On October 23, 2019, CABA hosted its 33rd Annual Installation Gala. Approximately 160 people registered with over 40 federal and state judges in attendance. Congratulations to all three honorees: – Judge Edmond Chang (Justice Laura C. Liu Lifetime Achievement Award) – Dennis Mondero (Distinguished Service in Law Award) – Summer Du …
Alliance of Bar Associations is conducting judicial screening for the election in March next year. Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA) is hosting the interviews in its office (20 S Clark #900). Judicial Candidate materials are available at the sessions. It starts with two attorney investigators’ report before the candidate is …
On September 17, 2019, CABA members attended AABA’s 32rd Installation Ceremony to support: former CABA President Courtney Fong as he was honored with AABA’s In House Counsel Diversity Leadership Award; current CABA President Jean Liu as she was honored with AABA’s Rising Star Award; former CABA President Gary Zhao for …
On September 11, 2019, June Htun (CABA Advisory Board Member) and Lara Wagner presented an informative session on the public charge regulation changes. Immigration attorneys Rachel Kao (CABA Board Member), Tejas Shah, Saadia Siddique, and Stephanie Dy joined the two presenters and participated in the Q&A sessions. Total of 245 …
On May 29, CABA Board Members at the Mayor Lightfoot All Bar Welcome Reception.
On May 20 and 21, CABA joined forces with other NAPABA members from across the country to inform members of Congress and their staffers on issues of importance to the Asian Pacific American community.
CABA President Jean Liu and representatives of Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area (Kristy Gonowon), FALA Chicago(Greg Lamorena), and Japanese American Bar Association: Chicago Committee (Eirene Nakamura Salvi) spoke to approximately 90 students from area schools as part of the Circuit Court of Cook County’s Asian American & Pacific …
CABA featured in the Chicago Law Bulletin’s Law Day Edition Issue.
On April 10, CABA co-hosted 2019 Vanguard Awards with other local bar associations, and honored Judge Edmond Chang for his invaluable accomplishments and contributions to diversity in the law.
