2:30PM

Place: Murphy Institute for Worker Education
25 W. 43rd Street, 18th Floor
between 5th & 6th Avenues, Manhattan

RSVP to eng5187@aol.com

Program is free of charge.
(Includes continental breakfast and lunch.)

The New York Asian Pacific American Workers Congress invites workers, union members, and advocates in labor-community alliances and immigrant rights campaigns, students and young people to come and work together for economic justice and worker solidarity!  There will be panels of speakers to encourage Asian and Pacific American workers to take on the challenges of leadership in communities, unions, and society. Key topics include:  Political Action, Organizing (labor and community), Immigration, and Communications (social media and public speaking).  

Co-Sponsor

CUNY Murphy Institute for Worker Education
Asian American / Asian Research Institute – CUNY

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Congratulations to Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan

Congratulations to Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan

Congratulations to longtime AABANY member and friend Judge Doris Ling-Cohan, Justice, New York County, Supreme Court, who has been named one of the 75 most accomplished female attorneys today by the National Law Journal!

According the National Law Journal , factors considered when selecting the women were:

  • Development of successful practices, especially new areas of law or practices typically dominated by men.
  • Attainment of professional leadership roles.
  • Performance in significant cases, including those that resulted in key, often precedent-setting rulings, victories at trial, and significant settlements.
  • Influence and stature in the public sector, including high-level government work.
  • Representation of the underserved or indigent.
  • Demonstrated efforts to improve diversity in the profession.

Check out Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan’s feature in the National Law Journal by clicking the link the the title. (Subscription may be required.)

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KALAGNY 2015 Law Student Scholarship Award

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.

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

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. 

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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!

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The Legal Names 2015 Diverse Attorneys of the Year

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.

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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

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