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congratulatory Letter from nAPABA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Letter from Governor chris christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

"Looking Back . . ." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Letter from APALA-NJ Outgoing President Paul K. Yoon

"Looking forward . . ." . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Letter from APALA-NJ Incoming President Florelee Wan

2012-2013 APALA-nJ executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

2013-2014 APALA-nJ executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2012-2013 APALA-nJ foundation executive Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

APALA-NJ 16th Annual Awards Gala and Installation of Officers Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

installation of officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

keynote speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Honorees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21

scholarship Award recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

APALA-nJ Lifetime & Gold members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

sponsor Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Back cover

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Dear Friends and Distinguished Guests:

On behalf of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), I am pleased to welcome you to the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey’s (APALA-NJ) 16th Annual Awards Gala & Installation of Officers. NAPABA is proud to work with the dedicated members of APALA-NJ, one of our 64 affiliated bar associations. We applaud APALA-NJ for its ongoing commitment to improving opportunities for Asian Pacific American lawyers in New Jersey.

NAPABA is the national association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. We represent the interests of over 40,000 attorneys and 64 state and local Asian Pacific American bar associations. Our members include solo practitioners, large firm lawyers, corporate counsel, legal service and non-profit attorneys, and lawyers serving at all levels of government. NAPABA continues to be a leader in addressing civil rights issues confronting Asian Pacific American communities. Through our national network of committees and affiliates, NAPABA provides a strong voice for increased diversity of the federal and state judiciaries, advocates for equal opportunity in the workplace, works to eliminate hate crimes and anti-immigrant sentiment, and promotes the professional development of people of color in the legal profession.

Warmest congratulations to outgoing APALA-NJ President Paul Yoon, as he celebrates the completion of a successful year and passes the baton to incoming APALA-NJ President Florelee Wan, from whom we anticipate another dynamic bar year.

On behalf of NAPABA, I extend our best wishes for a successful and inspirational dinner. I look forward to seeing many of you on November 7-10, 2013, at the Kansas City Marriott Downtown in Kansas City, MO, for NAPABA’s 25th Annual Convention.

Warm regards,

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i am so grateful to our membership for giving me the opportunity to serve as President of APALA-nJ . it has been a great year for APALA-nJ . through the collective efforts of our exceptional executive Board and the strength and participation of our membership, we were able to meet our mission of helping APA law students, attorneys, and the community as a whole . together, we accomplished the

following:

• Successfully hosted the first ever NAPABA Eastern Super Regional Conference at Trump Taj Mahal (May/June 2012)

• Held two Mock Interview Workshops at Rutgers Law Camden and McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney, Carpenter in Newark, NJ

• Launched a social media campaign by linking our website to Facebook and Twitter

• Doubled membership and hit record numbers of Gold and Lifetime members

• Had the most successful 7th Annual Golf Classic & Dinner by raising $20,000 for the APALA-NJ Charitable Foundation

• Co-hosted first time networking events with the South Asian Bar Association and the Asian American Real Estate Association of New Jersey

• Held a successful and well-attended Lunar Banquet

• Awarded scholarships to four deserving APA law students

• Co-sponsored “Nuts and Bolts of the Appointments Process” with our sister bar associations

• Assisted the community through programs like Citizenship Rutgers and AALDEF’s Deferred Action Pro Bono Training

• Strongly advocated for the nomination and confirmation of Superior Court Judge David Bauman to the New Jersey Supreme Court

• Successfully advocated for the nomination and confirmation of recently appointed Superior Court Judge Carlia Brady

• Continued our efforts to support important policy issues with the Governor's Office and Legislature to advocate for greater representation in our State's judiciary and in other government positions

As always, APALA-nJ is successful in achieving its goals and furthering its mission, only because of the support and participation of its collective membership . on behalf of the 2012-2013 executive Board, thank you for your support!

i would also especially like to thank the 2012-2013 executive Board members – florelee wan (President elect), Jhanice domingo (Vice President), rachit choksi (treasurer) and Alice Lee (secretary) for their hard work and dedication to this organization . i personally will never ever forget all that we accomplished together as a team .

i have been honored to serve our members and work with such an exceptional team this past year .

thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve you!

PAuL K . YOONAPALA-NJ President 2012-2013

"Looking Back . . ."

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i am humbled and honored to serve as President of APALA-nJ for the 2013-2014 term . i am extremely grateful to our members and especially, would like to thank all past executive Board members for their dedication and commitment in advancing APALA-nJ’s mission of promoting a positive image of Asian Pacific Americans (APAs), educating members and the community about issues of critical concern to APAs, supporting the entrance and advancement of APAs in the legal profession, providing networking opportunities and encouraging communication between members and new Jersey’s APA community .

it is an exciting time for APALA-nJ and we intend to keep the momentum going!

•Programming . We will continue the tradition of successful programs like our Lunar Banquet, Annual Golf Classic, Annual Awards Gala, Mock Interview Workshop, Mentor/Mentee program, Corporate Counsel event, and other seminars and networking events. We are also very excited to increase collaboration with our sister specialty bars, including the GSBA, HBA, ABWL, SABA-NJ, NJMLA, NJWLA, as well as the NJSBA and county bars, on a number of events, such as “The Nuts & Bolts of the Appointments Process” program.

•Policy . We will continue to fight for diversity by working with the Governor’s Office and NJ Legislature to advocate for greater APA representation in our State’s judiciary and in other government positions. We will also join NAPABA and our affiliate APA bar organizations in addressing civil rights issues confronting APA communities, working to eliminate hate crimes and anti-immigrant sentiment, and advocating for justice, equity and opportunity for APAs in our nation through efforts such as Lobby Day.

•Community Service . As we look ahead, APALA-NJ will continue its strong tradition of service to the community, including participation in the Citizenship Rutgers project and other collaborative projects with civic groups, sister specialty bar associations and/or law school student organizations, such as a Soup Kitchen to feed the homeless during the holidays. In conjunction with the APALA-NJ Charitable Foundation, we will also continue to provide scholarships to APA law students at our three NJ law schools.

•Website and Social Media . We will complete the migration of our website to www.apalanj.org and continue to improve our website so that members receive updated information with respect to upcoming events, membership account information and the Attorney Referral Directory. Membership communication will be enhanced by social media and members are encouraged to join APALA-NJ on Facebook and Twitter.

i look forward to working with the 2013-2014 executive Board members – Jhanice domingo (President elect), Alice Lee (Vice President), Xiao sun (treasurer) and Jennifer suh (secretary) . with this extraordinary executive Board, i have no doubt that we, together with the collective strength of our membership, will take APALA-nJ to the next level .

thank you for the honor of serving APALA-nJ . Please enjoy the evening!

FLOreLee WANAPALA-NJ President 2013-2014

"Looking Forward . . ."

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We congratulate our colleagues:• Florelee Wan on her new position as President of APALA-NJ

• Paul K. Yoon Outgoing President of APALA-NJ

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OFFICERS

Fruqan Mouzon, Esq.President

Steve G. Hockaday, Esq.President-Elect

Akinyemi T. Akiwowo, Esq.

Vice-President

Crystal West Edwards, Esq.Secretary

John P. Kahn, Esq.Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Kalimah Ahmad, Esq.

Jason C. Curry, Esq.

Lissa Jean Ferrell, Esq.

Patrice Hayslett, Esq.

Demetrice R. Miles, Esq.

Estelle Joy Munn, Esq.

Sharon Price-Cates, Esq.

Geraldine Reed Brown,

Esq.

Jennifer A. Watson, Esq.

Michael V. White, Esq.

Daryl A. Williams, Esq.

IMM. PAST PRESIDENT

Lori E. Caughman, Esq.

The GSBA Joins in the Celebration and Congratulates

the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New

Jersey on its 16th Annual Awards Gala & Installation of Officers. 

We Wish APALA Continued Success and Look Forward to

Opportunities to Work Together in Advancing the Cause of

Diversity, Equality and Service.

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Paul K . Yoon

President

Paul yoon is a Partner at wong fleming, P .c ., where he focuses his practice on commercial and criminal litigation .

from 2007 to 2011, he served as Assistant Prosecutor in essex county, where he prosecuted

felony crimes committed against the state of new Jersey . Prior to joining the essex county Prosecutor's office, mr . yoon clerked for the Honorable Joseph P . donohue in union county and served as special Assistant to washington, d .c . mayor Anthony A . williams .

mr . yoon is a recipient of the woodrow wilson fellowship and is very active in the Asian Pacific American community . He serves as President of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of new Jersey (APALA-nJ) and also serves on the Board of directors for the korean American family service center (kAfsc) and the korean American League for civic Action (kALcA) .

mr . yoon received his J .d . from new york Law school and his B .A . from the university of Pennsylvania .

2012-2013 APALA-NJ Executive Board

Florelee Wan

President Elect

florelee wan is an Associate with wong fleming in its Princeton, new Jersey office . ms . wan concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial litigation, creditors’ rights, and employment law . ms . wan has been an active member of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of new

Jersey (APALA-nJ), having served as co-chair of the 2012 nAPABA eastern super regional conference committee, co-chair of APALA-nJ’s 4th Annual Golf outing, co-chair of the membership committee, and secretary to the APALA-nJ executive Board . in 2012, she was elected to serve as President-elect of APALA-nJ and is the incoming President of APALA-nJ for the 2013-2014 term .

ms . wan earned her Bachelor of science degree in industrial and Labor relations from cornell university in 1998 . she received her Juris doctor degree from Brooklyn Law school in 2002 and was admitted to practice law in new Jersey and the united states district court for the district of new Jersey . she served as a judicial intern to the Honorable david G . trager of the united states district court for the eastern district of new york in 2001 . Prior to joining wong fleming in 2011, ms . wan practiced in the areas of insurance defense and commercial litigation with a firm in Paramus, new Jersey from 2007 to 2011 and was associated with a products liability defense firm in woodbridge, new Jersey form 2003 through 2007 .

ms . wan is a member of the new Jersey supreme court committee on Jury selection in civil and criminal trials, new Jersey state Bar Association, monmouth county Bar Association and the national Asian Pacific American Bar Association Bankruptcy, restructuring and creditors’/debtors’ rights committee . she is among a select cohort of approximately 100 exceptional lawyers nationwide who were recently chosen to participate in the inaugural collaborative Bar Leadership Academy to be held in June 2013 . ms . wan is active in the community and presently serves as a deacon for the first Presbyterian church of matawan .

rachit Choksi

Treasurer

rachit choksi is currently an Associate at the Bhalla Law firm, LLc . Prior to joining ravi Bhalla's firm, mr . choksi clerked in the united states district court for the district of new Jersey and in the superior court of new Jersey . while in law school, he interned for the Honorable chief Justice stuart rabner on

the supreme court of new Jersey, at the united states Attorney’s office in the district of new Jersey, and at the manhattan district Attorney’s office . mr . choksi was also on the editorial board of the rutgers Law review, co-chair of the Public interest Law foundation, and research Assistant to John J . farmer, Jr . He is a graduate of rutgers college (’06) and rutgers school of Law – newark (’10), and a former journalist . mr . choksi was APALA-nJ’s treasurer and JPAc co-chair for the 2012-2013 term, and is currently Vice President of Public relations for the south Asian Bar Association of new york and secretary for the south Asian Bar Association of new Jersey .

Alice H . Lee

Secretary

Alice H . Lee is counsel at Potashnik and Associates, LLc, a boutique new york city firm where she focuses her practice on trust and estate planning and administration . Her clients include domestic and foreign business owners and professionals .

ms . Lee advises clients who have complex, multi-national issues involving ownership of assets in multiple jurisdictions, domestic and foreign estate and inheritance taxes, choice of laws and succession concerns . ms . Lee also sets up domestic and international trusts for clients based on their individual needs . Aside from her trust and estate practice, ms . Lee has experience in areas of complex commercial litigation, trust and estate litigation, and business disputes . ms . Lee is very active in the Asian Pacific American community, focusing her efforts primarily on the promotion of networking and business development of young Asian professionals . ms . Lee volunteers as legal counsel to Project by Project, a national non-profit organization that serves the national Asian American community .

Prior to becoming an attorney, ms . Lee was a professional model with ford models in new york city for over a decade where she worked on editorial campaigns for major fashion companies and magazines .

Jhanice V . Domingo

Vice President

see bio on page 13 .

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2013-2014 APALA-NJ Executive Board

Jhanice V . Domingo

President Elect

Jhanice V . domingo is counsel to the law firm of einhorn, Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & frost, P .c . ms . domingo’s practice is devoted to family law . she handles a wide variety of family law matters including divorce, child custody, alimony, child support, equitable distribution, palimony, prenuptial

agreements, post-nuptial agreements, civil unions and domestic violence . she also works closely with the firm’s estate Planning department to ensure that her clients’ tax, real estate and business issues are thoroughly addressed in family law proceedings .

ms . domingo’s experience in family law is extensive . while in law school, she worked for the seton Hall Law center for social Justice family Law clinic representing indigent clients in various family law matters and has been recognized for her pro bono work with the northeast new Jersey Legal services Private Attorney Program . After graduating from law school, she clerked for then family Law Judge, the Honorable Joseph P . donohue, J .s .c ., in the superior court of new Jersey, chancery division, family Part, union county . ms . domingo currently serves on the new Jersey supreme court family Practice committee . she has completed an intensive family Law trial Advocacy course conducted by the national institute for trial Advocacy . she has been recognized by new Jersey super Lawyers for her work in family law and was selected as a super Lawyer® rising star in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013 . she has also received an AV® Preeminent™ Peer review rating from martindale-Hubbell .

ms . domingo is a former somerset county Assistant Prosecutor and prosecuted criminal contempt of domestic violence restraining orders and juvenile delinquency . Her litigation and courtroom experience allows her to effectively represent clients in various juvenile and domestic violence matters in addition to divorce cases .

ms . domingo was admitted to the new Jersey Bar in 2002 and the u .s . district court of new Jersey in 2003 . she received her J .d . from seton Hall school of Law, newark, nJ in 2002 and graduated from Boston college, chestnut Hill, mA in 1999 where she earned a B .A . in psychology and minor in women’s studies .

ms . domingo is a member of the new Jersey state Bar Association, the morris county Bar Association, the Bergen county Bar Association and the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of new Jersey (APALA-nJ) . ms . domingo has served on the APALA-nJ executive Board for two years, as Vice President in 2012–2013 and treasurer in 2011-2012, and is the incoming President-elect for 2013-2014 . she is also the co-chair of APALA-nJ’s Judicial and Prosecutorial Appointments committee, which facilitates the appointment of qualified Asian Pacific American candidates to the judiciary and to other positions in state and federal government .

Xiao Sun

Treasurer

Xiao sun is presently completing a two-year term as Law clerk to the Honorable michael e . Hubner, J .s .c ., who has presided in both the special civil Part and Law division of the superior court . Prior to his clerkship, mr . sun served as intern to the Honorable deanne wilson, J .s .c ., morris

county chancery division, and to the Honorable doris Ling-cohan, of the new york supreme court . mr . sun graduated rutgers school of Law - newark in 2011, having served as Vice President of the school's Asian Pacific American Law students Association and senior notes and comments editor of the rutgers computer and technology Law Journal . He discovered his love of litigation and trial practice in Professor Louis raveson's evidence and trial presentation class . during law school, mr . sun was a summer associate at uBs wealth management, and a clerk in small employment practice .

Jennifer Suh

Secretary

Jennifer suh is an associate attorney at Brown Gavalas & fromm LLP, a firm specializing in maritime, aviation, insurance coverage and defense of liabilities . she received her Juris doctor degree from rutgers school of Law – newark where she served as President of the Asian Pacific American

Law students Association and as ateaching Associate for the first-year legal research and writing course . she also served as senior Articles editor of the women’s rights Law reporter and was a member of the moot court Board .

Prior to entering law school, ms . suh received her B .A . in communication/minor in international and Asian American studies from Boston college in 2006 and worked as a paralegal at sullivan & cromwell LLP in their litigation department .

ms . suh has been active in APALA-nJ serving as the social & communication subcommittee co-chair for the 2012 nAPABA eastern super regional conference as well as a member of the marketing committee for the APALA-nJ foundation Golf committee . she is the incoming secretary of APALA-nJ for 2013-2014 .

ms . suh is admitted to practice in new Jersey and new york and is also a member of the new york state Bar Association . she is fluent in korean and is also currently serving on the executive committee of the teddy kim foundation, a non-profit foundation dedicated to honoring the life of her friend, edward “teddy” kim .

Florelee Wan

President

see bio on page 12 .

Alice H . Lee

Vice President

see bio on page 12 .

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APALA-NJ Foundation Executive Board 2012-2013

Michelle Wu

2012-2013 President

michelle wu is an attorney at Graham curtin, P .A . in morristown, with a practice concentration in corporate law and immigration law, principally representing companies and individuals in the petition, change, and extension of various non-immigrant visas, permanent residency, and

citizenship petitions . ms . wu’s work with corporate clients has included representations of manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, technology companies and various service providers in strategic corporate alliances, commercial contracts, cross-border transactions, and day-to-day corporate counseling .

ms . wu served as Judicial Law clerk for the Honorable Helen e . Hoens, Appellate division, superior court of new Jersey . during law school, she served as Judicial intern for the Honorable ronald J . Hedges, u .s .m .J ., district of new Jersey . she also served as managing development editor of the rutgers computer & technology Law Journal . currently she is the President-elect and serves on the Board of directors of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association/nJ foundation and is the co-chair of APALA/nJ’s Professional development committee .

ms . wu received her B .A . from shanxi university in china with highest honors, her m .P .H . from columbia university, and J .d . from rutgers university school of Law in newark . Prior to attending law school, ms . wu worked in the health care industry in new york city and as a legislative assistant for the chinese legislature .

rajiv Parikh

2012-2013 President-Electrajiv d . Parikh, counsel at Genova Burns Giantomasi & webster in newark, new Jersey, is a member of the complex commercial Litigation and construction Law & Litigation Practice Groups . in his legal practice, mr . Parikh is experienced in handling a myriad of litigation matters, including

cases involving complex business disputes, constitutional and first amendment claims, extortion, securities fraud, intellectual property and licensing disputes, patent litigation, construction litigation, real property disputes and partnership divestitures . He regularly appears in the state and federal courts of new Jersey, and recently was successful in defeating a petition before the united states supreme court .

mr . Parikh has a particular expertise in litigation and counseling on technology issues, including e-discovery and social media risk and management, internet defamation and harassment, and related disputes . He also represents candidates and political campaigns in election related litigation, and is a frequent lecturer on election Law issues in new Jersey

mr . Parikh served as a clerk to the Honorable tonianne J . Bongiovanni, united states magistrate Judge, united states district court for the district of new Jersey (2005-2007) .

mr . Parikh earned a Juris doctor degree from rutgers university school of Law in 2005 . He was editor in chief of the rutgers conflict resolution Law Journal . He earned a bachelor’s degree from rutgers college, rutgers university, in may, 2001, and was a representative to the university’s Board of Governors .

mr . Parikh is a Barrister for the John c . Lifland American inn of court and a member of the Association of the federal Bar of new Jersey, the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of new Jersey and the south Asian Bar Association of new Jersey . since 2010, mr . Parikh has been recognized in new Jersey monthly magazine by super Lawyers as a rising star in Litigation . Also in 2010, he was elected to the Board of directors of the Historical society of the united states district court for the district of new Jersey and in 2011 President-elect of the APALA-nJ charitable foundation .

mr . Parikh is proficient in conversational Gujarati .

David Kwon

2012-2013 Treasurer

david kwon is currently employed by AdP, inc . as staff Vice President / Associate General counsel . Prior to joining AdP in June 2011, mr . kwon was a Partner at the newark, nJ office of k&L Gates LLP . Prior to joining k&L in 2001, mr . kwon served as an Assistant district Attorney for the new york county

district Attorney’s office, serving in the Appeals Bureau, the trial division, and the special Prosecutions Bureau of the investigations division . during this time, mr . kwon also served as a special Assistant u .s . Attorney with the u .s . Attorney’s office for the eastern district of new york, and received the u .s . department of Justice Award for Public service . mr . kwon is a past President of APALA-nJ and has also served as the APALA-nJ President-elect, Vice President and secretary . mr . kwon is a founding trustee and treasurer of the APALA-nJ foundation, a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to carrying out the charitable and educational mission of APALA-nJ . mr . kwon has also served as a director and officer of the korean American League for civic Action, and is presently chair of the Board of trustees for his church, the morningside united methodist church . mr . kwon received his J .d . from the Boston university school of Law in 1995, and his B .A . in sociology (with Honors) from Brown university in 1992 .

ron Chen

2012-2013 Secretary

ronald chen returned to the rutgers school of Law in newark, nJ in January 2010 after serving for four years as the first Public Advocate of new Jersey in 13 years when the department of the Public Advocate was restored in 2006 . As a member of Governor corzine’s cabinet, he was charged with

providing advocacy for a number of specific constituencies, including elder citizens, persons with disabilities, mental health services’ consumers, and ratepayers, and was generally given standing to represent the public interest in legal proceedings .

Prior to becoming the Public Advocate, dean chen was the Associate dean for Academic Affairs at the law school, with responsibility for overall academic and curricular operations and policy . Previously, he was Acting director of the minority student Program, director of financial Aid, and an Assistant Professor of Law . through all these jobs, he maintained a busy schedule as a law professor, teaching contracts, federal courts, constitutional Law and church-state relations . in addition, dean chen provided pro bono legal representation to a host of clients on a range of civil rights and constitutional law cases . dean chen earned a bachelor’s degree from dartmouth college in 1980 and graduated from rutgers school of Law-newark with high honors in 1983, where he was editor-in-chief of the rutgers Law review and the saul tischler scholar .

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COCKtAIL reCePtION (christopher’s restaurant in Heldrich Hotel)Sponsored by Day Pitney INtrODuCtIONmaster of ceremonies: Rachit J. Choksi, APALA-nJ treasurer (2012-2013)mistress of ceremonies: Alice H. Lee, APALA-nJ secretary (2012-2013)/Vice President (2013-2014)

WeLCOMe reMArKS Paul K. Yoon, outgoing APALA-nJ President (2012-2013)

KeYNOte ADDreSS Grace Meng, u .s . congresswoman, sixth congressional district of new york

PreSeNtAtION OF AWArDS

•Corporate Leadership Awards P. Stephen Kim, corporate counsel, celgene corporation Presented by Willard Shih

Noriko Ellen Okamoto, senior counsel, tonnage Americas, Linde north America, inc Presented by Tony Ching

•Professional Achievement Awards Hon. Ravinder S. Bhalla, Partner, the Bhalla Law firm Presented by Rachit J. Choksi

David S. Kwon, staff Vice President, Associate General counsel, Automatic data Processing, inc . Presented by Alice H. Lee

•trailblazer Award Craig T. Sashihara, director, new Jersey division on civil rights Presented by Christine Kim

PreSeNtAtION tO APALA-NJ FOuNDAtION Jhanice V. Domingo, APALA-nJ Vice President (2012-2013)/President-elect (2013-2014)

reMArKS BY APALA-NJ FOuNDAtION & PreSeNtAtION OF SCHOLArSHIP AWArDS Rajiv Parikh, APALA-nJ foundation President-elect (2012-2013)

2013 APALA-NJ SCHOLArSHIP reCIPIeNtSKiara Han, rutgers school of Law camdenChristopher R. Sloan, seton Hall Law schoolCynthia Vuoung, rutgers school of Law newarkJason Mengyi Ye, rutgers school of Law newark

INStALLAtION OF OFFICerS oath of office Administered by the Honorable carlia m . Brady, J .s .c .

2013-2014 APALA-NJ executive Board President: Florelee Wan President-elect: Jhanice V. Domingo Vice-President: Alice H. Lee treasurer: Xiao Sun secretary: Jennifer Suh

CLOSING reMArKS Florelee Wan, incoming APALA-nJ President (2013-2014)

AFter-PArtY (christopher's Lounge in Heldrich Hotel) Sponsored by Prudential

APALA-nJ 16 AnnuAL AwArds GALA

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Oath of Office

Honorable Carlia M . Brady, J .S .C .

the Honorable carlia m . Brady, J .s .c . is currently the only filipino-American superior court Judge of the state of new Jersey . she presides in middlesex county, civil division .

Prior to her judicial appointment, Judge Brady was a certified civil trial attorney . she was a litigation partner at stark & stark in Princeton, where she handled plaintiffs’ personal injury matters with a concentration on traumatic brain injuries . Prior to joining stark & stark, Judge Brady was a construction management attorney at Peckar & Abramson in river edge and a civil defense attorney at Picillo caruso o’toole in nutley .

Judge Brady obtained her Juris doctorate degree from seton Hall Law school . she was law clerk to the Honorable travis L . francis, A .J .s .c ., the Honorable martin kravarik, J .s .c ., and the Honorable Harriet derman, P .J .s .c .

Judge Brady served as an executive officer and on the Board of Governors of the new Jersey Association for Justice . she also served as a chairperson of its women’s caucus and minority concerns committee, as well as a speaker and/or moderator at its educational seminars .

Judge Brady is a current member and former executive officer of APALA-nJ .

instALLAtion of officers

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Congresswoman Grace Meng

U.S. Congresswoman, Sixth Congressional District of New York

u .s . congresswoman Grace meng is serving her first term in the united states House of representatives . ms . meng represents the sixth congressional district of new york encompassing the new york city borough of Queens, including west, central and northeast Queens .

ms . meng is the first Asian-American member of congress from new york, and the first female member of congress from Queens since former Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine ferraro .

she is dedicated to fighting for the hardworking families of Queens by protecting medicare and social security, spurring economic growth, creating jobs, ensuring access to a quality education and increasing funding for transportation and infrastructure projects .

ms . meng is a member of the House foreign Affairs committee and its subcommittee on the middle

east and north Africa . the foreign Affairs committee oversees united states foreign policy towards all nations around the world, and has jurisdiction over foreign aid, the state department and key international organizations such as the united nations .

ms . meng also serves on the House small Business committee where she sits on two subcommittees: contracting and workforce – of which she is the ranking member – and Agriculture, energy and trade . the small Business committee, which was established to protect and assist small business owners, has oversight towards financial aid, regulatory matters and the small Business Administration (sBA); issues critical to Queens and new york city since small businesses are the economic engine of the region .

Prior to serving in congress, ms . meng was a member of the new york state Assembly . while in the Assembly, ms . meng was a dedicated bridge builder and a fighter for equality . she passed laws to extend unemployment coverage during the worst economic crisis since the Great depression, fought human trafficking, cracked down on those who abuse women and children and protected seniors from rising property taxes .

Born in corona, Queens and raised in the Bayside section of the borough, ms . meng graduated from stuyvesant High school and the university of michigan . she then earned a law degree from yeshiva university’s Benjamin cardozo school of Law . Prior to entering public service, she worked as a public interest lawyer .

ms . meng resides in Queens with her husband, wayne, two sons – tyler and Brandon – and her dog, Bounce .

Keynote Speaker

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The Trailblazer Award is bestowed upon an Asian Pacific American attorney who through his or her leadership has pioneered into a field or position that has never before been assumed by an Asian Pacific American. Through their service, pioneers pave the way for future generations of Asian Pacific Americans to continue to venture into unchartered territory.

Trailblazer Award

The Corporate Leadership Award is given to an individual who demonstrates extraordinary leadership and innovation in his or her in-house practice.

Corporate Leadership Award

Honorees

Craig t . Sashihara

craig t . sashihara leads the nJ division on civil rights (dcr), which is charged with combating unlawful discrimination in employment, contracting, housing, and places of public accommodation . in 2012, dcr initiated 777 new investigations into cases ranging from allegations of children being bullied because of their perceived sexual orientation, to women being denied work in

traditionally male-dominated trades, to public vocational schools discriminating against students with disabilities in the admission process .

in 2012, dcr obtained more than $2 .2 million in settlements for new Jersey residents from all walks of life . for instance, a chain of convenience stores paid damages to a military veteran who was asked to leave the store because he had a service dog . more importantly, to comply with the settlement, the chain trained over 7,000 employees in over 300 stores on service animal and other disability issues, posted signs in all of its stores announcing that service animals are welcome, and is providing training to all new hires . in another case that garnered national attention, the director found that a non-profit organization closely associated with the united methodist church violated the nJ Law Against discrimination when it denied a lesbian couple’s application to hold a civil union ceremony in its boardwalk pavilion . elsewhere, the dcr recovered damages from an apartment complex that refused to rent to a prospective tenant because he intended to pay most of his rent using federal section 8 housing assistance . As part of the settlement, the apartment agreed to institute a host of internal reforms .

mr . sashihara began his career as a deputy attorney general in the department of Law & Public safety handling matters ranging from superfund litigation to election law in state and federal courts . He left the public sector to work at mcelroy, deutsch, mulvaney & carpenter, and carroll, mcnulty & kull, where he litigated commercial and insurance coverage cases . in 2003, he returned to the Attorney General’s office and has served in a number of leadership roles under successive administrations . mr . sashihara received a B .s . from Boston university’s college of communication and his J .d . from Villanova university, where he was a member of Law review . He has two children who he says are “kinder, more clever, more athletic, and all-around better” than he .

Noriko ellen Okamoto

noriko ellen okamoto is senior counsel – tonnage Americas at Linde north America, inc ., in murray Hill, new Jersey, the us headquarters of a German based world-leading industrial gas company . ms . okamoto has spent the last five years as a commercial transactional attorney with primary responsibility to support a global on-site gas

generation group with complex sales contracts to major customers and associated project management and operation and maintenance issues .

Before joining Linde, ms . okamoto was ombudsman at tyco international (us) inc . in Princeton, new Jersey . the ombudsman role was a senior management position established in 2003 as a key component of tyco’s efforts to improve transparency and corporate governance practices and was designed to be independent of functional management . ms . okamoto reported directly to the Audit committee of Board of directors and indirectly to the sVP corporate Governance and provided independent oversight of tyco’s compliance/ethics investigation process and tyco’s sox compliance hotline .

from 1997-2005, ms . okamoto was Assistant General counsel at tyco telecommunications (us) inc . in morristown, new Jersey, as a commercial generalist working extensively on complex commercial transactions, involving global customers and multiple countries, in support of a business that designed, manufactured, installed, constructed and maintained undersea fiber optic telecommunications network systems utilizing leading edge technology .

ms . okamoto started her in-house career as a lawyer at At&t corp . in its western region office in san francisco, california before relocating to its corporate headquarters in Basking ridge, new Jersey to join At&t’s international Law Group . Prior to that, she was a Litigation Associate in the Los Angeles office of donovan Leisure newton and irving and a Law and motion Law clerk at the superior court of california, county of Los Angeles in santa monica .

ms . okamoto graduated from Vassar college with an A .B . in Political science and received her J .d . at the university of california, Los Angeles .

ms . okamoto has previously served on the Board of the new Jersey corporate counsel Association, the Asian American Bar Association in san francisco, and the Japanese American Bar Association in Los Angeles and east-west Players, an Asian-American theatre company .

ms . okamoto is a nisei, born and raised in california . Her parents were Japanese immigrant farmers who had a carnation flower business . ms . okamoto is married to tom Liu, managing director at Bank of America/merrill Lynch and has two young children, michael and samantha .

Stephen Kim

P . stephen kim is corporate counsel with celgene corporation (nAsdAQ: ceLG), a global bio-pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in summit nJ .

mr . kim’s focus includes domestic and cross border corporate, commercial, and information technology/cloud transactions, with a particular emphasis

on working directly with executive and senior management in sales, distribution, pricing and regulatory aspects of the commercialization and sales of rems and non-rems pharmaceutical products . immediately prior to joining celgene, mr . kim was corporate counsel with salesforce .com, inc . where he focused on cloud computing/saas; and prior to that he was an attorney with various leading law firms in new york and toronto, where he practiced corporate, commercial, e-commerce/information technology law .

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Honorees

The Professional Achievement Award is awarded to an experienced Asian Pacific American attorney who has exemplified skill and expertise in his or her practice area, as well as a commitment to diversity in the legal profession.

Professional Achievement Award

ravinder S . Bhalla

ravinder s . Bhalla is an attorney-at-law practicing at the Bhalla Law firm in Jersey city, new Jersey . mr . Bhalla focuses his practice on civil and criminal litigation in the state and federal courts of new Jersey . in the course of his career, mr . Bhalla has litigated matters through trial and verdict in both civil and criminal matters and in the federal, state,

and municipal courts of new Jersey . in 2009, mr . Bhalla was recognized by superLawyers magazine as a rising star in the new Jersey legal community .

in 2002, mr . Bhalla earned national recognition for his legal advocacy after a jail visit to a client in a criminal defense case resulted in a violation of his own constitutional and civil rights . the incident motivated mr . Bhalla to lead a successful campaign that pushed the federal government to improve its visitation policies at correctional facilities nationwide .

mr . Bhalla has also earned national recognition for his advocacy in civil rights matters on behalf of minority communities . He served as lead counsel for the first sikh officer of the new york city Police department in a successful federal lawsuit challenging the nyPd policies that restricted his client's religious practice . in 2003, mr . Bhalla successfully represented a sikh American businessman in a post-9/11 racial profiling lawsuit against delta Airlines . most recently, mr . Bhalla is serving as legal counsel, along with the center for constitutional rights and muslim Advocates, in a lawsuit, Hassan vs . city of new york, challenging the constitutionality of the new york Police department’s secret surveillance operations against muslim retail businesses, college students, and religious institutions .

through his career, mr . Bhalla has also remained a forceful advocate on behalf of the rights of the Asian American community . in 2005, mr . Bhalla was honored with the community Leadership Award in recognition of his exceptional leadership and distinguished service to the Asian American and immigrant communities . in 2011, mr . Bhalla worked with Asian Americans in new Jersey in advocating before the new Jersey redistricting commission for the redistricting of new Jersey’s legislative maps in a manner to reflect the growing Asian American population in

David Kwon

david kwon is currently employed by AdP, inc . as staff Vice President / Associate General counsel . Prior to joining AdP in June 2011, mr . kwon was a Partner at the newark, nJ office of k&L Gates LLP . Prior to joining k&L in 2001, mr . kwon served as an Assistant district Attorney for the new york county district Attorney’s office, serving in the Appeals Bureau, the trial division, and the

special Prosecutions Bureau of the investigations division . during this time, mr . kwon also served as a special Assistant u .s . Attorney with the u .s . Attorney’s office for the eastern district of new york, and received the u .s . department of Justice Award for Public service . mr . kwon is a past President of APALA-nJ and has also served as the APALA-nJ President-elect, Vice President and secretary . mr . kwon is a founding trustee and treasurer of the APALA-nJ foundation, a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to carrying out the charitable and educational mission of APALA-nJ . mr . kwon has also served as a director and officer of the korean American League for civic Action, and is presently chair of the Board of trustees for his church, the morningside united methodist church . mr . kwon received his J .d . from the Boston university school of Law in 1995, and his B .A . in sociology (with Honors) from Brown university in 1992 .

mr . kim is admitted to practice law as an Attorney in the state of new Jersey (in-house counsel) and the state of new york, and as a Barrister & solicitor in the Province of ontario, canada . mr . kim articled with the Law & Patent department of Bayer inc ., graduated with law degrees from both u .s . and canadian law schools (university of detroit, J .d .; university of windsor, LL .B .) and received undergraduate degrees from university of waterloo, B .A . and eastern Pentecostal Bible college, B .th .

mr . kim has been an active member of APALA-nJ for many years, particularly with the mentoring and law student development programs, and also previously served in a leadership capacity as secretary and delegate to the nJsBA’s General council; mr . kim is also a member of AABAny where he previously served as co-chair of the corporate law committee, and the American Bar Association and canadian Bar Association .

new Jersey . this year, mr . Bhalla received the thurgood marshal Award from muslim Advocates in appreciation for his outstanding contribution and commitment to freedom and justice for Americans of all faiths .

mr . Bhalla has also been actively involved in public service in his home community of Hoboken, new Jersey . in 2007, mr . Bhalla was elected as a democratic committeeman in Hoboken, and in 2009, mr . Bhalla was elected as a councilman-at-Large of the city of Hoboken, becoming the first Asian American elected official in the history of Hudson county and the first sikh elected official in the state of new Jersey . during his term, mr . Bhalla served as Vice-President of the Hoboken city council from 2010-2011, and as city council President from 2011-2012 . today, in addition to continuing his service as a councilman, mr . Bhalla also serves as a commissioner on the Hoboken Planning Board .

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Scholarship Award Recipients

The APALA-NJ Scholarship Awards are awarded to law students from New Jersey's three law schools (Rutgers Law - Camden, Rutgers Law - Newark, and Seton Hall Law). All of the recipients of these awards must demonstrate a strong record of academic achievement, service to their law schools and most importantly, must exemplify commitment to the Asian Pacific American legal community and the community at large.

APALA-NJ Scholarship Awards

Kiara K . Han

kiara k . Han is a rising 3L at rutgers school of Law – camden . she is currently a summer associate at the Law offices of william e . staehle/traveler’s insurance co .

ms . Han’s extensive involvement within the rutgers Law – camden community includes having served as the President of the Asian Pacific American

Law students Association this past year and as a member of the Asian-Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania (APABA-PA) and the Asian-Pacific American Lawyers Association of new Jersey (APALA-nJ) . she is also a 2012 alumnus of the montgomery diversity Program for law students . furthermore, ms . Han was a semi-finalist in the Hunter moot court: Appellate Advocacy competition, allowing her to serve as a teaching Assistant next fall, and is the notes and comments editor on rutgers Law Journal . she also enjoys giving back to the community through the mediation Project and the Volunteer income tax Assistance Program .

ms . Han was born in seoul, korea and immigrated to the u .s . at the age of eight . she went on to attend new york university and received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology .

Christopher Sloan

christopher sloan is a second year student at seton Hall school of Law in newark, nJ . He serves as the President of the Asian Pacific American Law students Association and as a representative on the dean’s diversity council . mr . sloan received his B .A . degree from new york university where he majored in History .

Cynthia Vuong

cynthia Vuong is a rising 3L at rutgers Law - newark and is currently working in washington, d .c . as a united states securities and exchange commission summer intern in the equal employment office . As a 2L, ms . Vuong was the Vice President of APALsA at rutgers Law - newark and still serves as the marsha wenk Public interest fellow at rutgers . As a passionate advocate

for civil rights, she has dedicated her time working on civil rights and constitutional issues at organizations such as the American civil Liberties union of nJ (AcLu-nJ) as Public interest Legal fellow and at the Asian American Legal defense and education fund in new york (AALdef) as the Voting rights Legal intern during the 2012 election . As a 1L, ms . Vuong interned in the employment unit at Prudential financial . Prior to law school, she worked at the Asian Pacific American Legal center of Los Angeles in the demographics research unit on census community engagement and education and the equal employment opportunity commission in washington, d .c . in employment discrimination . ms . Vuong graduated from ucLA in 2009, majoring in Political science and Asian American studies .

Jason Ye

immigrating from shanghai to the u .s . at 12, Jason ye is a rising third-year student at rutgers school of Law - newark, where he is the President of APALsA and symposium editor of the rutgers race and the Law review . mr . ye obtained his bachelor degree from new york university where he majored in economics and minored in Pre-business and mathematics . mr . ye is currently a summer

Associate at Anslow and Jaclin, LLP ., a boutique corporate securities law firm . mr . ye previously interned for the Honorable Joseph A . dickson, u .s .m .J at the district of nJ, manhattan district Attorney's office and nJ office of the Attorney General . Prior to law school and during college, mr . ye launched a small business in new york city . mr . ye also loves carrying his camera everywhere he goes, rooting for his yankees, and creating his own gourmet Asian-fusion dishes during his leisure time .

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