We are pleased to hold our 41st Annual Banquet in person this year on Friday, October 17, 2025, at the Sheraton University City Hotel, 3549 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The cocktail reception will commence at 6:00p.m., and dinner will be served at 7:00p.m.

Our Annual Banquet is the most prominent annual social event for APABA-PA. It draws many attorneys, judges, and law students from the region. We will again present our Attorney of the Year Award and Marutani Fellowship Scholars at the Annual Banquet.

APABA-PA’s William M. Marutani Fellowship was established in 2003 to honor Judge Marutani’s legacy as a civil rights advocate, jurist, and pioneer in the law. Each year, first and/or second-year law students who exhibit the same commitment to social justice as Judge Marutani are selected to receive this financial award in support of summer employment with a public interest organization or government agency.

For more information about the Annual Banquet, scholarship, and our organization, please visit the APABA-PA webpage at http://www.apaba-pa.org.

We hope to see you there!

Sincerely,

The APABA-PA Annual Banquet Committee

Keynote Speaker:

Don H. Liu

Don H. Liu, Chief Legal Officer of Flutter Entertainment. Previously, Mr. Liu was the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary of Target Corporation (“Target”), a large retail organization, from October 2023 until August 2024. Before that he served as the Executive Vice President, Chief Legal & Risk Officer and Corporate Secretary of Target from October 2017 to October 2023. Prior to joining Target, Mr. Liu served in diverse leadership roles working across multiple business sectors and functional areas at Xerox as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; Toll Brothers as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer; IKON Office Solutions as Corporate Compliance Officer and Chair of IKON Diversity Council; and Aetna U.S. Healthcare as Deputy Chief Legal Officer. Prior to becoming in-house counsel, he served as an associate at two New York City law firms specializing in securities and mergers and acquisitions. In addition, Mr. Liu has served as a director of Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc. since 2022. Mr. Liu received his B.A. degree from Haverford College and earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law.

His many external professional board affiliations also include the Board of Managers of Haverford College; and the Board of Directors for CaringBridge, a nonprofit dedicated to helping people during a health journey. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of MoreBank (a for-profit ethnic community bank he founded); Vice Chair of the Asian American Diversity Advisory Council and Member of the Executive Committee of the Joint Diversity Council at Comcast Corporation; and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (a nonprofit organization promoting diversity in the practice of law).

Don is a recipient of America’s Top General Counsel Honor from NYSE Euronext’s Corporate Board Member, National Law Journal – America’s SO Outstanding General Counsel recognition and the Legend in Law Award from the Burton Foundation and The Library of Congress.

Born in Seoul, Korea and an American citizen, Don and his family immigrated to the US in 1972. He received his B.A. degree in Philosophy and Religion from Haverford College with magna cum /aude and Phi Beta Kappa honors and earned his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.

2025 Attorney of the Year

Jennifer Lin

Chief of Staff for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office

Jennifer Lin serves as the Chief of Staff for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, as a member of District Attorney Krasner’s Executive Team. In this role, she oversees the Office’s HR, Finance, and IT Departments, as well as managing recruitment, building operations, and Continuing Legal Education on behalf of the DAO. Jennifer has worked as an Assistant District Attorney at the Philadelphia DA’s Office for the last twenty years. Prior to her role as Chief of Staff, she served as an appellate prosecutor in the Law Division, and later as the Supervisor of the Civil Litigation Unit. 

In addition to her work as a prosecutor, Jennifer has dedicated her time to serving the Asian American and Pacific Islander (“AAPI”) community. In 2006, she co-founded the Office’s Asian Outreach Program, serving as the primary liaison to AAPI victims, witnesses and community stakeholders in serious and complex cases. In this role, Jennifer has facilitated communication with Mandarin-speaking victims in hundreds of cases. She has organized and participated in a number of public-safety events and townhall meetings with the District Attorney and stakeholders from the AAPI community to address specific cases and concerns regarding the criminal justice system. 

Jennifer’s leadership and history of engagement with the AAPI community also stems from her active participation in the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania, having served as President of the organization in 2012, and later as the chair of the Bylaws, Strategic Planning, and Statewide Outreach Committees. Jennifer was recognized by the Legal Intelligencer as a “Lawyer on the Fast Track” in 2009, and was awarded the Lynne Abraham Prosecutor Award by the Philadelphia Coalition for Victim Advocacy in 2010. In 2022, Jennifer was the recipient of the Legal Intelligencer’s Unsung Heroes Award. Outside of work she enjoys traveling, learning languages, and riding horses.

Emcee

Nydia Han

Emmy award-winning journalist and dedicated community advocate

Nydia is a consumer investigative reporter and co-anchor of Action News Sunday mornings and Action News at 10 A.M. on 6abc. She is also the creator of the impactful documentary series, hashtag#ThisIsAmerica, which offers a fresh and thought-provoking look at American identity and unity. With her extensive career in journalism, Nydia has traveled across the country to report on vital stories and is committed to exposing scams, protecting consumers, and fostering positive change.

Beyond her professional achievements, Nydia actively contributes to the community through her involvement with the Asian American Women’s Coalition and other organizations. She passionately advocates for lung cancer research funding, inspired by her mother’s battle with the disease. She also dedicates her time to mentoring aspiring journalists and helping others find their voice.

A proud Northwestern University alumna, fluent in Korean, and a devoted mother and wife, Nydia brings warmth, insight, and leadership to every role she takes on.

2025 Marutani Fellowship Scholars:

Jessica Li— Temple University Beasley School of Law 

Su Ly – Temple University Beasley School of Law 

Caitlin McElwee – Villanova Charles Widger School of Law