Co-Chairs:

• Bryan Tham
• Suzanne Young

Goals:

• Review credentials and nominate officers and directors
• Serve as a resource to the board and officers regarding fiduciary duties, obligations, and expectations

Co-Chairs:

• Kristine Calalang
• Evan Liu
• Jennifer Sang
  

Goals:

• Maintain and update a comprehensive list of and contact information for community organizations in Pennsylvania
• Address the legal needs of local APA communities
• Provide seminars on legal topics of interest to local APA communities including personal injury, wills and estate planning, family law, immigration, small business law, and criminal law
• Assist legal residents to become citizens, register to vote, and monitor polling places
• More info here!

Chair:

• Ken Massey

Goals:

• Undertake the auditing, financial control and financial recordkeeping functions of APABA-PA
• Recommend to the Board significant financial planning and maintenance of APABA-PA’s financial assets and liabilities
• Work with other committees such as Development & Statewide Outreach and Membership to identify and suggest ways to fund outreach efforts

Co-Chairs:

• Angela Ruan
• John Yi

Goals:

• Solicit and review applications for, and select individuals to receive awards from the Marutani Fund
• Determine the rules, criteria and process for selecting Marutani fellows
• Communicate with and serve as a resource for Marutani Fellows throughout their fellowship
• More info here!

Co-Chairs:

• Mike Tang
• Carrie Xu

Goals:

• Engage in outreach to recruit and retain Members for APABA-PA
• Maintain the Member rolls of APABA-PA
• Assist the Social/Networking Committee to plan a Mid-Year Membership Meeting and Annual Membership Meeting
• Identify the benefits of membership to different types of members (public, private, firm, inhouse, law student, paralegal, etc.)
• Ensure that promotional and membership application materials are available at all appropriate APABA-PA events (social events, CLEs, banquets, etc.)

Chair:

• Djung Tran

Goals:

• Develop CLE programming for members and the larger legal community, particularly a program for APA Heritage Month in May;
• Develop CLE programming on topics that are relevant to our members, such as new or emerging issues that affect the APA community;
• Coordinate with PBI, Philadelphia Bar Association and Pennsylvania Bar Association on CLE programs.

Chair:

• Mingie Gan

Goals:

• Recruit and engage members in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Harrisburg area;
• Work with Membership committee to identify or develop the benefits of membership in different areas of the state, particularly Pittsburgh and Harrisburg areas;
• Coordinate programming throughout the State.

Co-chairs:

• John D. Huh
• Steve Lee

Goals:

• Develop programs of interest for in-house counsel members across the state, including Pittsburgh and Harrisburg
• Coordinate networking opportunities among in-house counsel and between in-house counsel and outside counsel
• Provide a resource for APABA-PA members considering in-house opportunities

Co-chairs:

• Thomas Lee
• Vinny Lee

Goals:

• Evaluate and vet potential APA candidates for the judiciary
• Coordinate with NAPABA on nomination process
• Make recommendations of endorsements to the board
• Clarify what APABA-PA endorsement means, i.e., what support do we provide to endorsed judicial candidates, and what do we not do?

Co-chairs:

• Chelsea Hollenstein
• Thomas Tran

Goals:

• Communicate with area APALSA organizations about APABA-PA events
• Publicize scholarship opportunities to law schools
• Recruit law students to volunteer for banquets
• Assist Social/Networking Committee to plan the Annual Fall Law Student Reception/Happy Hour
• Coordinate a mentorship program between law students and lawyer/professional members

Co-Chairs:

• Rosey Wong
• Winston Yuan

Goals:

• Develop platforms for communications with members, legal community and APA community
• Update the website and assist with social media and email communications

Co-Chairs:

• Chris Lin
• Rich Ting
  

Goals:

• Promote and nominate members for awards, appointments and recognition
• Shepherd nominees through awards and application process

Co-Chairs:

• Catherine Nguyen
• Aleena Sorathia

Goals:

• Serves as a clearing house for the Board on policy issues arising from the membership, community, other bar associations, such as NAPABA, and from APABA-PA's leadership.
• Reviews issues for relevance to APABA-PA, to the APA communities in Pennsylvania, and to APA lawyers in Pennsylvania.
• Drafts proposed resolutions for approval by the Board and for submission to other organizations
• Alerts and educates APABA-PA members about issues for NAPABA’s annual Lobby Day in Washington, DC.
• Weigh in on issues referred by the APA communities to the Philadelphia City Council or other townships in the Commonwealth

Chair:

• Mingjie Gan

Goals:

• Plan in-person gatherings for members, including for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, aiming for one every two months at least (none needed in the months of the Lunar
  Banquet, Annual Banquet, Mid-Year Meeting, or End-of-Year Meeting)
  • Coordinate with other Affinity Bar Associations and organizations, including affiliate bar events like Quizzo and joint professional networking events with NAAAP, etc.

Co-Chairs:

• Kristine Calalang
• Stephen Kulp

Goals:

• To identify or develop the benefits of membership to solo and small firm members
• To coordinate with NAPABA and other bar associations to develop benefits to solo and small firm members
• Liaise with CLE committee to identify programming beneficial to solo and small firm members
• Liaise with Development and Statewide Outreach to develop or identify programming beneficial to solo and small firm members across the state

Chair:

• Rosey Wong

Goals:

• Formulate a list of potential speakers
• Organize Board to follow up with potential speakers
• Coordinate logistics, venue, program, sponsors, and silent auction
• Find our more here!

Chairs:

• Angela Lam
  

Goals:

• Plan and execute the Lunar Banquet
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Chair:

• Yunica Jiang

Goals:

• Plan summer picnic and coordinate food and transportation (if needed)

• Joseph Centeno
• Judge Ida Chen
• John Chou
• Glenn Hing
• Diana Liu
• Dennis Morikawa
• Bill Uchimoto
• Plus APABA-PA past and current Presidents

Goals:

• Name Attorney of the Year
• Advise the Board and Officers

Co-Chairs:

• Melissa Pang
• Su Ming Yeh

Goals:

• Monitor the implementation of the Strategic Plan
• Help Development and Statewide Outreach implement the statewide expansion goals formulated in the Strategic Plan
• Liaise with the president and other committees as needed to keep them informed of elements of the Strategic Plan under their jurisdiction

Co- Chair(s):

• Pearl Kim
• Chi-Ser Tran

Goals:
• Develop a protocol for APABA-PA when anti-Asian hate incidents are reported directly to APABA-PA, when aid is requested, or when an incident is reported in the press.
• Develop a list of resources that APABA-PA can access or refer people to in responding to anti-Asian hate incidents