5 Receive City Bar Legal Service Awards
5 Receive City Bar Legal Service Awards
Congratulations to Donna Chiu, AABANY Member and attorney at Asian Americans for Equality, on her recent honor from the New York City Bar Association. One of five recipients, Donna was honored at the City Bar’s 27th Annual Legal Services Awards recognizing those who provide full-time outstanding civil legal assistance to New York’s poor.
Click on the link above to see New York Law Journal’s article.
Invitation: An Evening with Robert B. Fiske 7/27 at 5:30PM at NYCBA
Invitation: An Evening with Robert B. Fiske 7/27 at 5:30PM at NYCBA
The Historical Society of the New York Courts extends a special warm invitation to you to attend our upcoming event: An Evening with Robert B. Fiske, Jr., A Life of Public and Private Service to the Law on Monday, July 27 at 5:30 PM at the NYC Bar Association. During the program you’ll learn about the career of a true role-model attorney who lives a life of public service and private practice. Bob Fiske will challenge you to follow your goals and take risks with your career. You will find it thought-provoking, relevant and inspirational. A reception follows the program where you’ll have the opportunity to network with Robert Fiske, your peers in the public and private sectors, some of our Board of Trustees, and other invited guests.
This event is entirely free.
To register and view a detailed invitation, click on the link in the title.
New York City Bar Association Announces 2015 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award Winners – 44th Street Blog
Organization of over 24,000 lawyers dedicated to improving the administration of justice and promoting the study of law….
Congratulations to AABANY Member and accomplished attorney Kathy Hirata Chin, who has been named one of the New York City Bar Association’s 2015 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Award Winners! The award recognizes the critical role individual attorneys have played in initiating and sustaining change within their organizations and the overall New York legal community. The award recipients embody the New York City Bar’s Statement of Diversity Principles, which defines diversity as an inclusive concept, encompassing race, color, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, nationality, age, disability and marital and parental status.
To read more about Kathy and other award recipients, click on the link in the title. The New York City Bar Association will present its 2015 Diversity & Inclusion Champion Awards at the Diversity and Inclusion Celebration Dinner on June 11, 2015.
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May 21 – In celebration of APA Heritage Month, AABANY collaborated with the New York City Bar Association to present a re-enactment of “22 Lewd Chinese Women.”
Thank you to our sponsors who made this event possible: AIG; Baker Hostetler; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Planet Depos, LLC; and Proskauer Rose LLP.
Thank you also to our Community Partners for spreading the word: Above the Law, AALDEF, Asian American Federation, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, Chinese Progressive Association, and Binghamton University Asian and Asian American Alumni Council.