Events

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund invites all the local APALSAs and APA attorneys in the DC area for a Wine and Cheese Welcome Reception to kick off the new academic year

Wine & Cheese Rooftop Welcome Reception

Hosted by: Jenner & Block

Thursday, September 23, 2010

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

1099 New York Ave. NW, Suite 900

[Metro Center/Gallery Place Metros]

• Win a $1500 BARBRI credit toward any bar course in the country!
• Find out what the DC Metro APA Legal Community can offer you.
• Come and meet fellow APA lawyers and law students
• Sign-up for an attorney mentor/student mentee for the school year.

Please RSVP Here

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund (AEF) is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation established by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA) of the Greater Washington, DC Area in 1993 to engage exclusively in charitable and educational activities.  For more information about AEF, visit www.aefdc.org.

The Law Students Know Thy Career Options Event, co-sponsored by APABA-DC and SABA will be hosted by Jones Day.

Event Program
Registration & Reception: 5:45 – 6:20
Greetings/Opening Remarks: 6:20 – 6:30
Panel Discussion: 6:30 – 7:15
Break‐out Sessions: 7:15 – 8:00

Panelists
William Ho‐Gonzalez, Deputy Chief, U.S. Depart. of Justice, Human Rights & Special Prosecutions Section
Myron Quon, Executive Director, Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center
Benjamin Roca, Senior Counsel, Northrup Grumman
Ritu Singh, Associate, Jones Day

Tuesday, June 15, 2010
5:45pm to 8:00pm
51 Lousiana Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001
Closest Metro Stations: Judiciary Square and Union Station

Please RSVP to David Hsu, President-Elect of APABA-DC by June 9th.

1) Summer Fellowship Application for Law Students, Now Due May 7, 2010.

2) AEF Bar Assistance Grant Application for 3Ls and recent graduates, Now Due May 7,2010.

3) AEF Board of Directors Application for Attorneys, Now Due May 7, 2010.

Thanks for Supporting the 2010 AEF Annual Dinner! It was a resounding success and we were able to raise over $60,000.

Photos from the event are available. Photos by: Kris Ikejiri

Please send questions to AEFboard@gmail.com.

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund is proud to announce that its Annual Benefit Dinner will be held on Friday, March 19, 2010 at the National Press Club.

Location: National Press Club (529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC 20045)

6:00 pm - Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction

7:00 pm - Dinner

Keynote Speaker:

Stuart Ishimaru, Acting EEOC Chairman

Mistress of Ceremony:
Sandra Endo, CNN National Correspondent

Community Service Award Recipient:
Paul Igasaki, Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Equal Justice Works

(Dress Attire: Business)

For more information, please click here / For advertisement specifications, please click here

Purchase Tickets by Mail:

Mail completed RSVP form and check payable to “Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund” to Ada Loo, Pillsbury, 2300 N Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20037-1122

Purchase Tickets Online:

Photos from the Successful Career Planning Seminar

AEF’s Career Planning Seminar will be hosted by K&L Gates.

Thursday, January 28, 2010
6:30 to 9:00 pm

K&L Gates
1601 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
Closest Metro Stops: Farragut North/Farragut West Metro Stations

Please RSVP.

For more information about the event, please click here.

Photos from the Successful Speed Networking Event

AEF’s Speed Networking Reception will be held hosted by Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett, & Dunner LLP.

Thursday, November 12, 2009
6:30 to 9:00 pm

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garret & Dunner, LLP
901 New York Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Closest Metro Stops: Gallery Place/Chinatown or Metro center

Please RSVP by Monday, November 9, 2009.

For more information about the event, please click here.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

9:00am - 2:00pm

Learn about judicial clerkships and internships from judges and law clerks. Meet judges from federal and state trial, administrative, and appellate courts. Hear judges and law clerks describe the work of their courts and their own experiences

Understand the application process and the selection criteria for clerkships and internships

American University
Washington College of Law
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016

Tenley Town/AU Station on the Red Line

Complimentary breakfast and lunch provided.

RSVP by October 9.

For more information, click here

Photos from a Successful Wine & Cheese Rooftop Welcome Reception

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association Educational Fund invites all the local APALSA’s and APA attorneys in the DC area for a Wine and Cheese Rooftop Welcome Reception to kick off the new academic year.  Find out what the DC Metro APA Legal Community can offer to you. Come and meet fellow APA lawyers and law students who will give advice on succeeding in law school and sign up for an attorney mentor or student mentee for the school year.

Hosted by:
Jenner & Block

Thursday, September 17, 2009
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
1099 New York Avenue, N.W., Suite 900
[Metro Center / Gallery Place Metros]

Photos from 2009 Dinner

On March 26, 2009, the Asian Pacific American legal community gathered at the National Press Club to raise funds to support public interest fellowships for law students.

The Dinner featured a keynote address by D.C. Public Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee and also honored Sunil Mansukhani, Executive Director of the D.C. Access to Justice Commission, for his longstanding service to the Asian Pacific American community in the D.C. area. Sherri Ly of Fox5 served as the evening’s emcee.

The Dinner grossed almost $60,000 to support summer public interest fellowships for law students.

“The AEF Board is grateful that the D.C. legal community came out to support the law students,” said AEF President Taron Murakami. “We are excited that the legal community recognizes that their support of public interest work is important, especially in difficult economic times.”

Over 200 guests attended the Dinner, which was sponsored by numerous entities and individuals.

AEF also announced the advent of the AEF Bar Assistance Grant, sponsored in part by BAR/BRI.

Details of 2009 Benefit Dinner - Thursday, March 26, 2009

National Press Club
529 Fourteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20045
(Metro Center Station - Red, Orange, and Blue Lines)

Program

• Keynote Speaker: Chancellor Michelle Rhee, District of Columbia Public Schools
• Community Service Award Recipient: Mr. Sunil Mansukhani, Executive Director of D.C. Access to Justice Commission
• Emcee: Ms. Sherri Ly, Fox5 and WTTG Reporter
• Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction at 6:00 p.m.
• Dinner & Live Auction at 7:00 p.m.

Forms

• 2009 Benefit Dinner Program
• Invitation
• Sponsorship form
• Auction item donation form

See also:

• 2008 Benefit Dinner Program
• Photos from the 2008 Dinner

***Donations are tax-deductible and will fund public interest fellowships for deserving law students (AEF is a 501(c)(3) organization. Contributions greater than the amount of the value received per dinner ticket (TBD) are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law).

AEF’s Career Planning Seminar will be held on January 28, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm and hosted by Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (K&L Gates LLP).  (RSVP)

The event will include a Q&A session with a panel of legal recruiters about what law firms and corporations are looking for in prospective lawyers and the opportunity to have your resumes reviewed by a professional. 

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