SOC and NOBL Present: Experiences and Tips to Sustain your Legal Career

On March 31, AABANY’s Student Outreach Committee and the Network of Bar Leaders hosted a mentoring session for law students. The event was titled “Experiences and Tips to Sustain Your Legal Career” and featured five distinguished bar leaders:  Vincent Chang, President, New York County Lawyers Association and Past President, AABANY (2007) Jean Dassie, Treasurer, Federal …

AABANY Presents Ask a Mid-Level: How to be a Stellar Associate

On March 11, AABANY’s Corporate Law Committee hosted a panel discussion on how junior associates can become star team players. Over 60 attendees were present over Zoom. The moderator was Ashley Wong of Sidley Austin and the speakers, all mid-levels at leading law firms, were:  Keli Huang, Kirkland & Ellis Douglas Kim, Debevoise & Plimpton …

AABANY Members: Apply for The New York County Lawyers Association and Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission’s Special Masters Program

On September 22nd, 2021, The New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) published a press release announcing its relaunching of the Special Masters Program. A team effort among NYCLA, the Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission, and the Unified Court System, the relaunched Special Masters Program aims at “offering a pipeline for attorneys of color, as well …

AABANY Reenacts Korematsu v. United States at NAPABA Convention in Austin, Texas

On Friday, Nov. 8, during the Plenary Lunch Session at the NAPABA Convention in Austin, Texas, AABANY’s Trial Reenactment Team performed “Fred Korematsu and His Fight for Justice,” reenacting Korematsu v. United States. AABANY had performed an earlier version of this reenactment at the NAPABA Convention in Washington, DC, in 2017, to mark the 75th …

NAPABA’s 2019 Survey of Asian Pacific American Attorney/Law Student Bar Association: Become Eligible for NAPABA’s Raffle and Win!

Last Day to Complete the Survey is May 13, 2019 | Take the Survey Now! The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) is conducting a survey to assess Asian Pacific American attorney and law student engagement with bar associations and in particular affinity bar associations. The results of the survey will aid NAPABA in measuring …

NAPABA Leads 43 APA Bar Associations in Ninth Circuit Amicus Brief to Continue Fight in First Legal Challenge to President’s Revised Muslim and Refugee Ban

News Release For Immediate ReleaseApril 21, 2017 For More Information, Contact: Brett Schuster, Communications Managerbschuster@napaba.org, 202-775-9555 WASHINGTON — The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) led 43 of its national associate and affiliate bar associations in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to support the preliminary …

PRESS RELEASE: National Coalition of Bar Associations of Color Urge Supreme Court to Support Diversity in Admission Programs

For Immediate ReleaseNov. 4, 2015 For More Information, Contact: Brett Schuster: 202-775-9555; bschuster@napaba.org National Coalition of Bar Associations of Color Urge Supreme Court to Support Diversity in Admission Programs File Joint Brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Fisher v. University of Texas WASHINGTON — The Coalition of Bar Associations of Color (CBAC)–the Hispanic National Bar …

METROPOLITAN BLACK BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY (“MBBA”) ANNOUNCES ITS 2014 ANNIVERSARY AWARDS GALA HONOREES

CONTACT: Dionne Gill                                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TELEPHONE: 212.964.1645                         Wednesday, February 5, 2014 EMAIL: info@mbbanyc.org www.mbbanyc.org METROPOLITAN BLACK BAR ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY (“MBBA”) ANNOUNCES ITS …

CBAC Reassured by Supreme Court’s Decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 24, 2013 HNBA Contact: Erika Lopez (202) 223-4777 NAPABA Contact: Emily Chatterjee (202) 775-9555 NBA Contact: Erika Owens (202) 842-3900 NNABA Contact: Mary Smith (405) 761-1723  Coalition of Bar Associations of Color Reassured by Supreme Court’s Decision in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin WASHINGTON – The Coalition of Bar Associations of Color (CBAC) – the Hispanic National Bar Association …