Vincent Chang sat on a New York County Lawyers Association (NYCLA) panel at a public hearing on Friday, December 2 that addressed the impact of present and future budget cuts on the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Chief Judge Loretta Preska of the SDNY and Chief Judge Carol Amon of the EDNY testified at the hearing, which discussed, among other things, the effect that budget cuts would have on public safety, including courthouse security, as well as pretrial and probation supervisory services. The hearing also addressed issues relating to cutbacks in services provided to lawyers and to the public, such as cuts in clerk’s office support staff, docketing, interpreters, court reporting, audio visual, IT, and other areas, which could result in increased delays and other challenges to the administration of justice.
AABANY Leaders’ Speaking Engagements in October
We would like to recognize several AABANY leaders who will be speaking at various bar association programs this month.
- Tomorrow, Oct. 11, Board member Vinoo Varghese moderates a CLE program on Accounting for Lawyers at NYCLA.
- Wednesday, Oct. 12, past Prosecutors’ Committee Chair Kin Ng, speaks at NYCLA’s public forum on Multi-Lingual Lawyering.
- Wednesday, Oct. 12, past President Vincent Chang, speaks at the NY City Bar’s “You’re An Up and Coming Talent: Be More, Do More And Discover More By Reaching For The Leader Within You.”
- Thursday, Oct. 13, Executive Director Yang Chen speaks at the New York State Conference of Bar Leaders Fall 2011 Workshop: “Leading Lawyers,” in the program on “Social Networking Part IV – Digging Deeper.”
- Wednesday, Oct. 19, Solo and Small Firm Committee Co-Chair Pauline Yeung-Ha will speak at NYSBA Trust and Estate Law Section Diversity Committee’s program “Breaking it Down: the Nuts and Bolts of Estate Planning and Administration.” Pauline will speak on “How to Administer the Estate” on day two (October 19), during the Estate Administration portion of the two-day event (the first day is October 12).
Please join us in congratulating these AABANY leaders on their participation as speakers in events organized by other bar associations.
AABANY Co-Sponsors: Minority Attorneys: You’re an Up and Coming Talent
AABANY Co-Sponsors: Minority Attorneys: You’re an Up and Coming Talent
On October 12, the New York City Bar Committee on Minorities in the Profession will present a seminar entitled: “Minority Attorneys: You’re An Up and Coming Talent – Be More, Do More and Discover More By Reaching For The Leader Within You." AABANY is a co-sponsor of this free event, and past AABANY President and 2011 City Bar Diversity Champion Award recipient Vincent Chang is among the panelists. For more details and to register, click on the link in the title.
Profile of Hon. Denny Chin by Vince Chang
Profile of Hon. Denny Chin by Vince Chang
Vince Chang, past AABANY President, wrote a profile about Judge Chin that appeared in the August 2011 issue of Federal Lawyer, a publication of the Federal Bar Association. Click on the link in the title to read the profile.