Congratulations to AABANY Advisory Committee Member Huhnsik Chung, who has joined Baker & McKenzie’s North American Banking, Finance & Major Projects Practice Group as a Partner in New York. To read what Baker & McKenzie and Huhnsik have to say about it, click on the press release in the title.
Boies Schiller Bolsters Corporate Group With O’Melveny Hire
Boies Schiller Bolsters Corporate Group With O’Melveny Hire
Boies, Schiller & Flexner is rebuilding its small corporate group by hiring O’Melveny & Myers corporate and project finance partner Dev Sen, who joined his n…
Congratulations to Former AABANY Board Director Dev Sen, who has recently been elected to the Boies, Schiller & Flexner partnership! Check out this American Lawyer article, “Boies Schiller Bolsters Corporate Group with O’Melveny Hire” by Brian Baxter, about Dev’s journey there.
Introducing The National Law Journal’s Outstanding Women Lawyers
Introducing The National Law Journal’s Outstanding Women Lawyers
The National Law Journal presents 75 of the most accomplished female attorneys working in the legal profession today.
Congratulations to Judge Doris Ling-Cohan, who has been made 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.
Thanks to GSPI Co-Chair Karen Yau for sharing news about NYC’s Municipal IDs!
Check out Karen’s latest update from the Government Service & Public Interest Committee:
Dear Colleagues,
Hope you are well!
There are many reasons to attend our Government Service and Public Interest Committee events. A chief one among them is that you will meet very interesting people and learn very interesting information.
As many of you know, NYC’s Municipal ID has been very popular and useful. But it has also been hard to get an appointment to secure it. See:http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/07/nyregion/more-popular-than-expected-new-yorks-id-program-has-officials-scrambling.html?_r=0
At last Friday’s panel discussion on the proposed changes to the
Specialized High School admissions process, in the after-event reception, I met a deputy director of the Municipal ID Program and learned that its capacity has recently increased greatly. Interested persons can get appointments almost immediately.
I have just tried it and secured appointments for me and my husband with no problem. I highly recommend that you check out the program. The ID comes with many privileges, including free membership to cultural institutions. http://www1.nyc.gov/site/idnyc/benefits/museums-and-cultural-institutions.page
Sincerely,
Karen
GSPI Committee Co-chair
If you’d like to become more active in AABANY’s Government Service & Public Interest Committee, feel free to contact Karen at karen.yau@aabany.org to join their mailing list, attend or volunteer at their events, and hear the latest. You can join their LinkedIn Group by clicking here. Our GSPI Committee is one of our most active, and there’s always room for more!
Scholarship Application – National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Scholarship Application – National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
Deadline to Apply: July 13, 2015 at 11:59 pm PDT
NAPABA strives to keep the Convention affordable for our members and offers one of the best values among legal education conferences. Apply today and take advantage of NAPABA’s scholarship fund to help defray costs for attendees through registration fee waivers, travel stipends, and lodging stipends.
Application Requirements
- Submission of this application is not a guarantee of assistance. The decisions are final and not subject to appeal.
- If you are awarded a scholarship, you must be or become a direct member of NAPABA. To become a member, please click here.
- Scholarships are non-transferable.
- Group applications will not be accepted.
- Please note that all monetary stipends shall be awarded in the form of reimbursements. Please fill out the reimbursement form, attach original receipts, and return by December 31, 2015.
Registration Fees
To estimate your registration costs, please use the early-bird rates below:
- Attorney: $595
- Government/Judges/Public Interest: $325
- Student: $150
Change, scrap the SHSAT? Solutions hard to come by
Change, scrap the SHSAT? Solutions hard to come by
Should the city’s specialized high schools reserve some spots for top 8th-graders in every city middle school, regardless of the child’s score on the…
For more coverage of the Specialized High Schools Admissions Test issue that we covered in our forum on April 17, check out this article by InsideSchools.org by clicking on the link in the title! Thanks to Gail Robinson for this extremely informative take on the issue – solutions are hard to come by.
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities with MinKwon Center
The MinKwon Center will be hosting several Naturalization Clinics, starting on April 24. These clinics are great opportunities to assist low-income community members with immigration law forms. Clinics will be held at the MinKwon Center’s office in Flushing and Fort Lee, NJ.
No prior experience is necessary, and training will be provided on the day of each clinic. MinKwon keeps a log of all volunteer hours and MinKwon is glad to certify your pro bono hours for the NY bar admission requirement.
MinKwon will be helping eligible legal permanent residents (i.e., green card holders) complete their applications to become naturalized U.S. citizens. MinKwon could use the assistance of attorneys, students and interpreters. Korean and/or Chinese language ability is especially helpful. Please sign up here to join MinKwon.
If you’re interested in volunteering with MinKwon, please read the following clinic descriptions and sign up using the links below:
April 2015
Date and Time: Friday, 4/24/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
May 2015
Date and Time: Saturday, 05/09/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
Date and Time: Friday, 5/15/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
*Date and Time: Saturday, 5/16/2015, 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Presbyterian Church of New Jersey
500 Broad Avenue
Palisades Park, New Jersey 07650
Volunteer Shifts: 2:00pm-6:00pm (training from 2pm-3pm)
Date and Time: Sunday, 5/17/2015, 10:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Chan Yang Church
15 Cedar Grove Lane
Somerset, New Jersey 08873
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 5/30/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 05/30/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm (ONA)
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
June 2015
Date and Time: Friday, 6/5/2015, 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 06/13/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm (ONA)
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
Date and Time: Saturday, 6/20/2015, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fort Lee Public Library
320 Main Street
Fort Lee, New Jersey 07024
Volunteer Shifts: 10:00am-5:00pm (training from 10am-11am)
Date and Time: Saturday, 06/27/2014, 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Avenue, 3rd Floor
Flushing, NY 11355
Volunteer Shifts: 10am-2pm (training from 10am-11am), 1pm-5pm (training from 1pm-2pm)
*Please note that if you sign up for the clinic on 5/16, Saturday at Presbyterian Church of New Jersey, the shift starts from 2pm until 6pm.
**Sign-up forms for the clinics in July and August will be sent out next month.
Thank you volunteering!
Lina Lee, Esq. / 이인아
Staff Attorney / 변호사
MinKwon Center for Community Action
136-19 41st Ave. 3rd Fl. Flushing, NY 11355
Tel.718.460.5600 ext. 501, Fax.718.445.0032
lina.lee@minkwon.org, www.minkwon.org
