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NAPABA AFFILIATE QUARTERLY REPORTMay 2014, June 2014, July 2014
MAY 2014
May 22, 2014 - APALA-NJ held its Annual Meeting & Elections on May 22, 2014 at Einhorn Harris in Denville, NJ where current APALA-NJ President is Counsel. This year, APALA-NJ decided to expand the 2014-2015 Executive Board to include a Board of Directors consisting of six non-officer Directors. The officers and directors of the 2014-2015 Executive Board are as follows:
OfficersPresident: Jhanice V. Domingo, Esq.
President-Elect: Theodore K. Cheng, Esq.Vice President: Rachit J. Choksi, Esq.
Treasurer: Vik C. Jaitly, Esq.Secretary: Christine H. Kim, Esq.
Board of DirectorsEric G. Fikry, Esq.
Eugene Huang, Esq.Edward S. Kiel, Esq.
John Kim, Esq.P. Stephen Kim, Esq.
Eric Wong, Esq.
Photos Above: Left: APALA-NJ President Jhanice V. Domingo and Immediate Past President Florelee Wan
Middle: 2013-2014 APALA-NJ Executive BoardRight: 2014-2015 APALA-NJ Executive Board Officers
Immediately following the meeting & elections this year was a pre-gala kick-off for all in attendance.
JUNE 2013
June 3, 2014 – APALA-NJ Vice President Rachit J. Choksi, Esq. testified on behalf of APALA-NJ before the New Jersey State Bar Association Task Force on Judicial Independence Public Hearing on June 3, 2014 at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, NJ. Also in attendance was APALA-NJ President Jhanice V. Domingo, Esq.
June 6, 2014 – APALA-NJ Immediate Past President Florelee Wan, Esq. and APALA-NJ Director Eric G. Fikry, Esq. attended the Installation Dinner of Roger Lai, Esq., 83 rd President of the Burlington County Bar Association (BCBA), on June 6, 2014 at Bradford Estate in Hainesport, NJ. Roger Lai, Esq. is the first Asian Pacific American President of the BCBA.
Photo of APALA-NJ Immediate Past President Florelee Wan, APALA-NJ Director Eric G. Fikry, and Burlington County Bar Association President Roger Lai
June 26, 2014 – APALA-NJ held its 17th Annual Gala on June 26, 2014 at the Liberty House Restaurant in Jersey City, NJ. The theme of the Gala this year was “Building on Excellence.” The Liberty House with its beautiful view of the Statue of Liberty -- symbolic of immigrants' pursuit of excellence in this country -- was a perfect venue to kick-off the 2014-2015 Administration as we embark on the next chapter of APALA-NJ and continue building on excellence.
Approximately 240 guests, including APALA-NJ members, sponsors, supporters, New Jersey State Bar Association president, NJ specialty bar association leaders, members of NAPABA affiliates (AABANY, KALAGNY, APABA-PA, etc.), and APA judges and elected officials, attended the Gala. We were especially pleased to welcome:
NJ Bar Association LeadersNJ State Bar Association President Paris EliadesHispanic Bar Association President Anna Maria Tejada/President-Elect Michael PlataGarden State Bar Association President-Elect John Kahn
Local PoliticiansJersey City Council President Rolando Lavarro Assemblyman Raj Mukherji
NAPABA and NAPABA Affiliate LeadersNAPABA Board Members Alex Lee and Jin HwangNAPABA NE Regional Governor Judy KimAABANY President Clara OhrKALAGNY President Kyun YiAPABA-PA President Rahat Babar
NJ APA JudgesJudge David BaumanJudge Terry YangJudge Carlo Abad
APALA-NJ raised more than $56,000 in sponsorship contributions thanks to our generous sponsors and the hard work of our Gala Committee.
DIAMOND SPONSORDay Pitney LLP
PLATINUM SPONSOREinhorn Harris Ascher Barbarito & Frost PC
GOLD SPONSORSArcher & Greiner PC
Cole Schotz Meisel Forman & Leonard PAGreenberg Traurig LLP
HSBC BankThe Joshi Family In Memory of Anish Joshi (1969-2012)
Orsyn AbstractsToys R Us Inc
SILVER SPONSORSAsian American Bar Association of New York
Blank Rome LLPFox Horan Camerini LLP
Fox Rothschild LLPInvestors BankWong Fleming
BRONZE SPONSORSClear Skies Title Agency
Hoagland Longo Moran Dunst & Doukas LLPHudson Court Reporting & Digitial Media
Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New YorkMercedes Benz USA
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLPPrudential
Wiley Malehorn Sirota & RaynesFULL PAGE AD SPONSORS
Genova Burns Giantomasi WebsterWilentz Goldman & Spitzer PAHALF PAGE AD SPONSORS
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLPLevine Staller Sklar Chan & Brown PA
Rutgers School of Law - NewarkQUARTER PAGE AD SPONSORS
Bendit Weinstock, PAOrloff Lowenbach Stifelman & Siegel PA
Newsome & O'DonnellSouth Asian Bar Association of New Jersey
PROGRAM ACKNOWLEDGMENT SPONSORAsian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania
The Honorable Thomas H. Dilts, J.S.C. (Retired)
APALA-NJ GALA COMMITTEE: Jhanice V. Domingo, Chair | Katrina De Los Reyes |Vik Jaitly | Alice Lee | Katherine Lee | Larry Leung | Jillian Reyes | Jenny Suh | Xiao Sun |
Florelee Wan | Jason Ye | Eunice Yoon | Paul Yoon
APALA-NJ was honored to have Richard Liu, Journalist/News Anchor from MSNBC & NBC News as our keynote speaker, and Karen Elizaga, Founder of Forward Options as our special guests of honor. Long-time APALA-NJ member and partner at Archer & Greiner, Phil Cha, Esq. was our master of ceremonies.
Photo of 2013-2014 APALA-NJ Executive Board with Keynote Speaker Richard Liu
Honorees at the Gala included the following award recipients:
Corporate Leadership Award : Aney K. Chandy, Esq.VP, Labor & Employment CounselToys R Us
Professional Achievement Award: Eric G. Fikry, Esq.PartnerBlank Rome LLP
Trailblazer Award: Grace Park, Esq.Acting Union County ProsecutorState of New Jersey
During APALA-NJ’s Awards Gala, the APALA-NJ Charitable Foundation presented scholarship awards to law students from NJ’s three law schools:
Rutgers Law School - Camden: Jake KimRutgers Law School - Newark: Eunice YoonSeton Hall Law School: Pooja Patel
The 2014-2015 Executive Board Officers and Directors were sworn in by the Honorable David F. Bauman, P.J.C., Superior Court of New Jersey, Monmouth County.
Photo of the 2014-2015 APALA-NJ Executive Board
JULY 2014
July 2, 2014 - APALA-NJ President Jhanice V. Domingo, Esq., APALA-NJ Vice President Rachit J. Choksi, Esq. and members of APALA-NJ attended the Community Forum on U.S. Policy in India hosted by U.S. Senator & Chairman of the Senate Committee of Foreign Relations Robert Menendez and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, the Honorable Nisha Desai Biswal on July 2, 2014 at Royal Albert’s Palace in Fords, NJ.
Photos Above: U.S. Senator Robert Menendez, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Hon. Nisha Desai Biswal, Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula, Assemblyman Raj Mukherji, Congressman Frank Pallone, APALA-NJ Past President/Edison Township Council Member Sapana Shah, APALA-NJ President Jhanice V. Domingo, APALA-NJ Vice President
Rachit J. Choksi, and APALA-NJ Members
July 27, 2014 - The 2014-2015 Executive Board held its first Executive Board meeting on July 27, 2014.
WHAT'S NEW WITH APALA-NJ?New OfficeOur new office is located at 494 Broad Street Suite 210 Newark, NJ.New WebsiteCheck our website regularly for job postings, attorney referral directory, and upcoming events at www.apalanj.org. If you have news to share, email us! New Board of DirectorsCongratulations to our newly-installed Board of Directors!Eric Fikry | Eugene Huang | Edward Kiel | John Kim | P. Stephen Kim | Eric WongNew Membership CategoriesRenew your membership HERE. Encourage your friends, co-workers and network to join APALA-NJ as an attorney member, associate attorney member, law student member or associate member!New Standing CommitteesJoin a Committee! If you are interested in chairing or joining one of the committees below, email APALA-NJ President at [email protected].
By-Laws Committee In-House Counsel Committee Judicial & Prosecutorial Appointments Committee (Application
Required) Pro Bono/Public Interest Committee Solo/Small Firm Practice Committee Young Lawyers Committee
UPCOMING EVENTS:
AUGUST 2014
APALA-NJ MOCK INTERVIEW WORKSHOPHosted by APALA-NJ's Professional Development CommitteeCo-Chairs: Jillian Reyes & Clara Y. SonEric Fikry | Diane Magram | Keerthi Mundrati | Willard Shih August 6, 2014 | 6:00 PM | Rutgers Law School Camden
APALA-NJ SUMMER MIXEREvent Sponsor | FORD HARRISON LLPHosted by APALA-NJ's Young Lawyers CommitteeCo-Chairs: Richard Ramones & Xiao SunJonathan Amar | Karan Bhugra | Alex Genato | Qing Guo | Larry LeungWilliam Lim | Christopher Sloan | Jennifer Suh | Eric Wong | Jason Ye | Eunice YoonCo-Hosted by South Asian Bar Association of New Jersey August 21, 2014 | 6:30 PM | Surf City 1 Marin Blvd, Jersey City, NJ RSVP to [email protected]
SEPTEMBER 2014
APALA-NJ'S 9TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC & DINNEREvent Sponsor | DAY PITNEY LLPROYCE BROOK GOLF CLUB | 201 Hamilton Street Hillsborough, NJ | 1:00 PM Hosted by APALA-NJ'S Golf CommitteeCO-CHAIRS: JIMMY KIM [email protected] | JENNY SUH [email protected]
MEMBERS: Jimmy Chae | Jhanice V. Domingo | Eugene Huang | Vik Jaitly | Christine Kim |
Alice Lee | Chang Lee | Xiao Sun | Florelee Wan | Eunice Yoon | Patrick Yu
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EARLY BIRD RATES UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2, 2014.
http://www.apalanj.org/newsevents/apalaevent/9th_annual_apala_nj_golf_classic_dinner