In this edition
- Press Release: AABANY Applauds Appointments of Three Asian American Judges to New York Judiciary
- More Photos from the AABANY 2017 Annual Dinner
- Congratulations to Justice Eng
- A Sign of the Times: What's at Stake for Asians/South Asians, Mar. 15
- The Importance of Judicial Screening Panels, Mar. 16
- Register Now for the AABANY Trial Advocacy Program, Mar. 25
- AALFNY 2017 Community Service Scholarship: Apply by Apr. 4
- Highlights: Feb. 21 and Mar. 8
- Thank You to Our Pro Bono Volunteers
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- New Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA News
- Wanted: Volunteer Attorney/Law Grads for Appellate Court Judge
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- Read the New Issue of the Advocate
- This Week on WE Blog @AABANY
- Fellowship Announcements
- Upcoming Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Other Events on the AABANY Calendar
- Recent Job Postings on the AABANY Career Center
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NEW YORK – March 8, 2017 – The Asian American Bar Association of New York (“AABANY”) applauds the appointment of three Asian American judges to the New York bench: Charles Y.J. Liu to the New York City Housing Court, Phyllis Chu to the New York City Criminal Court, and Frances Wang to the New York City Civil Court.
Click here to read more.
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 Thank you for coming to the AABANY 2017 Annual Dinner: Take Charge | Lead Change on Feb. 22, 2017!
Check out the new photos from photographer Karen Zhou! Feel free to tag yourself and share.
To see Corky Lee's photos, you can check them out on our Facebook page. Check out the earlier highlights here.
Courtesy of AABANY First Man Rob Shin, we also have a video of President Susan Shin's speech.
This year was an exceptionally inspiring year for us, and we're glad that you were a part of the evening. We were proud to honor Attorney General for the State of New York Eric Schneiderman, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Gibson Brands Lee Cheng, and Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York Marilyn Go.
Thank you to all the sponsors of the evening, everyone who worked to make the dinner a success, especially President-Elect Dwight Yoo, and each and every person who made it out to our best dressed event of the night.
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Congratulations to Presiding Justice Randall T. Eng, New York State Appellate Division, Second Department, on his receiving the Golda Meir Award at the 41st Annual Dinner of the Jewish Lawyers Guild, held at the Hilton New York in Midtown Manhattan on March 6, 2017.
Among those in attendance were the following judges who are also AABANY members: Hon. Marilyn D. Go, Hon. Doris Ling-Cohan, Hon. Gilbert Hong, Hon. Donald Leo, and Hon. Phyllis Chu. Other AABANY members spotted at the event included Hugh Mo, Elizabeth Mo, Kin Ng, Vince Chang, EJ Thorsen and David Sohn. AABANY Executive Director Yang Chen was also there. Acting Presiding Justice Peter Tom of the Appellate Division, First Department, sat on the daïs.
Congratulations also to Hon. Judith J. Gische, Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Department, on receiving the Benjamin N. Cardozo Award.
Click here to see photos.
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The AABANY LGBT Committee invites you to a special presentation, A Sign of the Times: A Legal and Political Analysis of What’s at Stake for LGBT Asians/South Asians on Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 6:30pm-8:30pm.
This program will feature a distinguished panel of experts and advocates who will provide a review of recent executive orders and anticipated policy proposals and their impact on the LGBT Asian American and South Asian community.
Speakers:
- James D. Esseks, LGBT & HIV Director, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation
- Jillian Weiss, Executive Director, Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc.
- Luis Mancheno, Immigration Clinical Teaching Fellow, Cardozo Law School
- Glenn D. Magpantay, Executive Director, National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance
- John Vang, Center for Appellate Litigation (criminal justice)
- Connie Montoya, Filipino American Lawyers Association of NY (moderator)
Co-sponsored by:
- Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York (KALAGNY)
- LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL)
- South Asian Bar Association of New York (SABANY)
Please click here to register.
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The AABANY Judiciary Committee looks forward to having a candid discussion regarding participation on judicial screening panels with input from experienced lawyers and AABANY members who have served on screening panels. The goal is to share past experiences with attorneys of all levels and formulate a blueprint on how our members can be more effective participants in screening panels, utilizing the existing rules and the lawyer’s ability to persuade and paying careful attention to details.
The program is targeted towards AABANY members and members of the Judiciary Committee who may serve in this crucial role in the future.
We will discuss:
- the roles and responsibilities of screening panel members,
- how the procedure works from top to bottom,
- and past experiences.
Click here to register, but please note that your registration must be approved.
Email tristan.loanzon@aabany.org or smadra@madralaw.com for any follow-up or questions.
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Registration is now open for AABANY’s annual Trial Advocacy Program, sponsored by Morrison & Foerster and Veritext, featuring keynote speaker the Honorable Kiyo A. Matsumoto from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
TAP will be on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Morrison & Foerster from 9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m. As you may know, AABANY TAP provides participants with the chance to conduct their own opening statements and direct and cross-examinations, all while receiving valuable feedback from our experienced faculty members.
Participants are assigned a partner and receive the course materials in advance of the program. Participants must thoroughly review the course materials and prepare for TAP on their own and with their partners prior to the day of the program. TAP also includes morning and afternoon panels on effective trial advocacy featuring distinguished and experienced litigators.
Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be provided. The registration fee is $50 for members, $75 for non-members. Please register here: http://bit.ly/tap032517
Our TAP faculty this year includes (with more names to come!):
- Hon. Kiyo Matsumoto – United States District Court for EDNY
- Rodney Villazor – Smith & Villazor LLP
- Tristan C. Loanzon – Loanzon LLP
- Concepcion Montoya – Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
- Sam Yee – New York City Police Department
- Kevin Murphy – Garson, Segal, Steinmetz, Fladgate LLP
- Victor Olds – Bronx District Attorney’s Office
- Vinoo Varghese – Varghese & Associates P.C.
- Steve Madra – The Madra Law Firm
- Yasuhiro Saito – Saito Law Group PLLC
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AALFNY's 2017 Community Service Scholarship: Applications are available here, and must be received by April 4, 2017.
Up to three scholarships of $5,000 each will be awarded to law students with a demonstrated commitment to serving the Asian American community and who will be interning with a non-profit organization or governmental agency that is involved with the Asian American community in NY (see application for more details).
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AABANY’s monthly legal clinic is made possible only by our volunteers. The Pro Bono Committee would like to thank volunteers Judy Lee, Tingting Gao, Beatrice Leong, Sunny Wu, Minyao Wang, Joshua Versoza, Lisa Lee, Jingkai Xiao, Dwight Yoo, Uyen Lee, and Sam Yang.
They saw a total of 34 clients that night. Check out the NTD video on the pro bono clinic, featuring our very own Pro Bono & Community Service Co-Chair Samuel Lui.
Thanks to the hard work of our Pro Bono & Community Service Committee, AABANY started its first monthly pro bono clinic in 2015. This free legal clinic takes place the second Wednesday of every month at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce of New York, Inc. Those interested in volunteering with our Pro Bono & Community Service Committee should contact ariana.pabalan@aabany.org. For more information, click here.
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The Judiciary Committee has created a clerkship directory to gather information about our members who may be willing to act as future resources and/or ultimately want to become a judge. If you've ever clerked for a judge, please take a minute to fill out this survey and forward to others: http://bit.ly/aabanyclerks
We appreciate your help!
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The New York City Bar Association is offering discounted membership to AABANY members. They will waive your one-time admission fee and give you 20% off your first membership dues payment. Membership dues are dependent on your earliest year of admission in any state or country.
Click here to take advantage of this great deal.
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Interested in future speaking opportunities? Join the confidential AABANY Speakers Bureau if you're open to raising your profile and sharing your expertise. Click here to access the form.
AABANY regularly receives requests from AABANY Committee Chairs and other bar associations for speakers to speak on various legal topics. This form is designed to collect information from our membership and engage those who are most interested in sharing their knowledge and expertise with various legal audiences.
We respect your privacy. All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Email main@aabany.org if you have any questions.
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Interested in moving your legal career forward? Launched at the 2013 Fall Conference, the Career Placement Committee seeks to match qualified AABANY members with available legal positions.
The new Career Placement Committee Intake Form is now available. Click here to help us help you. Feel free to also email your resumes and CVs to resume@aabany.org.
All information disclosed will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the Career Placement Committee at careers@aabany.org.
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Judge seeks volunteer attorneys/law grads with experience in criminal, landlord-tenant or consumer debt matters. Judge presides on appellate cases and also handles some civil Supreme Court matters.
Full-time or four days per week preferred, but flexible schedule can be arranged. A wonderful learning and mentee opportunity, as well as an excellent resume-enhancer. Although not guaranteed, many of former volunteers have moved onto paying legal positions. Opportunity to enhance research/writing and oral skills.
Willing to fill out paperwork for paid fellowships, if necessary. Rolling deadline. Opportunities open year round.
Please send cover letter, resume, short writing sample, and references by email to:
Rebecca Wohl, riwohl@nycourts.gov
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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2017 Legal Internship Program. Open to college students, law students and law grads, AABANY is looking for a few talented, energetic and motivated interns to help plan and organize AABANY programs and events, provide research and administrative assistance and perform other tasks and assignments to advance and promote AABANY’s mission. Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis. For full details and information on how to apply go to bit.ly/Lgl_Intrn_Details.
Please direct any questions to Executive Director Yang Chen at yang.chen@aabany.org.
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 In this Issue:
- Breaking Barriers: Kin Ng, First APA to Lead Major Trial Bureau in NYC Prosecutors’ Office
- Practicing Immigration Law in the Age of Trump
- Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the U.S. Executive Order: What It Means for the Crimmigation Lawyer
- Immigration Executive Orders Signed in January 2017
- The Day-to-Day Immigration Practice Under Trump
- Letter from Outgoing President Susan Shin
- Letter from Incoming President Dwight Yoo
- 2017 AABANY Law Firm Diversity Award Winner Spotlight: White & Case
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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." To see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- Mar. 14: Final AABANY Board Meeting of FY 2016, 7pm-9pm. For more information, click here.
- Mar. 15: Government Service & Public Interest and Pro Bono & Community Service Committee Meeting, 6:30pm-8pm. For more information, click here.
- Mar. 15: AABANY Presents A Sign of the Times: What’s at Stake for LGBT Asians and South Asians, 6:30pm-8:30pm. For more information, click here.
- Mar. 16: AABANY Presents The Importance of Engaging in Judicial Screening Committee Panels. 7pm-9pm. For more information, click here.
- Mar. 25: AABANY’s Trial Advocacy Program (TAP), 9am-4:30pm. For more information, click here.
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- Mar. 15: MBBA co-sponsors Why Black Lives Matter To Muslims, 6:30pm-8pm. For more information, click here.
- Mar. 22: NYCBA Presents How to Become an Assistant United States Attorney, 6pm-8pm. For more information, click here.
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- Project Director, Queens Legal Services, Jamaica
- Labor & Employment Associate, Nixon Peabody, Long Island
- Housing Rights Supervising Attorney Position, Urban Justice Center, New York
- Civil Practice Staff Attorney, The Legal Aid Society, Brooklyn
For more information on these listings and other open positions go to the AABANY Career Center. Members must be signed in to have access to the Career Center. Either search by keyword or just hit "Search" at the bottom of the form to see a complete listing of jobs.
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