In This Edition
- Read AABANY's 2020 Year End Report
- Press Release: AABANY Applauds Senate Passage of Hate Crimes Bill S.937
- Press Release: AABANY Commends NYSBA for Honoring Trailblazing Justice Peter Tom (Ret.)
- From the Boxing Ring to the Courtroom: Justice Peter Tom’s Life as a Pioneer
- AABANY PBCS Committee Presents: Virtual Community Presentation Series - Elder Law, May 4
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Justice & Communities of Color A Civil Rights Forum with Manhattan DA Candidates, May 4
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Trailblazers! APA Judges on the Federal Bench, May 7
- AABANY Co-Sponsors: Third Annual Hong Yen Chang Award Celebration, May 20
- NAPABA Affiliate Membership Code Now Available
- Join AABANY’s Legal Referral and Information Service Panel
- Join the AABANY Community Response Task Force
- AABANY Clerkship Directory
- Discounted Membership - New York City Bar Association
- AABANY Speakers Bureau
- Career Placement Committee Intake Form Now Available
- NAPABA News
- AABANY Seeks Legal Interns
- 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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AABANY is pleased to announce that the 2020 Year End Report has been released. The Year End Report reviews the various events and initiatives undertaken by AABANY to further the interest of APA lawyers and recognizes the accomplishments of its members during the past year. Please click on the image below to read the report. 
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NEW YORK—April 29, 2021. The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) applauds the United State Senate’s passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Bill, S.937, which marks a milestone in this country’s response to the disturbing spate of attacks against members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. The bill symbolizes nationwide recognition that invidious discrimination has fueled numerous senseless acts of violence against AAPIs and that the time for action is now. Read the full press release here. |
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NEW YORK -- April 30, 2021. The Asian American Bar Association of New York (AABANY) celebrates the honoring of Justice Peter Tom (Ret.) by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) with the 2021 George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award. Judge Smith was a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement who dedicated his life to the pursuit of justice and inclusion. As the third black person appointed to New York's highest court, he wrote the benchmark decision that effectively voided the state's death penalty. The eponymous award, sponsored by NYSBA’s Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, recognizes lawyers who demonstrate a similar level of commitment to legal excellence, community service and mentoring. Justice Tom exemplifies that in his trailblazing, thirty-plus year judicial career. Read the full press release here. |
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| AABANY is proud to spotlight Hon. Peter Tom, the 2021 recipient of the New York State Bar Association’s George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award. Justice Tom says he is honored to receive an award named after Judge Smith, whom he always considered a good judge and good friend. Judge Smith served on the New York Court of Appeals and was a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement. Since 2007, the honor in his namesake has been accorded to lawyers who demonstrate a similar level of commitment to legal excellence, community service and mentoring. Justice Tom has done just that in his trailblazing, thirty-plus year judicial career.
Read more here. |
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For the month of May, we will be discussing elder law issues relating to Medicaid law changes, health proxy, power of attorney, and wills.
Please click the link below to join the webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89405385472
Or One tap mobile :
US: +16465588656,,89405385472# 
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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REGISTER by clicking on the FLYER below.
Do you have questions for the judges? Once registered, you will receive a Google Form link to submit your questions in advance! Judges will answer your questions LIVE during the event.
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Please see flyer for details and click on it to register. 
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One of the benefits of being an AABANY member is that you get a FREE Affiliate Membership to NAPABA. The code is now available. Please contact margaret.langston@aabany.org to get the code
and instructions to activate your Affiliate Membership. Note that NAPABA's membership follows the calendar year, i.e., January 1 to December 31, so to maximize your membership, be sure to renew now.
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Last fall, AABANY launched a legal referral and information service (“LRIS”) as a public service primarily to help the general public, and especially the Asian American community. The goals of the LRIS are to provide information and referrals,
to recommend lawyers or other resources to provide competent, ethical legal advice and representation, to educate the public about legal representation and to increase respect for the legal profession.
We are seeking qualified
and experienced lawyers to serve on the panels of lawyers eligible to receive referrals from AABANY’s LRIS.
This is a vital program for AABANY that we anticipate will greatly benefit our panelists and fellow members as
well as the public, and especially the Asian American community. If you would like to apply to be considered for the LRIS panel, please contact joinlris@aabany.org and we will send you an application
form. If you have any questions, please send them to the same address.
We hope you can join us in the launch of this important new AABANY initiative.
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| AABANY’s Issues Committee is pleased to invite you to join the AABANY Community Response Task Force! The Community Response Task Force (CRTF) is AABANY’s answer to the rapidly changing legal landscape and the need for quick, effective, and
coordinated responses to the emergent issues that affect our communities. AABANY is firmly committed to being a strong voice and steadfast advocate on behalf of the Asian-American/Pacific-Islander community. During these challenging times,
we have all been witness to sweeping changes that necessitated powerful legal responses. While there have been some great triumphs, there were often times when it was difficult to obtain information, to find ways to contribute, or to organize
a response quickly enough to be effective.
The CRTF is specifically designed to address these needs. The CRTF will serve as a central clearinghouse for information and coordination – tailoring the alerts sent to each volunteer based on that volunteer’s preferences and the needs of the community. Alerts and actions will range from emergency legal services to direct non-legal service actions and from workshops to rallies.
PLEASE NOTE that the Community Response Task Force form has been updated. Even if you have already filled out the form, we kindly ask that you resubmit your interest here.
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Did you clerk for a judge? Have you served as a court attorney? If so, please fill out our AABANY law clerk/court attorney survey!
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 here. 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 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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Applications are now being accepted for AABANY’s 2021 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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Fellowship announcements can be found on AABANY's website under Career Center, in the sub-menu item "Fellowships." Public Rights Project is now accepting applications for its 2021-2023 Public Rights Project Fellowship starting in September 2021. To see current announcements for Fellowships, click here.
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- May 4: AABANY PBCS Committee Presents: Virtual Community Presentation Series - Elder Law. For more information, click here.
- May 4: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Justice & Communities of Color A Civil Rights Forum with Manhattan DA Candidates. For more information, click here.
- May 7: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Trailblazers! APA Judges on the Federal Bench. For more information, click here.
- May 7: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- May 11: AABANY Board Meeting. For more information, click here.
- May 14: Weekly AABANY Membership Mixer. For more information, click here.
- May 20: AABANY Co-Sponsors: Third Annual Hong Yen Chang Award Celebration. For more information, click here.
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- May 4: Attorney General Alliance Presents: A Community United. For more information, click here.
- May 5: New York City Bar Association Presents: 100 Days: Accountability on Immigration. For more information, click here.
- May 5: Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Presents: A Dialogue on Race and Cultural Sensitivity. For more information, click here.
- May 5: Metropolitan Black Bar Association's Family Law Section Presents: The Pitfalls of Article 10. For more information, click here.
- May 6: Brooklyn Women's Bar Association Presents: Asian American & Pacific Islander Month Celebration. For more information, click here.
- May 11: Metropolitan Black Bar Association Presents: Black Lives Matter- Sports Law & Society. For more information, click here.
- May 12: APABA DC Presents: Progressive Reform by State Attorneys General with Karl Racine and Gurbir Grewal. For more information, click here.
- May 13: Thomson Reuters Institute Presents: Progressive Pathways: Adopting a D&I Growth Mindset. For more information, click here.
- May 14: New York City Bar Association Presents: Pandemic Survival Toolkit for Lawyers. For more information, click here.
- May 20: Franklin H. Williams Judicial Commission Presents: 30th Anniversary Celebration. For more information, click here.
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Finance Associate, Nixon Peabody LLP, Boston, Chicago, or NYC
- Trial Attorney - Immigrant & Employee Rights, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
- General Attorney, Securities and Exchange Commission, San Francisco, CA
- Assistant Attorney General, New York State Office of the Attorney General, NYC
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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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