Founded in 2006, the Austin Asian American Bar Association seeks to serve the mutual professional, social, mentoring, and community interests of Asian American lawyers and lawyers with interest in the Austin Asian American community.
For questions directed to the Council members of AAABA, please email aaaba_council@yahoogroups.com.
For specific questions addressed to the organization president, please email info@austinaaba.org.
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February 16, 2012 Annual Lunar New Year Banquet 6:30 PMVisit the Events page for more information. |
In spite of the freezing cold and tight work schedules, AAABA members turned out for the 2011 Holiday Happy Hour and Donation Drive for Any Baby Can at BarChi last night, December 8. Their generosity made the event a huge success! Toys, other much needed items, and $210 in cash donations were collected to benefit families needing support from Any Baby Can. Meanwhile, AAABA fed their guests with yummy sushi and spirits, and five lucky guests walked away with some cool door prizes. Happy Holidays everyone!
On November 9, AAABA hosted a free CLE entitled “Intellectual Property Best Practices for Your Clients and Their Business,” presented by Anuj Dharia, Chris Kindel, and Gina Shishima, followed by a complimentary reception generously sponsored by Fulbright & Jaworski. In addition to learning about the journey of an imaginary invention, guests were treated to a beautiful sunset view overlooking Lady Bird Johnson Lake in the pristine new offices of Fulbright & Jaworski.
A big thank you to AAABA members Ami Desai, Judge Ramey Ko, LiLan Ren, and Zeena Angadecheril for participating in the Be The Change Day of Service on October 1 at the Amala Foundation. Volunteers assisted the Amala Foundation in planting an herb garden, painting walls, and other activities that contributed to the improvement of this important local organization.
More than 60 student and attorney members attended our annual Fall Social and Student Mentoring Program kick-off at Serrano’s on September 29, organized by Gina Shishima and Beeral Amin. Thank you to all the attorneys who volunteered their time and advice. The profile sheet of career panel attorneys have been uploaded to the Yahoogroup site. In this tough job market, it’s good that we can support the students in their efforts.
AAABA members were treated to a moving speech by Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson of the Texas Supreme Court on Friday, July 14 at the Texas Minority Counsel Program Save the Date Reception. Chief Justice Jefferson encouraged minority attorneys to become the best of the best, the go-to individuals in their field, and exceed expectations. Other members of the judiciary were present, including Judge Ramey Ko, Judge Orlinda Naranjo, Judge Eric Shepperd, Judge Cliff Brown, Judge Andy Hathcock, Judge Bob Pemberton, and many others. The AAABA was recognized by event organizers as a Silver Sponsor and some fabulous door prizes were given away. A large showing by AAABA members made the evening all the more wonderful.
Spares and strikes and gutters, oh my! Our annual summer Family Fun Day at DART Bowl on June 24 had a great turn out, and if you came we hope you enjoyed it! I won’t say who rolled all the gutter balls or who had bowling balls stop in the middle of the lane — you’ll just have to join us next time to find out. Thank you to our Social Committee (Michelle Cheng, Alice Liu Cook, Bob Greenslade, Lisa Tsai, Phong Phan, and Chi Reese) for putting together an amazingly good time, complete with cake and cupcakes.