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On Tuesday, May 22, 2018 AABANY 's Military and Veterans Affairs Committee and NYCLA's Asian Practice Committee and KALAGNY collaborated  to present an evening celebrating Asian Americans in Public Service.  Thank you to our distinguished panelists and their families for their service:

Hon. Randall T. Eng, former Presiding Justice, New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department; Retired Colonel, New York Army National Guard;

Brigadier General Richard C. Kim, Deputy Commanding General, Army North, U.S. Army; and

Joon H. Kim, Esq., former Acting U.S. Attorney for Southern District of New York.

Sung Hwang, Co-Chair of the AABANY Military and Veterans Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the NYCLA Asian Practice Committee moderated the Panel.

Judge Eng, General Kim, and Joon Kim shared their experiences of being in government and public service. They inspired everyone to give back and care about their community.

The event concluded with Sung Hwang and Jimmy Kang, Co-Chairs of the AABANY Military and Veterans Affairs Committee and Margaret Ling, AABANY Development Director presenting Judge Eng, General Kim, and Joon Kim with award plaques in honor of their contributions to their country and community.

On May 16, AABANY  co-sponsored with NYCLA, KALAGNY, Venable LLP and Chase Bank, a CLE program entitled “Basics of Condominium Offering Plans and the Role of the Real Estate Finance Bureau of the NY State AG’s Office” at NYCLA.

Thanks to Margaret Ling ( AABANY Development Director, Co-Chair of  AABANY Real Estate Committee and NYCLA Asian Practice Committee Co-Chair) and Sung Hwang (KALAGNY member, AABANY Military & Veteran Affairs Committee Co-Chair, NYCLA Asian Practice Committee Co-Chair) for organizing and panelists: Jang W. Lee (Assistant Attorney General, Real Estate Finance Bureau, Office of the NYS Attorney General), Nicholas Minella (Assistant Attorney General, Real Estate Finance Bureau, Office of the NYS Attorney General), Kevin Cruickshank (Chase Business Development Relationship Manager for Condo and Coop Lending) and David W. Lu (Seiden & Schein, P.C.).

On February 8, 2018, Margaret Ling and Sung Hwang, Co-Chairs of the New York County Lawyers Association Asian Practice Committee hosted their Lunar New Year Year of the Dog Reception at NYLCA. Margaret is also the current AABANY Co-Chair of the AABANY Real Estate Committee and Asia Practice Committee. 

This event was attended by over 150 Attorneys and was a joint event of  New York County Lawyers Association, Asian American Bar Association of New York, Korean American Lawyers of Greater New York, and the Filipino American Lawyers Association.  Thanks to Sean Bacchus, HSBC  Retail Business Banking Manager, James J. Paguaga, HSBC Retail Business Banking Manager, and David Lau, HSBC Retail Business Banking Relationship Manager for HSBC's Sponsorship of the event. 

AABANY congratulates Kathy Hirata Chin, who has been named one of the New York County Lawyers Association’s Outstanding Women in the Legal Profession. The award will be presented at NYCLA’s 103rd Annual Dinner, to be held on December 11 at the Grand Hyatt New York near Grand Central.

Kathy has been an active and prominent AABANY member who, with her husband Judge Denny Chin, has led AABANY in its popular and highly-regarded trial reenactments for the past eleven years.

AABANY’s efforts to recruit and train volunteer attorneys to help Asian American youth with disabilities protect their legal rights is the subject of a NYCLA blog post written by NYCLA Education Law Committee Co-Chair Amy Leipziger.

There are more than 12,000 Asian students receiving special education services in NYC schools, and yet Asian American youth with disabilities are often underrepresented in discussions about special education because they confront the ‘model minority’ myth that makes it more difficult for them to get the recognition and help they need, and as a result, their problems are more often ignored. 

To read more, click the link above.  

For further details on AABANY’s activity in this area, see the blog posts below: 

http://blog.aabany.org/post/163370762837/on-july-11-over-twenty-five-lawyers-and-summer

http://blog.aabany.org/post/163639413887/chinese-american-planning-council-holds-conference

On Thursday, June 22, AABANY’s Prosecutors’ Committee hosted its 9th Annual Reception at the New York County Lawyers Association. The Committee honored Deputy Chief Ellen Chang of the NYPD and Judge Danny Chun of Kings County Supreme Court for their exemplary record of public service.

Both honorees were among the first Asian Americans to hold such high offices in their respective fields. It was enlightening to hear about the challenges that both honorees faced as Asian Americans. Deputy Chief Chang began her career as a police officer at a time when only one percent of the force consisted of Asians. Likewise, as an immigrant, Judge Chun had to overcome racial stereotypes when he started as a District Attorney for New York County.

AABANY President Dwight Yoo presented them with plaques honoring their “inspirational success, appreciation of lifelong commitment to justice, public service and equality.” We would like to thank NYCLA as our hosts, and we also thank the following guest speakers for joining us:

Catherine Christian, former NYCLA President and Special Assistant to the DA for External Affairs, DANY

Bridgette Rohde, Acting US Attorney, EDNY

Bridget Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor

Joan Loughnane, Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney, SDNY

Jesse Sligh, Executive ADA, Queens County

Leroy Frazer, Chief of Staff, Kings County

Nitin Savur, Executive ADA, NY County

Brian Lee, Chief of District Court, Nassau County

Cicely Harris, EEOC Officer and Diversity Inclusion Lead, Bronx County