NAPABA Raffle Tickets -- win a Mercedes!

-----Original Message-----
From: Lorenzo, Marty [mailto:Marty.Lorenzo@dlapiper.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2007 4:57 PM
To: Lorenzo, Marty
Cc: Wilson, Florence
Subject: NAPABA Law Foundation Raffle Tickets - Win a Mercedes R350 and make a tax deductible donation



I am selling raffle tickets for a new 2007 Mercedes-Benz R350. The R-Class is what Mercedes-Benz calls a "sports tourer" - it handles like car but is roomier than a wagon - (see the attached flyer). Tickets are only $50 each (a tax-deductible donation), and the drawing will be held at the Annual Convention of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association in Las Vegas on November 11. The car is valued at $50,000 and you need not be present to win. All proceeds from the raffle go to benefit the NAPABA Law Foundation, a non-profit organization that gives out scholarships and fellowships to assist communities of color each year. No more than 6,000 tickets will be sold, but it is likely that the number will actually be fewer than 2000 sold - and possibly much fewer! Please email/call me or my assistant Flo Wilson (contact info below) if you would like to purchase one or more tickets!

Thanks in advance for your support.



Marty B. Lorenzo
858.677.1430 T

858.638.5030 F
Assistant: Flo Wilson | 858.638.6647
marty.lorenzo@dlapiper.com

KABA-SD presents: LESSONS LEARNED: BEFORE & AFTER BECOMING A JUDGE

The Hon. Tammy C. Ryu is the first Korean-American woman to be appointed a judge in the history of the State of California. She was appointed to the Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2002.



Please join us as Judge Ryu shares her experience on how she became a judge, and the reasons for some of her career choices along the way. She will also discuss the challenges she faced both as a Korean-American attorney, and as a female attorney. Judge Ryu will also offer insight into life on the bench, as well as why there should be a Korean American Bar Association in San Diego.



Korean food and drinks will be served. Meet and get to know the KABA-SD board and other members. Family and friends are welcome. Come get the inside scoop on what the KABA-SD board has been working on because we would like your feedback!



Date: October 27, 2007

Time: 4:30PM-6:30PM

Place: West Highlands Pacific (WHP) Recreation Center at 5950 Blazing Star Lane, San Diego, CA 92130



Please RSVP to KABA.SD@gmail.com by Monday, October 22, 2007, so we can plan accordingly for food. Thank you!

One Law Firm Builds Its Excellence Around a Female Majority

"What's happened is, I think, because I have been particularly successful in mentoring women, I get a ton of women that are amazing applying for jobs," Brown said. Brown, 49, who is black, said she has a reputation for acting as a mentor to both women and minorities.

LAW PRACTICE • Oct. 11, 2007
One Law Firm Builds Its Excellence Around a Female Majority

By Rebecca U. Cho
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Attorneys at the San Diego-based Brown Law Group have one less thing to worry about than most other law firms - no one has to wonder who forgot to put the toilet seat down.
The eight-attorney firm, specializing in business and employment law, has comprised only women since its inception in 2003. Only recently did the firm hire its first male attorney to start a Los Angeles location.
Janice Brown, who founded Brown Law Group after practicing for 11 years at San Diego's Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, said her firm has been referred to often by clients and potential clients as "that all women law firm." Yet, she rarely markets the firm as such, she said.
"What's happened is, I think, because I have been particularly successful in mentoring women, I get a ton of women that are amazing applying for jobs," Brown said. Brown, 49, who is black, said she has a reputation for acting as a mentor to both women and minorities.
Today's attorneys, for whom finding work-life harmony is key, may find a female-managed environment particularly appealing, according to some industry insiders.
"For women trying to balance all things in life, it might be very attractive to go to a predominantly women-run and majority-of-women firm because they might feel in that environment there's more of an understanding of a lifestyle they're trying to have," said Linda Kornfeld, the managing partner of Dickstein & Shapiro's Los Angeles office.
Kornfeld oversees an office of 21 attorneys, 13 of whom are women. In a recent visit to Stanford Law School, Kornfeld said, she was surprised at how comfortable potential recruits, both men and women, were in stating that a high quality of life was the most important factor in their decision to take a job.
"There is much more pressure in corporate America to adapt to younger people's views on what successful life is," Kornfeld said. "Both men and women will be attracted to women-run businesses because of a greater acceptance to the quality of life approach."
At Dickstein & Shapiro, Kornfeld said, a mostly female staff of attorneys creates a collaborative environment with positive reinforcements galore. As a manager, she tends not to "rule from the top and bark orders and demand conduct," she said.
"I don't mean to suggest men don't brainstorm and act more collaboratively, but they say women have a more natural tendency to work collaboratively than men," Kornfeld said.
A predominantly female or an all-women law firm is rare, but nothing new. When used as a business strategy, some all-female firms have marketed themselves to potential clients who may be looking to bring in diverse outside counsel, said Larry Watanabe, a legal recruiter with Watanabe Nason & Seltzer. He said such firms have dwindled in number over the years as large firms have increased their diversity efforts.
"The vast majority of major law firms are keenly aware and are taking affirmative steps to recruit minorities and women," Watanabe said.
Brown Law Group in the past year has teamed up with Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in representing a corporate client who wanted more diverse corporate counsel. Brown Law Group handles employment work for the client.
Brown, a litigator, said she moved out of the large-firm world seeking a more progressive, unrestrictive environment. Previous to her time at Seltzer, where she was a partner, Brown worked for four years for the U.S. Department of Justice as a trial attorney in Washington, D.C., where she was named Trial Lawyer of the Year in 1987.
"I'm much happier in the environment I'm in right now because I can be myself," Brown said. "I don't have to fit anyone's model. I'm happier and more authentic."
She said she has not aimed to exclusively hire female attorneys, having interviewed both highly qualified men and women for firm positions.
Nadia Bermudez joined Brown Law Group as an associate in 2005 after four years in big firm life, first as an associate at Pillsbury and then at Baker & McKenzie. She said she came to Brown Law Group seeking the supportive environment that she lacked in big firms.
"Being mentored by women of color was significant for me, which I'd never had," Bermudez said. "Mentorship was a big deal, mentorship of people like me."
Brown said in managing her office, she makes sure the attorneys are taking care of themselves. She said she has paid for massages and yoga classes for the attorneys and one Christmas, the firm had a spa retreat.
She said the firm's clients, who are predominantly male, benefit from the uniquely female viewpoint that the firm brings into employment issues, such as sexual harassment. But at the same time, clients seek them out because they are simply good lawyers.
"You have to promote excellence, it doesn't matter what you are," Brown said. "We bring our perspectives as women, but that doesn't mean clients wouldn't have the same expectations from us as men."
Kornfeld said she hopes to see more all-female and majority female law firms succeed.
"Certainly in Los Angeles where we're progressive and open-minded, I'd think there's great opportunity for success," Kornfeld said. "It's not about male or female, it's about competency and meritocracy. Hopefully we're getting there."


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Volunteers Needed

YMCA Halloween Event -- help keep children of color safe on Halloween night!

MAMAs at Legoland!

Join M.A.M.A.S. for
Luce Forward's Legoland Adventure
Saturday, October 27, 2007
M.A.M.A.S. is pleased to announce that the law firm of Luce,
Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP is sponsoring this event. The
first 50 M.A.M.A.S. members to R.S.V.P. will gain 1 adult and 1
child admission at HALF THE PRICE! R.S.V.P. deadline is
12:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 17, 2007. To be eligible for
discounted admission, supplemental payment must be received
by the R.S.V.P. deadline. Any R.S.V.P.'s received after the first
50 may elect to attend this event at full price. Members will be
notified if they do not qualify for the discounted admission.

Event Details
Location: Legoland, Carlsbad
Time: 9:30 a.m. (ticket and t-shirt distribution)
Price: Adult 1/2 price admission $28.50
Child (3-12 yrs.) 1/2 price admission $22
Adult full price admission $57
Child (3-12 yrs.) full price admission $44.1
Payment Methods: Credit card or check made payable to
"Luce Forward."
T-shirts: First 50 members and children receive a free
M.A.M.A.S. t-shirt. All M.A.M.A.S. members may
purchase t-shirts. See attached R.S.V.P. form for
details.
R.S.V.P. and payment to Debra Taylor, Luce Forward, 600 West
Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101, dtaylor@luce.com,
(619) 235-3504.

Big L.A. Law Firms Score Low on Diversity

Big L.A. law firms score low on diversity survey -- The numbers of female, black, Latino, Asian and gay partners and associates lag significantly behind their representation in the city's population, according to a study. Henry Weinstein in the Los Angeles Times -- 10/11/07
Big L.A. law firms score low on diversity survey
The numbers of female, black, Latino, Asian and gay partners and associates lag significantly behind their representation in the city's population, according to a study.
By Henry Weinstein
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

October 11, 2007

Large Los Angeles law firms have poor diversity records, with the numbers of female, black, Latino, Asian and gay partners and associates lagging significantly behind their representation in the city's population, according to a study released Wednesday.

The 17 Los Angeles-area firms in the report have three or fewer African American partners; all but one have three or fewer Latino partners, and half have three or fewer Asian American partners, placing the percentage of partners in those ethnic groups at less than 5%. In contrast, 2005 census data show that African Americans, Latinos and Asian Americans constitute 9.7%, 46.8% and 13.1% of the population in Los Angeles County.

Although more than half the county's residents are women, no firm has nearly that percentage of female partners; the firm with the highest female representation among partners has 27.7%. Moreover, at every firm surveyed, women are significantly less represented as partners than as associates. For example, fully 60% of the associates at one firm are women, but only 14.6% of its partners.

The highest percentage of African American partners at a firm in Los Angeles is 4.6%, while the top percentage of Latino partners is 8.2%. The highest percentage of Asian American partners is 11.1%, and the top percentage of partners who are openly lesbian, gay or bisexual is 7.4%.

Three firms have no African American partners, one has no Latino partners, one has no Asian American partners, and three firms have no publicly declared lesbian or gay partners.

The study was released by Law Students Building a Better Legal Profession at a news conference in Washington, D.C., and online.

The group took self-reported figures provided by the firms to the National Assn. of Law Placement and aggregated them. Detailed information on firms in Los Angeles, Northern California and New York can be found on the group's website, http://refirmation.wordpress.com

The report includes figures for the percentage of lawyers at the firms who do pro bono work and the average number of billable hours for associates at the firms. Those figures vary widely.

Similar percentages were found in other large metropolitan areas. Women make up less than 25% of the partners at all 74 firms surveyed in New York with 100 or more lawyers, while 27 of those firms have no Latino partner, 25 have no African American partner, and 21 have no Asian American partner.

Of 46 firms surveyed in Washington, 17 have no Latino partner, seven have no African American partner, and 13 have no Asian American partner. The picture is somewhat better in the San Francisco Bay Area. Still, only 7 of 31 firms have 25% or more female partners, with the highest figure 32.7%.

Andrew Bruck, co-president of the law student group, emphasized that all the information came from figures that the firms provided. The study deals only with law firms that employ 100 or more attorneys in each market.

"Most students think big firms are indistinguishable, but they're not," said Bruck, a third-year student at Stanford Law School. "Our report helps students see the difference between their potential employers. By providing this information . . . we're helping students make better-informed choices about where they want to work after graduation."

Katherine Reilly, vice president of the Harvard Women's Law Assn., said she thought the report could have broad ramifications. She said students at prestigious law schools "are in a powerful position to positively influence the legal profession by making educated choices early in their careers about the kinds of law firms for which they want to work."

Reilly, a second-year student, said she was not surprised by the figures showing a significant drop-off between the percentage of female associates at large law firms and the percentage who make partner, known as the "opportunity gap."

Those numbers "say something about the atmosphere at the firm regarding support for having a life and family outside the office," Reilly said.

Stanford law professor Michele L. Dauber, who supervised the students' research and compilation of the data, said the research "sends a message to America's law firms that is loud and clear: The best law students want to work at the firms where they have a fair chance at promotion and where it is possible to work hard and enjoy a family life. It's about time students collected this kind of basic information about law firms and began to vote with their feet."

Dauber said the students were preparing a book with all the data and rankings and planned to send the material to Fortune 500 companies who use the services of the big law firms, in the hope that this action also will stimulate change in hiring and promotion practices.

Bruck and Reilly said the students who organized the project are not advocating that law schools bar firms from recruiting at law schools because they have bad percentages in any particular category or in the aggregate. Still, they expressed hope that the data would have an effect.

"We are hoping firms don't want to be known as places where women don't make partner," Bruck said.

"We hope students will look at the data and start asking tough questions."

henry.weinstein@latimes.com

Hate Crimes Awareness Week

LEARN TO LOVE - NOT HATE

HATE CRIMES AWARENESS WEEK

Sunday, October 14th 2007
Museum of Tolerance
9-5pm
Ticket, Lunch & Transportation- $5
Purchase tickets at Box Office
Mass
7 & 9pm
Founders Chapel
Come and pray in community for victims and those affected by hate crimes and hate incidents.

Monday, October 15th 2007
Table Display
11-2pm University Center
Movie Night: "The Laramie Project"
8pm UC 107
Discussion Facilitated by Jesse Mills, Ethnic Studies

Tuesday, September 16th 2007
Discussion Group: Breaking the Silence
Come join in dialogue - for those communities affected by hate crimes and incidents… email kfernandes@sandiego.edu for location.
Lunch will be provided.

Wednesday, September 17th 2007
Student Leader Luncheon with Shane Windmeyer
12:15pm UC107
Student dialogue with guest Shane Windmeyer regarding Hate Crimes, Hate incidents, and a just community.
RSVP required to kfernandes@sandiego.edu

Keynote Speaker: Shane Windmeyer
The Impact of Hate
7pm IPJ Auditorium
Table Display
11-2pm University Center

First Annual Diversity Summit

Dear Professional,
As an individual who values diversity, we ask you to please join the us for our First Annual Diversity Summit featuring:

- Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole (Chair of the JBC Global Diversity Institute),
- Radm. Leendert R. Hering (Commander Navy Region South West),
- Consuelo C. Kickbusch (U.S. Army - RET),
- Jessie Knight Jr. (Sempra Energy),
- Luke Visconti (DiversityInc Magazine),
- Juan Williams (Award-Winning Journalist),
- Dr. Julie Wong (University of Texas at El Paso),

And others as we discuss - Best Practices in Diversity and Inclusion: Ensuring Success in the Global Market.

We have lined up over 21 presenters for this one day event who will cover a wide-range of topics important to the local and global success of your company.

We also invite you to participate in our Reception and Awards Ceremony (October 11) in which we will present the Urban League's President's Award for Diversity to local companies for their diversity efforts.

For complete details, including registration, please visit us at: www.sdul.net

Volunteers needed, please contact Mr. Keith Goosby at 619-920-6358 for more information.


Best regards,

/Maurice D. Wilson
Vice President
Urban League of San Diego County

South Asian Bar Association Annual Dinner

2007 Annual Scholarship and Awards Dinner

Please join us in celebrating the advances and achievements of the South Asian Bar Association of San Diego in promoting the professional development of the South Asian American legal, business and public interest communities. All funds raised will benefit SABA-SD’s annual law student scholarship.

November 17, 2007

6:00 p.m. Cocktail Reception

7:00 p.m. Dinner & Awards

The Mills House

1604 Seventh Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

(Semi Formal Attire/Ethnic Attire Optional & Encouraged)

http://www.sabasandiego.org/events.htm

"PRINCIPAL FOR A DAY" PROGRAM

You are cordially invited to participate in the “Principal for a Day” (PFAD) event scheduled for Friday, October 19, 2007. PFAD, sponsored by Merrill Lynch and coordinated by San Diego Unified School District’s Community Relations Department, offers you the opportunity to experience a morning in the life of a school principal. You will be encouraged to ask questions and we will be very interested in your impressions. You will coordinate your start time with your school principal. Your day will end at noon when San Diego Unified asks you and your host principal to join them, Merrill Lynch executives, the district’s Board of Education, area superintendents, principals and PFAD participants for a debriefing luncheon from 12:30 – 2:00 p.m., at the Paradise Point Resort & Spa located in Mission Bay. Mayor Jerry Sanders will be in attendance. See the attached Invitation and Response form for more information, and reply directly to Janet Delaney (jdelaney@sandi.net) or Tiffany Ellen (etiffany@sandi.net)

While Everyone Was Talking About OJ...

While the *&^%)($%^ media is senationalizing the OJ hotel theft case, this has gone virtually unreported.

This happened in West Virginia , USA very recently and yesterday, Wednesday, 9/12th 2007, Megan Williams was still being treated for this in the hospital.






She was Tortured and Raped for a whole week, by Six White individuals, Three males and Three Females Between the ages of 20 and 49.





CNN normally does not reveal sexual assault victims' names. But Williams, who is hospitalized, and her mother, Carmen Williams, wanted her identity revealed.

Police said Bobby Brewster raped Williams, forced her to lick blood and drink from a toilet, and told his mother to kill Williams if she tried to escape. Authorities previously saidWilliams was also forced to eat rat and dog feces.

According to criminal complaints filed in the county, Williams was assaulted, stabbed in the left leg, choked with cords and beaten for at least a week. When she was found, big parts of her hair had also been torn off of her scalp. Williams says that Alisha Burton 22 cut her ankle with a knife while saying, "That's what we do to Niggers around here," police records show.

"I don't understand a human being doing another human being the way they did my daughter," Carmen Williams told The Associated Press on Tuesday from her daughter's hospital room. "I didn't know there were people like that out here."

Deputies received a tip and Saturday visited a home owned by Frankie Brewster in Big Creek , West Virginia . As the deputies spoke with a woman on the front porch, "a female inside the residence limped toward the door with her arms held out, saying 'Help me,' " according to a news release from the sheriff's department. "It's something you'd expect to see in a horror movie, not in Logan County ," Abraham said. "She was subjected to unendurable torture down there."

The six are charged with kidnapping, sexual assault, malicious wounding and battery. If convicted of kidnapping, a suspect could face a sentence of up to life in prison. The penalty for first-degree sexual assault is 15 to 35 years. Abraham said he is seeking the maximum sentence on the kidnapping charges. In addition to the Brewsters, the suspects are Danny J. Combs, 20, of Harts, West Virginia; and George A. Messer, 27, Karen Burton, 46, and her daughter, Alisha Burton, 23, all of Chapmanville, West Virginia. "They all have previous records and have been arrested numerous times," Sheriff W.E. Hunter said Tuesday. "They are familiar to law enforcement."
Frankie Brewster was charged with first-degree murder in 1994, but pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in the death of an 84-year-old woman. She was released in 2000 after serving five years in prison, according to court records cited by the AP. All of the six individuals that are involved in this case are accused of 108 different cases of crimes all combined.
All six were being held in lieu of $100,000 bail, and all requested court-appointed attorneys, the AP reported. Investigators are still looking for two other people suspected of driving Williams to the home, according to the AP.

Carmen Williams had not reported her daughter missing, saying Megan Williams often disappeared for weeks at a time.

Carmen Williams said she is "horrified" by her daughter's injuries. "She wakes up crying, and the first thing she hollers is 'Mommy,' " she said.





Spread this article since the news stations are trying to keep this quiet.

Send it to all the people you are able to send it to and tell the rest of the people you know by word of mouth.

KABA-SD News Bulletin

In This Edition:

I. SAVE THE DATE -- Event with the Hon. Tammy C. Ryu (October 27, 2007)
II. Immediate Job Opportunity (beginning October 8, 2007)
III. KABA-SD endorses SDCBA Board Candidate – Marvin Mizell
IV. KABA Chapters Meeting in Las Vegas
V. KABA-SD Membership Application Attached

I. SAVE THE DATE -- Event with the Hon. Tammy C. Ryu (October 27, 2007)
Please welcome the Honorable Tammy Chung Ryu on October 27, 2007, at 4:30PM (Location TBA) .

Judge Ryu is the first Korean-American woman to be appointed a judge in the history of the State of California. Governor Gray Davis appointed Judge Ryu to the Los Angeles Superior Court in August 2002. Judge Ryu was the President of the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California in 1994. She has been a frequent speaker on issues of importance to the Korean and Asian American communities at various conferences, including the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the International Association of Korean Lawyers.

Following Judge Ryu's remarks, Korean food will be served for an early dinner. Please RSVP to KABA.SD@gmail.com by October 19, 2007.

II. Immediate Job Opportunity (beginning October 8, 2007)
Robert Half Legal has a very exciting opportunity for all Attorneys or JD's who are bilingual in Korean!

A prestigious national North County law firm will need several Attorneys and JD's for a 3-4 week document review project. If you are fluent (read, write, and conduct business) in Korean, please contact Christina Ciceron at Robert Half Legal immediately (contact information below). The position will start immediately. The hours are Monday thru Friday, 9:00 am - 6:00 pm. Salary commensurate with your skills and experience.

If you or anyone you know is available for immediate work can make a minimum of a 3 week commitment and is fluent in Korean, please call Robert Half Legal today at (619) 234-3181. Referral bonuses will be paid!

Christina A. Ciceron, Esq.
600 West Broadway, Suite 1050
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: (619) 234-3181
Fax: (619) 234-3068
E-mail: christina.ciceron@roberthalflegal.com
www.roberthalflegal.com

III. KABA-SD Endorses SDCBA Board Candidate – Marvin Mizell
The KABA-SD Board has voted to endorse Marvin Mizell for the San Diego County Bar Association (SDCBA) Board of Directors. Marvin attended KABA-SD's inaugural meeting on August 29, 2007. 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. Marvin's objectives, if elected, are found below:

1. Increasing the Relevance and Membership of the SDCBA
The SDCBA must become more relevant to all attorneys in the legal profession, regardless of practice area and whether the attorneys practice in large or mid-size law firms, small law firms, government law departments or corporate law departments. If elected, I will work to increase the membership of the SDCBA by reviewing current benefits so that all attorneys in San Diego County may want to become active members of the SDCBA.

2. Increasing and Retaining Diversity in the Legal Profession
I am committed to increasing and retaining diversity in the legal profession. As the chair of the SDCBA's Ethnic Relations & Diversity Committee (ERDC) this year, the SDCBA approved the ERDC's "Diversity Pledge." The Diversity Pledge contains no quotas, and provides non-mandatory suggestions on how law firms and corporate law departments in San Diego County may increase and retain the diversity of their attorneys, including race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation. If elected, I hope to continue my commitment to increasing and retaining diversity in the legal profession by trying to create a SDBCA diversity "pipeline" program with a local law school and by working closely with the ERDC.

3. Improving Specific SDCBA Sections and Committees
The SDCBA has a number of effective sections and committees. The Children at Risk Committee, of which I am a participating member, is a fine example of the SDCBA at its best for its wide-ranging work with at-risk youth. The Young/New Laywers Division (YNLD) of the SDCBA is performing exceptionally well and should be lauded for its success. However, some sections and committees are unfortunately not functioning as effectively. If elected, I will work hard to improve the effectiveness of the sections and committees that are not functioning well.

If you are a member of the SDCBA, please remember to vote.

IV. KABA Chapters Meeting in Las Vegas
KABA chapters from SoCal, NorCal, Orange County, San Diego, New York, New Jersey, Washington and Chicago are invited to attend the KABA mixer during the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Annual Convention in Las Vegas (November 15-18, 2007).

WHEN: Friday, November 16, 2007, 10:30PM
WHERE: Santoki Las Vegas (across from the Hard Rock Casino), 4480 Paradise Road, Suite 1000, Las Vegas, NV 89169

Please RSVP to KABA.SD@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

V. KABA-SD Membership Application Attached
Please support KABA-SD by sending in your application with membership fee payment. Thank you!


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Korean American Bar Association of San Diego (KABA-SD)
501 W. Broadway, Suite 1100
San Diego, CA 92101

2007 KABA-SD Officers & Board

President -- Jenny J. Yoo
Vice President -- Byeong Ho Yuu
Secretary -- Carol Lee
Treasurer -- Gina Song

Professional Development & Mentoring -- Nancy Song
Membership & Events -- Ahyoung Kim
Law Students -- Jihee Kim

Board Members:
Saerin Cho
Grace Hwang
Bryan Lee
Chul Young Park
Jae Park

PALSD News & Events

IN BRIEF (scroll down for details):
• NEXT PALSD GENERAL MEETING: OCT 11 - Substance Abuse MCLE.
• PALSD ELECTIONS: NOV 8 - send nominations ASAP to PALSD@hotmail.com
• ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for SCAPAL info booth at OCT 6 FilAm Festival and OCT 20 Dragon Boat Festival
• SUPERIOR COURT SEEKS COMMISSIONER: Application deadline is OCT 19
• PALSD ENDORSES SDCBA BOARD CANDIDATES Elizabeth Balfour, Marvin Mizell, and Kelly Rand; PALSD Sustaining Member Marguerite Lieu is also running.
• DIALOGUE ON DIVERSITY: OCT 16, 5:30 p.m. at the San Diego County Bar Center. Free; 1.0 Hr. Elimination of Bias CLE; complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, and hors d’œuvres.
• COWBOY VS. SAMURAI: Free sneak preview OCT 16; buy discounted tickets from PALSD for NOV. 29 by e-mailing PALSD@hotmail.com.
• COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Scroll down for a list of API events around the county
• MUSEUMS: Exhibits at the SD Chinese Historical Society & Museum and at the Mingei
• COMMUNITY BULLETIN: Bone marrow donor needed for Baby Jonah-Screening OCT 14
PALSD-SPONSORED EVENTS & NEWS
PALSD GENERAL MEETING OCT. 11: Substance Abuse CLE-“How to Save a Career: Detecting and Treating Alcohol and Substance Abuse In the Legal Profession”
1.0 Hr. Substance Abuse MCLE Credit
Thursday, October 11
Noon – 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
RSVP to PALSD@hotmail.com
PALSD ELECTIONS NOV. 8: send in your nominations ASAP to PALSD@hotmail.com. Five board member positions are open, in addition to officer spots for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. PALSD will also be voting to update and revise the Bylaws and appoint a Law School Student Representative to serve on the Board.
ATTORNEY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR 10/6 AND 10/20 FESTIVALS: With your help, SCAPAS was able to meet its third quarter pro bono hours requirement for Legal Aid, but we now have to fill fourth quarter pro bono hours. Please help us by volunteering your time--even if only a couple hours--at the following two festivals in October:
(1) Sat., Oct. 6, 11 am to 6 pm: Fil Am Fest sponsored by SD Councilman Tony Young to celebrate the diversity in the Fourth Council District. This is a street festival which is held on Paradise Valley Road between Woodman and Gilmartin Streets. (See community calendar, below)
(2) Sat., Oct. 20, 9 am to 5 pm: SD Alliance Dragon Boat Festival. This is held at Playa Pacifica on Misson Bay Park (just north of the Hilton Hotel). (See community calendar, below)
The San Diego Alliance is also looking for teams for the dragon boat races. Our attorneys had teams in prior years called the Legal Eagles and the Civil Serpents. For more information about putting a team together, go directy to the Alliance's website: www.sdalliance.org
To volunteer time at SCAPAL's information booth, email Palma Hooper at info@scapal.org with the dates and times you can attend.
SAN DIEGO SUPERIOR COURT COMMISSIONER OPENING
Annual Salary $145,891.20
San Diego Superior Court is seeking qualified candidates for Commissioner. The types of cases and/or hearings that may be assigned to commissioners include arraignments and dispositions, small claims, family, juvenile, traffic and unlawful detainer matters. Commissioners must be an active member in good standing with the State Bar of California; admitted to the practice of law in the State of California for a period of not less than ten (10) years; and a citizen of the United States and a California resident. The position offers an excellent Executive Management benefit package. Application materials may be obtained by contacting San Diego Superior Court Personnel at (619) 531-3390 or at the Court's website at: www.sdcourt.ca.gov and must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 19, 2007.
DON'T FORGET TO VOTE! 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.
Tuesday October 16th - A "Dialogue on Diversity," co-sponsored by PALSD, presented by San Diego County Bar Association, the Ethnic Relations Diversity Committee, and Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA). Keynote speaker will be Veta Richardson, Exec. Director of MCCA. 1 hour MCLE Elimination of Bias Credit. Complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks, and hors d’œuvres. Valet Parking available. San Diego County Bar Center, 1333 Seventh Ave, Downtown San Diego, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: FREE, but registration is required & space is limited. To register, contact SDCBA at (619) 231-0781 ext. 0 or bar@sdcba.org.
FREE READING OF COWBOY V. SAMURAI: Tuesday, October 16: Free sneak peek of Mo`olelo's next two productions, Cowboy Versus Samurai and Permanent Collection.
There will be food and Mo`olelo will be offering the sweetest deals you'll ever see with tickets to the next two shows as low as $12 (Regular Admission is $25...but buy your Cowboy vs. Samurai tickets for Nov. 29 from PALSD!).
Sneak Peek Details: A free reading of excerpts from:

Cowboy Versus Samurai
By Michael Golamco, Directed by Kimber Lee
A contemporary Asian American re-telling of Cyrano de Bergerac.

and

PERMANENT COLLECTION
By Thomas Gibbons, Directed by Seema Sueko
Inspired by the Barnes Foundation, a story about race, representation, legacy, art and the role of the media.

WHEN: Tuesday, October 16, 2007
5:30 p.m. reception
6:00 p.m. sneak peek

WHERE: 10th Avenue Theatre
930 10th Avenue, San Diego, CA 92101

COST: Free!!

RSVP: Space is limited, please call 619-342-7395 or email seema@moolelo.net. TO BUY DISCOUNT TICKETS for the Nov. 29 PALSD group night performance of Cowboy vs. Samurai, e-mail PALSD@hotmail.com.
SAVE THE DATES:
1. Saturday, October 13th - San Diego Law Raza Lawyers Annual Dinner; contact Virginia Calderon, virginia@rosnerandmansfield.com.
2. Saturday, November 3rd – Earl B. Gilliam Bar Association Annual Dinner; contact Tina Fryar, tinafryar@yahoo.com.
3. Saturday, November 17th - South Asian Bar Association San Diego Annual Dinner; contact Nita Mehta, sabasandiego@yahoo.com.
4. Friday, January 25, 2008 – Pan Asian Lawyers of SD/Filipino American Lawyers of SD joint Annual Dinner; contact PALSD@hotmail.com.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR:
Filipino-American Arts & Culture Festival 2007
FIL-AM FEST, Saturday, October 6, 11am-6pm
Paradise Valley Rd, SD (between Gilmartin & Woodman)
“Beyond Tradition: Showcasing
Filipino-American Character and Spirit”

Performances, food, games, art exhibits
www.FilAmFest.com, 619.477.3392

HOUSE of PACIFIC RELATIONS, INT’L COTTAGES
HOUSE of CHINA’s LAWN PROGRAM
Sunday, October 7, 2 pm
Balboa Park, SD 92101, www.sdhpr.org
Songs, dances

SD ASIAN FILM FOUNDATION presents
8th annual SD ASIAN FILM FESTIVAL, October 11-18
UltraStar Mission Valley at Hazard Center
7510 Hazard Center Dr (off Friars Rd at 163)

Opening night Thurs Oct 11 Justin Lin’s Finishing the Game
Closing night Thurs Oct 18 West Coast premiere of West 32nd

In-between, over 130 short & feature films from U.S., Canada, Thailand, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand & the Philippines; from Aoi Yu in Hula Girls, Rain in I’m a Cyborg But That’s OK; from Park Chan-wook to post-Fast-and-Furious Justin Lin to Patrick Tam’s 1st film in 17 years, and powerful feature documentary Nanking

In person: George Takei, Dustin Nguyen, Grace Park, John Cho, James Kyson Lee, Sung Kang, Roger Fan, Aaron Yoo, Yul Kwon & others
Schedule & ticket info online at www.sdaff.org

VOLUNTEERS needed, October 11-18
Register on intranet http://intranet.sdaff.org
Attend one training session

MINGEI INTERNATIONAL presents
Folding Festival in Escondido
October 13 (2nd Saturday)
10am-8pm, free with admission
4pm-8pm free admission as part of Festival Escondido!
Origami folding from traditional to whimsical
www.mingei.org

MO’OLELO PERFORMING ARTS’
“Audition Strategies Class” for the working actor
Mondays for 6 sessions, October 15–November 19, 6-9pm
2650 Truxtun Road, Suite 109, SD 92106
$200/*$150 for AASD or AEA Members
To register: classes@moolelo.net, 619.342.7395
For a complete list of Fall 2007 classes, please visit: http://www.moolelo.net/education/2007_my_moolelo.html

SD ALLIANCE for APIAs & SD DRAGON BOAT TEAM co-sponsor
3rd annual SD DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL!
Saturday, October 20, 9am-5pm,
at Playa Pacifica in Mission Bay Park

Festival is FREE and open to the public.
Fees for 16-paddler dragon boat teams:
- $640 with 16 t-shirts, $500 without t-shirts.
Fees for high school and college student teams
(at least 9 full-time students; IDs required)
- $320 without t-shirts, $460 with 16 t-shirts
No experience necessary

www.sdalliance.org, sdalliance@yahoo.com

USD SCHOOL of LAW presents
DIVERSITY ADMISSIONS WORKSHOP
Guest speaker: ANTHONY SOLANA
Saturday, October 20 @ Legal Research Center 132
RSVP/info: email usdlawdiversity@yahoo.com

APPLYING to LAW SCHOOL?
Advice from admissions officials, insight on law school life
from current minority students at USD School of Law

UPAC’s 2007 GOLF CLASSIC
Monday, October 22, SANTALUZ CLUB
8170 Caminito Santaluz, Santaluz 92127
11:30 am registration & lunch
1 pm shotgun start, 6 pm awards & program
$275 each
kmacapugay@upacsd.com, 619.232.4207

JAPANESE FRIENDSHIP GARDEN presents
AKI no MATSURI (“Fall Celebration”)
Friday, October 26, 6 pm
Japanese Friendship Garden “Fujidana”

Concert with BLUE KANON GROUP with
Koto master Masayo Norikura,
Reception & dinner
Members $30, non-members $35
For tickets, 619.232.2721, www.niwa.org

SD FILIPINO AMERICAN HUMANITARIAN FOUNDATION
& SD FILIPPINE LIBRARY & HISTORICAL HERITAGE MUSEUM’s
5th annual HISTORICAL HERITAGE GALA
“Celebrating Filipino Youth & the Arts”
Saturday, October 27, 6pm-11pm
Mission Valley Resort, 875 Hotel Circle South,
Westwind Ballroom I & II
For info: 760.436.3900 or 858.560.1638x4

MO’OLELO PERFORMING ARTS & SD PUBLIC LIBRARY co-present screening of
Wrestling with Angels: documentary on playwright
Tony Kushner; directed by Freida Lee Mock
http://www.tonykushnerthemovie.com

Sunday, October 28, 2 pm
Central Library Auditorium, 820 E St, SD 92101
FREE and open to the public.

MUSEUMS ABOUT TOWN:

SD CHINESE HISTORICAL SOCIETY & MUSEUM
404 Third Ave & 328 J St, SD 92101
www.sdchm.org, 619.338.9888
“EMBLEMS of ETHEREAL GRACE:
Adornments Designed by Pat Tseng”
Transforming antique objects into contemporary jewelry
MINGEI INTERNATIONAL presents
“American Viewing Stones: Natural Art in an Asian Tradition”
“Chinese Woodblock Prints: The Ten Bamboo Studio”
Collecting & creating objects of beauty & contemplation
Balboa Park, 1439 El Prado on the Plaza de Panama
www.mingei.org, 619.239.0003


COMMUNITY BULLETIN:

SAVE BABY JONAH
Born with rare blood disease, Jonah needs a matching marrow donor
Visit www.SaveJonah.com, www.jonahchuang.com,
www.Marrow.org, www.AsianMarrow.org, 888.236.4673

Register as a blood marrow donor:
Screening at Bread of Life Church
11860 Carmel Creek Rd, SD 92160
Sunday, October 14, 12pm-5pm


Thank you, as always, for your warm support of our Asian Pacific Islander communities!
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Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego
P.O. Box 82784
San Diego, CA 92138-2784
http://www.panasianlawyers.org

2007 Officers & Board:

Erika Hiramatsu - President
(619) 645-2224
Peter Quon, Jr. - Vice President
(619) 645-2038
Doreen Erenea - Secretary
Joanna Tsai - Treasurer

Board Members:
Saerin Cho, Student Representative
Kim-Thoa Hoang
Valerie Garcia Hong
Jae Park
Jon Tangonan
Julie Trinh

Discussion on the International Criminal Court

The International Law, Federalist, and International Human Rights Societies will be hosting Ron Rychlak, a delegate to the UN committee to form the International Criminal Court, on Thursday, Oct 4th, at noon in the Grace Courtroom to discuss the topic of whether the International Criminal Court is an obstacle to peace. Lunch will be served.

"A Day in the Life of a Young Deputy City Attorney" by Markecia R. Simmons

I am a prosecutor in the San Diego City Attorney’s Office. As a Deputy City Attorney (DCA) in the Criminal Division, I prosecute misdemeanors and infractions committed within the city limits. The Criminal Division is divided into nine units: Screening and Arraignment, Trial, Appellate, Consumer and Environmental Protection, Code Enforcement, Drug Abatement Response Team, Domestic Violence Unit, and Neighborhood Prosecution.Some of the best features of the Criminal Division are the trial experience and the comprehensive training program for all new deputies. The training is comprised of courtroom work, classroom instruction, and visiting with law enforcement agencies. I was very well trained by our senior staff, and the training program has earned an excellent national reputation. Things that are common to all DCAs in the Trial Unit include trial preparation, conducting bench and jury trials, appearing in court daily for arraignments, readiness hearings, probation revocation hearings and 1538.5 motions, negotiating plea bargain agreements and issuing cases based on police reports and investigations. We maintain an average annual caseload of 10-20 cases set for jury trial. The challenging goal of the Criminal Division is to develop and maintain excellence in trial, despite the influx of approximately 40,000 criminal cases per year. One of the strengths behind the processing of our criminal files is the Criminal Division’s support staff. We would not be able to maintain trial excellence without them.What is my typical day like? I must tell you that no day is really typical. When I am initially preparing for a trial, the majority of my time is invested in writing my opening statement and preparing for direct and cross examination questions. In addition, criminal trial attorneys know that several pretrial events occur before one actually stands before a jury. It takes approximately half a day to get through pretrial motions. You’re lucky if you get to pick your jury on Day One before lunch.Returning back to a typical day, I continue to prepare for my trial while I am waiting to be called to a courtroom. It’s 10:30a.m. There are 45 potential jurors.I hand over my jury instructions and verdict forms to the courtroom clerk, the judge comes in and takes a seat at his bench. The jury panel is called into the court room. The judge acknowledges the attorneys. For a moment I am distracted because the banana I grabbed before the day began was not enough and now my stomach is growling. It is now 11:30a.m. Fortunately, the judge announces that he will excuse us for lunch and has told everyone to come back to the courtroom at 1:30 p.m. It will provide me with enough time to calm my stomach and continue to prepare for my case, present my witnesses and closing argument. Trial work is, at many times, unpredictable. But that drives me to be at my very best. In addition, there is a code of respect that DCAs share with our colleagues, courtroom staff, and the public defenders. We are all trying to achieve justice in the courtroom. I will always remember my first trial where the defendant was charged with PC 647(f): being drunk in public. When the jury returned a guilty verdict, they gave me a standing ovation. That’s because the judge told them that this was my first trial. I strongly believe, however, that my successes in the courtroom have been as a result of what I learned in the Criminal Division’s comprehensive training program.As I said earlier, the average number of cases actually tried by a DCA in the trial pool ranges from 10-20 cases a year. Once a DCA has gained sufficient trial experience, opportunities exist to transfer to one of the Criminal Division’s vertical units. I recently transferred from the Trial Unit to the Code Enforcement Unit (CEU), where I work in close partnership with the city’s neighborhood code enforcement inspectors, community groups, and the Police Department to improve the quality of life in San Diego’s neighborhoods. My supervisor Diane Silva-Martinez has overseen the unit for more than a decade and has been an excellent trainer for me. The types of violations that are referred to CEU range from substandard housing to illegal businesses, nuisance properties, fire hazards, illegal dumping, destruction of sensitive resources, abandoned structures and numerous other violations. As a code enforcement prosecutor, I know that I am continuing to make a difference in people’s lives and our neighborhoods. I must stress that what also makes a big difference in carrying out one’s duties everyday is having top management who truly understand and truly appreciate the work that you’re doing every day. City Attorney Michael Aguirre and Assistant City Attorneys Chris Morris and Margaret Jacobo make a big difference for newbies, like myself. It is my hope that one day I too will be able to assist a new deputy city attorney launch his or her criminal career with all the support that I have received from the San Diego City Attorney’s Office.

Original article can be found at:
http://www.sdcba.org/ynld/oct_2007/article5.html

Raza Lawyers of SD, Calendar of Events:

CALENDAR

September 28, 2007 – Deadline for submitting resume to serve as a Lawyer Representative to the Southern District Court. See attached flyer for additional information.
September 28, 2007 – Deadline to nominate “San Diego’s hottest up-and-coming Young Attorneys”. The Daily Transcript is seeking nominations. Go to www.sddt.com/YoungAttorneys.
Saturday, September 29, 2007 – Free Home Clinic from 10:00 am-2:00 pm. This is a clinic for distressed homeowners. Attorneys with experience in Real Estate, Landlord/Tenant, Bankruptcy and Family law are encouraged to volunteer. Call the Pro Bono program of Legal Aid at Tel: (619) 471-2600 x 2717 for additional information about volunteering.
Sunday, September 20, 2007 – Aids Walk (see below for additional information)
October6, 2007 – Women of Color in Law Diversity Luncheon. Sharon Majors-Lewis, the Governor’s Appointments Secretary will be present. See below for additional information.
Saturday, October 13 – RAZA ANNUAL DINNER – mark your calendars.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 5:00 -7:30 pm, Diaglogue on Diversity. The executive director of MCCA (Minority Corporate Counsel Association) will be giving a presentation on hiring, promotion and retention of minority attorneys. It counts as 1.0 CLE Elimination of Bias credit. See attached flyer for additional information.
Saturday, October 20, 2007 – Diversity Admissions Workshop; Guest Speaker Anthony Solana; Free workshop regarding admissions to law schools. RSVP to usdlawdiversity@yahoo.com. Please pass along the information to anyone interested in applying to law school. A flyer is attached.
October 31 – Read-In – Member Rachel Cano has been involved with this project for a long time. I have done it. It’s fun meeting the kids, reading to them and answering their questions. The readers usually dress up in a Halloween costume. The school provides you with a brown bag lunch in a brown bag decorated by the children. See below for additional information.
November 2, 2007 – California Rural Legal Assistance’s annual Tardeada starts at 6:30 pm. Raza members, including Victor Torres, will be recognized by CRLA.
November 3-11, 2007 – Immigrant Rights Consortium (we are a member organization) is holding a week of teach-ins in immigrant communities throughout the county in the week of November 3-11. This is a worthwhile event as it will provided much needed information to members of our community. See below for additional information.
Saturday, November 3, 2007 – Earl B. Gilliam Bar Associations annual dinner. (see attached flyers for additional information)
November 17, 2007 – South Asian Bar Association (SABA-San Diego) annual dinner.
December 6-8, 2007 -- Low-Income Immigrant Rights Conference by the National Immigration Law Center. Register now if interested at http://www.nilc.org/DC_Conf/dc-conf2007/registration2007.htm
Friday, January 25, 207 – Pan Asian Lawyers of SD/Filipino American Lawyers of SD joint Annual Dinner.

Juvenile Justice Post-Graduate Fellowship Announcement

The Loyola Law School Center for Juvenile Law and Policy isseeking applications for a post-graduate fellowship in theCenter's Juvenile Justice Clinic. The fellowship is designed for recent law school graduates who possess ademonstrated interest in indigent juvenile defense andjuvenile justice issues. The fellowship is a two yearappointment, beginning on August 1, 2008. The fellowship is designed to provide a well developed practical skill set aswell as clinical teaching experience. The Center is a legal clinic that brings public service,education and advocacy together to improve the quality of legal services provided to youth in the juvenile delinquencysystem. The clinic provides free legal services to childrenin the Los Angeles delinquency courts while providingstudents with vital litigation skills and the opportunity topractice in the public interest.

In the Fall of the first year, the fellow will participate in a year long academic program designed to developlitigation and trial advocacy skills with a focus oncriminal and delinquency defense. Beginning in the fallsemester, the fellow will begin representing clients in the delinquency courts under the direction of the Center'sclinical supervisors.

In the second year, the fellow will take on an increasedcaseload and be expected to mentor clinical students. Thefellow will also have an opportunity to design and teachmodules of the class room component of the clinic and willbe expected to collaborate extensively in the simulatedexercises. The fellowship will provide an opportunity tospend two years developing skills as a criminal litigator aswell as a clinical instructor. The fellow can expect to beexposed to a broad range of juvenile justice issues and willparticipate in any initiatives undertaken by the Center.However, it is not expected that fellows will have time toengage in independent scholarly research and writing. Recent graduates will be considered, but must be sworn in to the California Bar by December 2008. Candidates mustpossess strong academic credentials, strong written and oralcommunication skills and a demonstrated commitment to publicinterest lawyering. Supervisory experience is desirable. The salary is competitive with other public interestfellowships and will be based on the number of years oflegal experience. Fellows are eligible to receive anexcellent benefits package provided by Loyola MarymountUniversity.

Applicants should submit the following:

* A personal statement of no more than 750 wordsdescribing the applicant's relevant experience, interest in juvenile criminal defense and an explanation of how thefellowship fits within the applicant's professional goals

* Resume

* Writing sample of 10 - 15 pages

* Three references mailed directly to the school from the author

* Law school transcript

Applications must be received by November 15, 2007, and addressed to:

Roxanne Hill

Juvenile Justice Fellowship

The Loyola Law School Center for Juvenile Law and Policy

919 Albany Street

Los Angeles, CA 90015

cjlp@lls.edu

No phone calls please.

Loyola Law School maintains a strong commitment todiversity. Applications from women and members of groupstraditionally underrepresented are especially welcome