The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) welcomes and applauds the news that President Barack Obama has nominated Lorna G. Schofield to serve as a federal district court judge in the Southern District of New York. “AABANY is delighted to learn that President Obama has nominated Lorna Schofield to serve on the Southern District of New York bench” said Jean Lee, President of AABANY. “If confirmed, Ms. Schofield would be the first Filipino-American to serve as an Article III federal judge in the history of this country, which would be a legacy of both the Second Circuit and New York State.” Click here to read the full press release.
Uptick in H1B Visa Apps as Sign of Improving Economy?
Uptick in H1B Visa Apps as Sign of Improving Economy?
In his latest blog, immigration attorney Rio Guerrero (who also co-chairs AABANY’s Immigration and Nationality Law Committee) points to an increase in H1B visa applications as a sign that the economy is improving. Read more by clicking the link in the title.
St. John’s APALSA Hosts Panel Program on Life After Law School
St. John’s APALSA Hosts Panel Program on Life After Law School
- William Ng, Assistant Corporation Counsel, New York City Law Department (Board member and Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers and Communications Committees)
- John Rogers, Partner, Herrick, Feinstein LLP (Co-Chair of the Corporate Law Committee)
Read the full article from the St. John’s Law website here.
DA Vance: Scam Artist Indicted for Defrauding Nepalese Nationals
DA Vance: Scam Artist Indicted for Defrauding Nepalese Nationals
On April 25th the New York County DA’s Office issued the following press release. AABANY member and a co-founder of the Prosecutors Committee, Rosemary Yu, was part of the prosecution team:
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., today announced the arrest and indictment of HIT SHRESTHA, 44, a Nepalese national, for systematically defrauding other Nepalese nationals of thousands of dollars. SHRESTHA is charged with Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree for falsely promising her victims that she would arrange for their family members from Nepal to immigrate to the United States, and for charging her victims large fees for the promised service.
Read the full press release here.
Are You Good at Trivia?
The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA), New York Chapter, will be hosting a Trivia Bowl on Friday, May 18, at ABC News studios in New York City. The MC will be JuJu Chang. The proceeds from the event “go toward supporting students who pursue the journalism profession; providing increased training to AAPI journalists (through stipends/scholarships) so they can be effective leaders for positive change in the industry with a commitment to diversity in the newsroom, and forging stronger ties within the AAPI communities.”
AABANY is taking a table and we are looking for some fellow team members whose minds are filled with useless knowledge that comes in handy during Trivial Pursuit, Jeopardy and events like this Trivia Bowl. Maybe you have knowledge in certain categories, like sports, music, history, film or science. That’s fine; we can pool our trivial knowledge together to form a winning team.
I don’t think we get anything other than bragging rights if we win, but I’ve been told that when this event was held by AAJA in other parts of the country, the lawyers’ teams tended to do well, so I feel like our New York lawyers should do no less. Come on, New York attorneys – let’s represent!
Also, AABANY is helping to get APA judges to participate as judges for the event, scoring the answers submitted by the teams entered.
More information can be gleaned from the event website: http://chapters.aaja.org/NewYork/?page_id=2194. If you are interested in joining, contact yang.chen@aabany.org.
AABANY ED Yang Chen in the WSJ: Asians Lead City In Growth Rate
AABANY ED Yang Chen in the WSJ: Asians Lead City In Growth Rate
AABANY is proud to announce that its Executive Director, Yang Chen, was quoted in this very informative article published last week in the Wall Street Journal:
“It certainly shows the great potential within the Asian community for being more engaged civically,” said Yang Chen, executive director of the Asian American Bar Association. “It would be a shame if we weren’t able to mobilize because it is an election year and it is a chance for the Asian community to have their voice heard.”
Interpreters Needed on Election Day
AALDEF Staff Attorney Jerry Vattamala alerted us to the Board of Election’s call for interpreters on Election Day. You can get paid up to $460 to serve as an Election Day interpreter. You can download the application here and mail it to:
Rachel Knipel
Board of Elections
42 Broadway, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10004
Feel free to share this information with anyone else you think might be interested in this opportunity.
Congratulations to Dwight Yoo
Last week, Skadden Arps announced that Dwight Yoo was among the class of attorneys elected to partnership. Dwight has been a member of AABANY since 2007, and we congratulate him on this wonderful achievement. Please join us in sending our best wishes to Dwight for continued success in all his endeavors. Feel free to post congratulatory messages to Dwight using the Comment link below.