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NYLJ Directory: Minority-Owned Law Firms

The Special Sections Editor at the New York Law Journal is pulling together a chart of minority-owned law firms in New York, with 50% or more minority ownership. Last year’s chart can be viewed here for reference.

If you would like to be included, please email Angela E. Turturro, Esq. the following information: firm name, address/telephone number, the name of managing partner(s), the number of permanent, full-time attorneys as of December 31, 2014.

The New York Law Journal also has a women-owned law firms chart (50% or more female ownership, see here), in case your firm qualifies. Please respond by May 13, 2015 for inclusion.

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Check out New York Law Journal’s Law Day Issue — 800 Years of Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law!

Check out New York Law Journal’s Law Day Issue — 800 Years of Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law!

In this year’s issue of the New York Law Journal’s Law Day, AABANY President Will Wang, AABANY Past President and current NYSBA President Glenn Lau-Kee, and AABANY Member Hon. Randall Eng were all published among other important voices discussing 800 Years of Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law. 

President Will Wang in his article, “Fundamental Liberties Must be Protected,” related the legacy of the Magna Carta to the sordid history of discrimination, but left on the hopeful note of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Jr.’s words: “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” 

To check out this article, along with Glenn Lau-Kee’s “Sustaining a Beacon for the Course of our Nation,” Hon. Randall Eng’s “We Owe Gratitude to Due Process Precursor,” and more, click on the link in the title to see a PDF of the Special Report. 

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Head of National Bar Exam Group Defends UBE

Head of National Bar Exam Group Defends UBE

Addressing a concern among some New York lawyers that adoption of the Uniform Bar Exam might negatively affect minorities, the president of the National Conf…

Congratulations to Past AABANY President Vincent Chang, quoted in New York Law Journal’s article “Head of National Bar Exam Group Defends UBE” published on March 6, 2015. Click on the link in the title to read the article (subscription required).

An excerpt from the article:

NYCLA released a report on Tuesday recommending a one-year delay for implementing the test (NYLJ, Mar. 4), but Vincent Chang, a member of the NYCLA board, testified Wednesday that the organization feels that a 2016 implementation may be on the “early side” and that delaying it until 2017 would give law schools more time to adjust curricula and law school students to “adjust their expectations.”

“We do believe there should be some period for transition,” Chang said.

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Ona Wang: One of New York Law Journal’s 2014 Lawyers Who Lead By Example: Pro Bono

Ona Wang: One of New York Law Journal’s 2014 Lawyers Who Lead By Example: Pro Bono

Ona Wang has a bifurcated pro bono career. In one stream, as vice chair of Baker & Hostetler’s pro bono committee, she rallies attorneys to volunteer the…

Congratulations to AABANY Member and Baker Hostetler Partner Ona Wang who has been featured in New York Law Journal as one of the 2014 Lawyers Who Lead by Example: Pro Bono. The article illustrates her exemplary career as a pro bono lawyer, where she tirelessly serves as vice chair of Baker Hostetler’s pro bono committee and individually challenges death sentences, serves LGBT youth, and fights abuse in the mental health system in her personal work.

To read more about her tremendous efforts for the public good, click on the above link. (Subscription may be required.)

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The Legal Aid Society congratulates the attorneys recognized by the New York Law Journal as the 2014 Lawyers Who Lead by Example

The Legal Aid Society congratulates the attorneys recognized by the New York Law Journal as the 2014 Lawyers Who Lead by Example

The New York Law Journal recently named its 2014 Lawyers Who Lead by Example. We congratulate all the individuals recognized by NYLJ, especially Baker Hostetler Partner and AABANY member Ona Wang for her pro bono work representing indigent New Yorkers. For the full list of recipients follow the link in the title.
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NYLJ: Meet the Affinity Bar Group Presidents

NYLJ: Meet the Affinity Bar Group Presidents

New bar association leaders reveal their goals for the upcoming year.

On June 5, the New York Law Journal ran “Meet the Affinity Bar Group Presidents,” featuring our President Clara Ohr. Clara shares her vision for her term in office: “goals for the 1,000-member bar group are to launch the Don H. Liu scholarship program, named for the general counsel and secretary of Xerox Corporation; to increase membership and the number of committees, now at 29; and continue annual events such as a wine-tasting networking reception for in-house counsel and reenactments of notable trials in Asian-American history." 

We look forward to continued growth and progress under Clara’s term. We are off to a good start!

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2014 Rising Stars: Congrats to Vinoo Varghese

2014 Rising Stars: Congrats to Vinoo Varghese

The New York Law Journal congratulates the 42 young lawyers chosen as 2014 Rising Stars by a panel of 20 esteemed judges. Our panel reviewed more than 230 no…

We are pleased to share the news that past Board member Vinoo Varghese was recently named one of the New York Law Journal’s 2014 Rising Stars. Congratulations, Vinoo! To see the other Rising Stars for 2014, follow the link in the title.

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New York Law Journal: Call for Minority & Women-Owned Law Firms

The New York Law Journal is once again pulling together a chart of minority-owned law firms in New York, with 50% or more minority ownership. Last year’s chart can be viewed here for reference.  There is no fee involved.  If you would like to be included, please send the following information to Angela Turturro (aturturro@alm.com):

  • firm name
  • address/telephone #
  • the name of managing partner(s)
  • the number of permanent, full-time attorneys as of Dec. 31, 2013

Please note: NYLJ also has a women-owned law firms chart (50% or more female ownership), so if your firm also qualifies for that, please reach out.   

Please respond by May 1, 2014 for inclusion.

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NACDL Strike Force Represents Vinoo Varghese

The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) is now representing Vinoo Varghese pro bono in supporting his opposition to the Manhattan DA’s attempt to subpoena him to testify against his client’s interests.

The NACDL has a “Lawyers Assistance Strike Force [which] has a clear mission of representing and counseling criminal defense lawyers who are members of NACDL when they are imperiled with the risks of contempt, disqualification or subpoena for privileged information.”  http://nacdl.org/lasf/

Here is the link to NYLJ article of 11/12/13 and here is a link to NYLJ article of 11/4/13.

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