The NAPABA Board of Governors will appoint two At-Large Board Members to serve a two-year term that will begin in the 2014-2015 bar year. The NAPABA Nominating & Elections Committee invites all members in good standing to submit their names and statements as candidates for At-Large Board Member to [email protected] on or before September 15, 2014. For additional information, click here to review the complete At-Large Board Members Guidelines.
NAPABA Officer Elections Underway
NAPABA Officer Elections Underway
Elections are now underway for NAPABA 2014-15 Officers, and AABANY’s Board is pleased to announce that it endorses the following candidates in contested positions:
Andrew T. Hahn for President-Elect
Steven Y. Reeves for VP, Finance and Development
The candidates selected by the NAPABA Nominations and Elections Committee are:
President-Elect:
Andrew T. Hahn, Duane Morris LLP (New York, NY)
Jin Y. Hwang, Verizon Communications (Basking Ridge, NJ)
VP of Finance & Development:
Alex M. Lee, Solo Practitioner (Caldwell, NJ)
Steven Y. Reeves, Faegre Baker Daniels (Minneapolis, MN)
VP of Membership:
Brad Yamauchi, Minami Tamaki LLP (San Francisco, CA)
VP of Programs & Operations:
Lloyd S. Costales, Page, Lobo, Costales & Preston A.P.C. (Murrieta, CA)
VP of Communications:
Cyndie M. Chang, Duane Morris LLP (Los Angeles, CA)
Treasurer:
Pankit J. Doshi, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP (San Francisco, CA)
Secretary:
Tacie H. Yoon, Crowell & Moring LLP (Washington, DC)
Voting Deadline: midnight PDT on Friday, September 12, 2014
All votes must be received before midnight PDT (i.e., by 11:59 pm PDT) on Friday, September 12, 2014. An electronic ballot will be sent to every member’s email address of record. The next edition of the NAPABA Lawyer Newsletter (also to be distributed later this month) will include a ballot for members who prefer to vote by paper ballot. Paper ballots representing an individual’s vote must show the name of the individual voting (either pre-printed, handwritten, or typed) and be postmarked or facsimile time-stamped no later than the deadline in order to be counted.
Voter Eligibility
Only members in good standing as of August 1, 2014, are eligible to vote in NAPABA elections. Members must be admitted to the practice of law and (a) be in good standing with the bar of any state, territory, or province of the United States, the District of Columbia, or Canada, or (b) have heretofore met the requirements in category (a) and now be retired. Associate members – which includes law students, paralegals, and legal assistants – are not eligible to vote.
For further information, including candidates’ statements, follow the link in the title.
AABANY encourages all eligible members to make their voices heard and to cast their votes. All AABANY members are members of NAPABA. If you are not sure of your membership status, please contact Membership Secretary Irene Tan at [email protected].
2014 Jung Foundation/IAKL Public Interest Scholarship
2014 Jung Foundation/IAKL Public Interest Scholarship
The Charles Jung & Melita Sun Jung Foundation (Jung Foundation) and the International Association of Korean Lawyers (IAKL) are happy to co-sponsor a public interest attorney scholarship to the 2014 IAKL Annual Conference in New York City. The Conference will be held at the Hudson Hotel from October 2-5. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage public interest attorneys (or law students committed to public interest work) to participate in IAKL.
The scholarship recipient will receive the following: (1) Hotel: the Jung Foundation will reimburse the cost of a 3-night hotel stay at the Hudson Hotel; (2) Flight: the Jung Foundation will purchase for the recipient a round trip domestic ticket on Southwest Airlines; (3) Registration Fee: IAKL will waive the conference registration fee.
All public interest attorneys are encouraged to apply. The application deadline is September 2, 2014.
2014 NAPABA Convention: Convergence Program Proposals
There is still time to submit program proposals for the 26th Annual NAPABA Convention, Convergence: Collaborating for a Grand Tomorrow, taking place in Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ from November 6–9, 2014. Topics that celebrate the diversity and unity of NAPABA and provide practical solutions and advice for our attendees’ development are encouraged.
Please note the extended deadline. Program proposals must be submitted to this online form by 8:00 pm ET on Friday, April 25. The program proposal submission guidelines can be viewed here. Please email NAPABA Special Events Coordinator Pia Rivera with any questions.
MCGUIREWOODS/NAPABA LAW FOUNDATION SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The NAPABA Law Foundation (NLF) is accepting applications for the McGuireWoods/NLF Internship Program. The Program will support students interested in the legal profession and will help students develop a commitment to advocacy on behalf of the APA community. The Program seeks to achieve these goals by providing undergraduate and law school students with meaningful internship experiences at the Washington DC offices of NAPABA and NLF.
About the Program
Each law clerk and undergraduate intern shall be assigned projects that will further the missions of NAPABA and NLF, including:
- Promoting justice, equity and opportunity for APAs;
- Fostering professional development, legal scholarship, advocacy and community involvement; and
- Developing and supporting programs to educate the legal profession and APAs about legal issues affecting those communities.
Please note the deadline to apply has been extended to March 21, 2014. Click here for more information.
AABANY Board: Call for Nominations – Deadline March 13, 2014
The amendment to AABANY’s By-Laws approved at our 2014 Annual Meeting increased the number of Directors by two thereby creating two new Director vacancies that the Board intends to fill at its March 18, 2014 Board Meeting. The Nominations Committee welcomes and will accept applications to fill these vacancies immediately, and will select a slate of candidates to be recommended for the Board’s consideration at its March 18, 2014 meeting.
If you wish to run for any of the above vacancies, you must be a current, paid member of AABANY. If you are unsure of your membership status, contact Irene Tan, Membership Secretary, at [email protected]. Please also submit (i) a statement of interest declaring your intent to run; and (ii) a current resume, biography or CV listing your experience and accomplishments and any honors received to date. As part of item (i) please indicate your experience with AABANY if you have been an active member, describing any activities that you have participated in or helped to organize. If you have not been an active member in AABANY, explain what capabilities, resources, talents, skills, expertise, experience or any other contributions you would be able to make as a Board member. Please also identify any activities indicating a dedication and commitment to issues of importance to the Asian Pacific American community.
For a description of the qualifications, duties and obligations of Directors please see Articles IV of AABANY’s By-laws which can be found at:
Deadlines for submissions: March 13, 2014
You can e-mail your submissions in Word or PDF to [email protected]. You can also fax them to (718) 228-7206 if you prefer to use fax. If you have any questions about any of the above, please contact Mike Huang, Chair of the Nominations Committee, at [email protected].
