October 09, 2008
APABA Supreme Court Swearing In Ceremony In D.C., December 15
APABA, in conjunction with various Asian American bar associations in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., is organizing a group to travel to Washington, D.C., from December 12-15, 2008, to attend a swearing in ceremony on December 15 to the United States Supreme Court Bar before the Justices of the U.S. …
October 09, 2008
Union Rescue Mission community service event, Nov. 22 & Dec. 20.
In conjunction with the UC Berkeley Alumni Association- San Gabriel Valley chapter, APABA will be volunteering to prepare and serve breakfast to the homeless and residents of the Union Rescue Mission (URM). We know it is early, but you will also be done early and can have the rest …
July 24, 2008
APABA Congratulates Holly Fujie, Elected President of California State Bar
Ms. Fujie, a shareholder with Buchalter, Nemer, Fields and Younger in Los Angeles and an APABA Advisory Board member, was elected president of The State Bar of California, only the third woman chosen to head the organization since it was established by the legislature in 1927.…
June 27, 2008
APABA's 6th Annual Softball Tournament - Congratulations KABA!
Congratulations to the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California for winning this year’s softball tournament!
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May 05, 2008
Volunteer/Clinic Opportunities
APABA’s Community Service Committee is looking into exciting volunteer opportunities/clinics for our members this year:
(1) a transactional legal clinic to provide transactional legal advice to microbusinesses amd non-profits;
(2) working with the Asian Youth Center to mentor Asian youth;
(3) working with the Asian Pacific American Dispute Resolution …
January 15, 2008
Mia Yamamoto Receives ABA Award
APABA congratulates Board member Mia Yamamoto who will be presented with the ABA Spirit of Excellence Award, February 9, 2008.
The ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession will be holding its annual Spirit of Excellence Awards luncheon on Saturday, February 9, 2008, at the Hyatt Regency Century …
December 19, 2007
Nation's First South Asian American Article III Judge Confirmed
NATION’S FIRST SOUTH ASIAN AMERICAN ARTICLE III JUDGE
Amul R. Thapar was confirmed as a federal district court judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky on December 13, 2007. Mr. Thapar becomes the first South Asian American Article III judge in the history of the United States. Mr. Thapar becomes only …
September 27, 2007
APABA Signs Marriage Equality Brief
APABA, along with JABA, KABA, PABA, SABA and SCCLA, joined a coalition of 63 local, state, and national Asian American organizations that have filed a legal brief in California in support of equal marriage rights for gay and lesbian couples. The Asian American amicus brief supports basic fairness …
August 29, 2007
Gregory Dohi Appointed to Superior Court
On August 20, 2007, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of Gregory Dohi to the Los Angeles County Superior Court. “APABA congratulates Judge Dohi on his recent appointment. APABA is pleased to see that qualified API attorneys are being appointed to judicial office, in furtherance of reflecting the diversity …