Thank You to the Volunteers at the August Queens Pro Bono Clinic

Many thanks to the Asian American Law Fund of New York (AALFNY), Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE), and AABANY’s Pro Bono & Community Service (PBCS) Committee, as well as our dedicated volunteers for joining our Queens Pro Bono Clinic on August 5, 2026.

PBCS volunteers, comprising volunteer attorneys and law students, met with 19 clients and provided guidance on a range of legal issues, including housing, family and matrimonial law, immigration, real property, trusts and estates, torts and other civil litigation.  

Here are some of the clients’ feedback:

May Wong is very professional and answered all my questions. She also gave me helpful advice and referrals. Thank you!

Thank you, Shirley, for listening to our concerns. She is very knowledgeable about different routes going forward.

Very grateful this service is available for the Asian community as it always seem there is always a lack of community service for us.”

We thank the following volunteers for attending the Queens Pro Bono Clinic and for their dedicated services:

Attorneys:  

Wendy Cheng 

Marcus Cheung 

Kevin Hsi 

Richard In 

Shirley Luong 

Sinbay Tan 

Johnny Thach 

Anthony Wong 

May Wong 

Gary Yeung 

Evelyn Yu

Interpreters/shadowers:

Nathan Cao

Michelle Chen

Kaitlyn Cheng

Helen Ding

Nandar Win Kerr

Momo Sano

Jingjing Wang

Suzie (Sue) Yu

Wendy Zeng

We invite you to continue supporting our community by joining us at our upcoming Pro Bono Clinics:

– August 19th [Manhattan link here] from 6:30-8:30pm, AAFE Community Center, 111 Norfolk Street, NY, NY 10002

– September 12 [Brooklyn link here], from 12:30 – 3:30pm, CPC Brooklyn Community Services, 4101 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232

– October 7 [Queens link here], from 6:30 – 8:30pm, AAFE One Flushing Community Center, 133-29 41st Ave, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11355

To learn more about the Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, visit probono.aabany.org.

We look forward to your participation in our future clinics!

Thank You for Volunteering at the AABANY Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic and RaisingHealth’s Community Outreach on Sept. 20

We extend our sincere gratitude to AABANY, AALFNY, PBCS, CPC, RaisingHealth and all the dedicated volunteers who contributed to the success of our pro bono legal clinic and our community outreach activity at RaisingHealth’s Health Empowerment Celebration 
in Brooklyn on September 20th, 2025.

Kwok Kei Ng (Co-Chair), May Wong (former Co-Chair) and Nandar Win Kerr (Treasurer and Impact Consultant) of the Pro Bono and Community Service (PBCS) Committee hosted a community outreach table at the RaisingHealth’s Health Empowerment Celebration event. We effectively referred guests with legal questions to the pro bono legal clinic in real-time and distributed “Know-Your-Rights” brochures on immigration law in Chinese and Spanish, upcoming pro bono clinic flyers, and information about AABANY’s legal referral and information service. Our participation highlights our commitment to community lawyering and addressing current immigration rights issues, including constitutional rights and fraudulent schemes targeting vulnerable immigrants. By utilizing our legal knowledge, language skills, and resources, we aim to build relationships with local communities and advocate for policy and social changes.

During the clinic, our small but mighty team of volunteers provided invaluable assistance to 28 clients, addressing a range of legal matters including housing, immigration, civil litigation, personal injury and employment. Our volunteer attorneys and interpreters thoughtfully addressed client concerns, offered clarity through their answers, and facilitated connections to appropriate legal resources via AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service (LRIS).

We are committed to offering services in both Mandarin and Cantonese to ensure continued support for individuals facing linguistic or cultural barriers when seeking guidance on substantive and procedural legal matters.

We especially want to thank all the volunteers at the September 20th Brooklyn Pro Bono Clinic for their time, professionalism, and invaluable contributions. Your dedication, including staying later than necessary to ensure no guest was turned away, is truly admirable.

Volunteer attorneys:

Ben Choi

Arthur Lin

Kwok Kei Ng

May Wong

Jameson Xu

Karen Yau


Interpreters/shadowers:
Elaine Ou Yang

Qi (Ellie) Wang

Francisco Yau-Smith

Wendy Zeng

We invite you to continue supporting our community by joining us at our upcoming Pro Bono Clinics:

October 1st [Queens link here], from 6:30 – 8:30pm, One Flushing Community Center, 133-29 41st Ave, 2nd Floor, Flushing, NY 11355 (We have guest speakers from NYC MOIA regarding immigration resources. Please join us!)

October 15th [Manhattan link here] from 6:30-8:30pm, AAFE Community Center, 111 Norfolk Street, NY, NY 10002

November 8th [Brooklyn link here], from 12:30 – 3:30pm, CPC Brooklyn Community Services, 4101 8th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232

Thanks once again to all our volunteers for attending the Pro Bono Clinic. We look forward to your participation in our future clinics!

To learn more about the Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, visit probono.aabany.org.