PALSD News & Events
NEWS
Hon. Kenneth So began his term today as Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, having been elected to the position by his peers after the confirmation of Judge Janis Sammartino to the Federal District Court bench. Hon. Kevin Enright was elected Assistant Presiding Judge. Congratulations, Judge So!
PALSD Endorses SDCBA Board Candidates: The PALSD Board has voted to endorse the following candidates for San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors: Elizabeth Balfour, Marvin Mizell, and Kelly Rand. Kelly and Marvin have both been members of PALSD for several years. Kelly is a Deputy District Attorney and past president of the North County chapter of Lawyers Club; Marvin is a Deputy Attorney General in the Criminal Division, is the Chair of the Ethnic Relations and Diversity Committee of the County Bar, and is a past president of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association; Elizabeth Balfour is an associate at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, was co-chair of the Children at Risk Committee of the County Bar, co-chairs the Women's Resource Fair for Lawyers Club, and won her firm's Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award last year. If you are an SDCBA member, please remember to vote.
PALSD Supports Same-Sex Marriage Amicus Brief: The PALSD Board has voted in favor of joining 48 other amici on a brief authored by the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area in support of same-sex marriage (California Supreme Court Case NO. S147999). The list of other API organizations that joined in the brief are listed at the bottom of this e-mail, as it is too long to include here.
CALLING ALL CANDIDATES: PALSD seeks candidates for officer & board positions for PALSD elections in November. For more info please e-mail PALSD@hotmail.com.
EVENTS
PALSD MEMBERSHIP/MENTORSHIP HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, September 275:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Drink specials until 6 p.m.; Pizza provided by PALSD
BASIC Urban Kitchen & Bar VIP room410 10th Ave., downtown San Diego
RSVP ASAP with Jennifer So at jenniferso@rmclaw.us.
PALSD LAW PRACTICE WORKSHOP:
TIPS ON COURTROOM DEMEANOR
Learn in a courtroom setting from San Diego Superior Court Presiding Judge Kenneth So the proper procedures for checking in with court staff, from where and how to address the court, and other important practical trial practice tips
Thursday, October 4, 2007, at NoonMain Courthouse, 220 W. Broadway, Dept. 24Downtown San Diego
Sandwiches and sodas will be provided by PALSD.
1.0 Hr. General MCLE Credit
RSVP with Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego by September 27, 2007, to palsd_jobs@hotmail.com.
This event is open to paid student and attorney members of PALSD. If you are interested in joining PALSD, please visit www.panasianlawyers.org and click on "Membership Info."
PALSD GENERAL MEETING OCTOBER 11
“How to Save a Career: Detecting and Treating Alcohol and Substance Abuse In the Legal Profession”featuring John H. Shale, M.D., J.D., Chair of the State Bar of California’s Oversight Committee for the Lawyer Assistance Program, adjunct professor at USD School of Law, clinical professor at UCSD School of Medicine, and former member of the California Medical Board’s Physician Diversion Program
Thursday, October 11Noon – 1:15 p.m.
China Camp Restaurant, 2137 Pacific Hwy, San Diego 92101*NEW MENU*
$11 PALSD members, $13 non-members; $9 student PALSD members; $11 student non-members
1.0 Hr. Substance Abuse CLE Credit
RSVP to PALSD@hotmail.com
DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY (Co-sponsored by PALSD) Tuesday, October 16, 20075:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SDCBA Bar Center, 1333 Seventh Ave, Downtown San Diego 92101
Keynote speaker: Veta T. Richardson, Executive Director of MCCA
MCCA is a national organization founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, promotion, and retention of minority attorneys in corporate legal departments and the law firms that serve them.1 hour CLE Elimination of Bias Credit.
Cost: FREE- however, registration is required. To register, please contact SDCBA at (619) 231-0781 ext. 0 or bar@sdcba.org Space is limited so register early! Complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, and hors d’œuvres. Valet Parking will be available.
This event is co-sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel America (ACCA) and the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP).Also sponsored by: Lawyers Club of San Diego, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, Tom Homann Law Association, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, South Asian Bar Association of San Diego, Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego and Korean American Bar Association of San Diego.
OTHER IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS:
SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OCTOBER 11-18 (visit www.sdaff.org)
PALSD ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 8
COWBOY VS. SAMURAI PALSD group tickets Nov. 29 performance: visit www.moolelo.net/stage/stage.html for info about the play; e-mail PALSD@hotmail.com if you want to buy discounted group tickets
ANNUAL DINNER & INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS JANUARY 25
Same-sex marriage AMICUS Brief supporters:
API Equality
API Equality - LA
API Equality - SF
API Legal Outreach
Asian American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Asian American Institute
Asian American Justice Center
Asian American Psychological Association
Asian American Queer Women Activists
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Asian and Pacific Islander Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (API PFLAG)
Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Law Caucus
Asian/Pacific Bar of California
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress-Los Angeles
Asian Pacific Islander Family Pride
Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council
Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Asian Pacific Women's Center
CAA Chinese for Affirmative Action
Center for the Pacific Asian Family
Chinese Progressive Association
Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty
Filipinos for Affirmative Action
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance
Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific Asian North American Religion (PANA Institute)
Japanese American Bar Association of Greater Los Angeles
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Khmer Girls in Action
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Korean Resource Center
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance
My Sister's House
National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego
Satrang
South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
South Asian Network
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
Hon. Kenneth So began his term today as Presiding Judge of the Superior Court, having been elected to the position by his peers after the confirmation of Judge Janis Sammartino to the Federal District Court bench. Hon. Kevin Enright was elected Assistant Presiding Judge. Congratulations, Judge So!
PALSD Endorses SDCBA Board Candidates: The PALSD Board has voted to endorse the following candidates for San Diego County Bar Association Board of Directors: Elizabeth Balfour, Marvin Mizell, and Kelly Rand. Kelly and Marvin have both been members of PALSD for several years. Kelly is a Deputy District Attorney and past president of the North County chapter of Lawyers Club; Marvin is a Deputy Attorney General in the Criminal Division, is the Chair of the Ethnic Relations and Diversity Committee of the County Bar, and is a past president of the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association; Elizabeth Balfour is an associate at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, was co-chair of the Children at Risk Committee of the County Bar, co-chairs the Women's Resource Fair for Lawyers Club, and won her firm's Pro Bono Attorney of the Year award last year. If you are an SDCBA member, please remember to vote.
PALSD Supports Same-Sex Marriage Amicus Brief: The PALSD Board has voted in favor of joining 48 other amici on a brief authored by the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area in support of same-sex marriage (California Supreme Court Case NO. S147999). The list of other API organizations that joined in the brief are listed at the bottom of this e-mail, as it is too long to include here.
CALLING ALL CANDIDATES: PALSD seeks candidates for officer & board positions for PALSD elections in November. For more info please e-mail PALSD@hotmail.com.
EVENTS
PALSD MEMBERSHIP/MENTORSHIP HAPPY HOUR
Thursday, September 275:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Drink specials until 6 p.m.; Pizza provided by PALSD
BASIC Urban Kitchen & Bar VIP room410 10th Ave., downtown San Diego
RSVP ASAP with Jennifer So at jenniferso@rmclaw.us.
PALSD LAW PRACTICE WORKSHOP:
TIPS ON COURTROOM DEMEANOR
Learn in a courtroom setting from San Diego Superior Court Presiding Judge Kenneth So the proper procedures for checking in with court staff, from where and how to address the court, and other important practical trial practice tips
Thursday, October 4, 2007, at NoonMain Courthouse, 220 W. Broadway, Dept. 24Downtown San Diego
Sandwiches and sodas will be provided by PALSD.
1.0 Hr. General MCLE Credit
RSVP with Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego by September 27, 2007, to palsd_jobs@hotmail.com.
This event is open to paid student and attorney members of PALSD. If you are interested in joining PALSD, please visit www.panasianlawyers.org and click on "Membership Info."
PALSD GENERAL MEETING OCTOBER 11
“How to Save a Career: Detecting and Treating Alcohol and Substance Abuse In the Legal Profession”featuring John H. Shale, M.D., J.D., Chair of the State Bar of California’s Oversight Committee for the Lawyer Assistance Program, adjunct professor at USD School of Law, clinical professor at UCSD School of Medicine, and former member of the California Medical Board’s Physician Diversion Program
Thursday, October 11Noon – 1:15 p.m.
China Camp Restaurant, 2137 Pacific Hwy, San Diego 92101*NEW MENU*
$11 PALSD members, $13 non-members; $9 student PALSD members; $11 student non-members
1.0 Hr. Substance Abuse CLE Credit
RSVP to PALSD@hotmail.com
DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY (Co-sponsored by PALSD) Tuesday, October 16, 20075:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. SDCBA Bar Center, 1333 Seventh Ave, Downtown San Diego 92101
Keynote speaker: Veta T. Richardson, Executive Director of MCCA
MCCA is a national organization founded in 1997 to advocate for the expanded hiring, promotion, and retention of minority attorneys in corporate legal departments and the law firms that serve them.1 hour CLE Elimination of Bias Credit.
Cost: FREE- however, registration is required. To register, please contact SDCBA at (619) 231-0781 ext. 0 or bar@sdcba.org Space is limited so register early! Complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, and hors d’œuvres. Valet Parking will be available.
This event is co-sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel America (ACCA) and the California Minority Counsel Program (CMCP).Also sponsored by: Lawyers Club of San Diego, San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association, Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association, Tom Homann Law Association, Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, South Asian Bar Association of San Diego, Filipino American Lawyers of San Diego and Korean American Bar Association of San Diego.
OTHER IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS:
SAN DIEGO ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL OCTOBER 11-18 (visit www.sdaff.org)
PALSD ELECTIONS NOVEMBER 8
COWBOY VS. SAMURAI PALSD group tickets Nov. 29 performance: visit www.moolelo.net/stage/stage.html for info about the play; e-mail PALSD@hotmail.com if you want to buy discounted group tickets
ANNUAL DINNER & INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS JANUARY 25
Same-sex marriage AMICUS Brief supporters:
API Equality
API Equality - LA
API Equality - SF
API Legal Outreach
Asian American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Asian American Institute
Asian American Justice Center
Asian American Psychological Association
Asian American Queer Women Activists
Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Asian and Pacific Islander Parents & Friends of Lesbians and Gays (API PFLAG)
Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice
Asian Law Alliance
Asian Law Caucus
Asian/Pacific Bar of California
Asian Pacific AIDS Intervention Team
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County
Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California
Asian Pacific Americans for Progress-Los Angeles
Asian Pacific Islander Family Pride
Asian Pacific Islander Pride Council
Asian Pacific Islander Wellness Center
Asian Pacific Women's Center
CAA Chinese for Affirmative Action
Center for the Pacific Asian Family
Chinese Progressive Association
Conference of Asian Pacific American Law Faculty
Filipinos for Affirmative Action
Gay Asian Pacific Alliance
Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
Institute for Leadership Development and Study of Pacific Asian North American Religion (PANA Institute)
Japanese American Bar Association of Greater Los Angeles
Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)
Khmer Girls in Action
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
Korean Community Center of the East Bay
Korean Resource Center
Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance
My Sister's House
National Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum
National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC)
Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego
Satrang
South Asian American Leaders of Tomorrow
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
South Asian Network
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
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