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Thank You to Our Volunteers at the Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic in March

On Saturday, March 14, 2026, the AABANY Pro Bono & Community Service (PBCS) Committee held another successful legal clinic in Brooklyn, with a special collaboration with the South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY). This event also marked a major milestone: our 100th in-person Pro Bono Clinic since returning from the pandemic!

Thank you to the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), CPC Brooklyn, our community partners, and Rachna Agarwal (SABANY Pro Bono Chair).  A special thank-you goes to all the volunteer attorneys and law students who stayed late to ensure every client was seen.

Our volunteers assisted 27 clients with matters including identity theft, wills and trusts, employment, family, matrimonial, housing, and real estate. 

In addition to providing vital legal guidance, Pro Bono Clinics serve as a training ground for law students and young attorneys to practice communicating complex legal concepts in layman’s terms. We appreciate our volunteers for taking the time to listen to clients’ stories and giving them a space to be heard. The dedication of our volunteers continues to bridge the justice gap in our community.

Finally, at the Pro Bono Clinic, we celebrated the birthday of AABANY member and long-standing Pro Bono Clinic volunteer, May Wong! May was also the AABANY 2022 Member of the Year. Happy Birthday, May!

Volunteer attorneys:

  • Vishal Chander
  • Natalie Moulton-Levy
  • Rachna Agarwal
  • Wendy Zeng
  • Kwok Kei Ng
  • May Wong
  • Sanketh Bhaskar
  • Olivia Mao
  • Francis Chin
  • Helen Ding
  • Arthur Lin
  • Minyao Wang
  • Beatrice Leong

Law students:

  • Sam Chen
  • Eva Zhou
  • Yining Pan

– Written by Kwok Kei Ng, AABANY PBCS Committee Co-Chair

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AABANY Joins CPC Brooklyn’s Harvest Moon Benefit to Celebrate Community Partnership

On October 23, 2025, members of AABANY’s Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic joined the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) Brooklyn Branch for its annual Harvest Moon Benefit, held at New Phoenix Seafood Restaurant (912 65th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11219). The event brought together community leaders, partners, and supporters for an evening celebrating culture, service, and collaboration.

AABANY’s Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic volunteers — Victoria Cheng, Judy Lee, Albert Tong, Jameson Xu, Nandar Win Kerr, May Wong, and Kwok Kei Ng — represented AABANY at the banquet. The group was warmly welcomed by CPC staff and community members in attendance.

The Harvest Moon Benefit highlighted CPC’s decades-long work serving Brooklyn’s immigrant and working-class communities through programs in education, family services, workforce development, and senior care. AABANY was proud to celebrate this partnership: CPC Brooklyn generously provides the space that makes the Brooklyn Pro Bono Legal Clinic possible. At the Pro Bono Clinic, which occurs every other month, volunteer attorneys and students assist community members navigating complex legal issues involving housing, employment, family, and consumer matters.

This lively and heartfelt evening reflected the collaboration between AABANY and CPC Brooklyn — both focused on promoting access to justice, empowering immigrant families, and building stronger neighborhoods.

AABANY extends its deepest thanks to CPC Brooklyn for the invitation and for their ongoing support of our clinic and the communities we serve.

Those interested in volunteering at AABANY’s Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic can visit probono.aabany.org to learn more and register here for the next Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic to be held on November 8.

— Written by Kwok Kei Ng, Co-Chair, Pro Bono & Community Service Committee

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