ABC 25th Annual Summit Meeting -- October 18, 2006

ABC will hold the 25th annual Asian/Pacific American Bar summit meeting in Los Angeles. The date is Wednesday, October 18, 2006.

The purpose of our annual meeting is to meet with state legislators and the Governor’s office to discuss judicial and other appointments and receive updates on statewide issues. It is also a great opportunity to connect with the Asian/Pacific leaders from each of the bars in the state. This year we will be meeting with the Governor’s Appointment Secretary, Timothy Simon, as well as a number of State Assembly Members and other local leaders.

The Asian/Pacific Bar of California (“ABC”) is the statewide umbrella coalition of all Asian/ Pacific American bar associations in California. ABC was founded in 1982 by Asian American bar associations in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Los Angeles to create a collective statewide voice on behalf of the Asian Pacific American legal community. As we grew larger, we included San Diego, the Silicon Valley, and Ventura County. Our member organizations also include Filipino American, Korean American, Japanese American, Vietnamese American, Chinese American, South Asian American and Taiwanese American bar associations throughout California. We are also an affiliate of NAPABA.

Leaders from all California Asian/Pacific American bar associations are invited to the 25th Annual meeting on October 18, 2006, in Los Angeles from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the State Bar of California, 1150 South Olive Street, Los Angeles 90015. To help defray our costs including lunch, we ask that attendees contribute $25.00 per person. Please RSVP or feel free to ask any questions of Mark Morodomi, President, at (415) 238 6101 or mmoro@msn.com or Teri Pham, President-Elect, at (310) 500-3556 or tpham@linerlaw.com.

APABA-LA’s Ninth Annual Installation Dinner.

The event, whose theme is “UNITY,” will be held on Friday, October 27, 2006, starting at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception followed by an elegant sit-down dinner at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 West 7th Street, in Downtown Los Angeles. The dinner promises to be a memorable event, especially since Bill Lann Lee, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights, will be the keynote speaker and recipient of APABA’s Public Service Award for his career and accomplishments. Mr. Lee served under Janet Reno in the Clinton Administration, and we are truly honored that he will be joining us.

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