In the News
- Register now to attend the 16th Annual APIS Conference and Retreat, which will be held at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Austin, March 30-31, 2012.
- The State Bar’s Planning for the 2012 State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting is well underway. The Annual Meeting will take place June 14-15, 2012, in Houston at the George R. Brown Convention Center and Hilton Americas Houston. Along with the African-American Lawyers, American Indian Law, Hispanic Issues, LGBT Law, and Women and the Law Sections, APIS is proud to co-sponsor the Diversity Forum, which will take place Thursday, June 14, 2012 from 9am – 12pm. Per our by-laws, APIS’s official annual membership meeting will take place during the Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 14, 4:15-5:00pm. More details will be forthcoming as the Annual Meeting gets closer. If you are interested in participating as a speaker at the Diversity Forum or assisting APIS in planning its Annual Meeting-related events, please contact APIS Secretary Catherine Le at catherinethile@gmail.com.
- Join the Austin Asian American Bar Association on Thursday, February 16, 2012 for a celebration to usher in the Year of the Dragon! The event will take place at at Pao’s Mandarin House in Lakeway. AAABA is planning a wonderful dining experience planned that consists of a sit-down, eight-course meal paired with carefully selected wines. The event is FREE for children 12 and under; $30 per person - paid prior to the event; and $35 per person - paid at the door. Please note that the event will start at 6:30 p.m. with cocktails and dinner will be served promptly at 7:00 p.m.Contact Phong Phan at (512) 789-3890 or info@phanlawaustin.com to RSVP or with any questions. Checks should be made payable to AAABA and sent to: Phong Phan/The Phan Law Firm, P.C./P.O. Box 50227/Austin, TX 78763.
- The Houston Asian American Bar Association is hosting its annual New Year Celebration on Saturday, February 11, 2012 at Fung’s Kitchen from 11:30 to 1:30pm. The event is $10/person for AABA members and $20/person for non-members; children 12 and under are free! RSVP online at aabahouston.com or contact Chris Lee (clee@targaresources.com) or Susan Tran (susan.tran@ctsattorneys.com) for more information.
- The National Conference for Vietnamese American Attorneys 2012 (“NCVAA”) is pleased to announce that this year’s conference will be held May 18-19, 2012 in Houston, Texas. This year’s conference, based on the theme “Legal Round-Up,” marks the sixth occasion Vietnamese American attorneys from all over the nation will convene to discuss issues and experiences of interest to the Vietnamese legal community. This is the first time the NCVAA will be held in Texas. The conference will commence with a Welcome Reception on the evening of May 18. The full-day conference will take place on May 19 at Norris Conference Centers, City Centre, 803 Town and Country Blvd., Suite 210, Houston, Texas 77024 and will feature a series of esteemed speakers and panelists. A block of rooms are on hold on a limited basis with Hotel Sorella, 800 Sorella Court, Houston, Texas 77024, which is immediately adjacent to the Norris Conference Center, for conference attendees and guests.
If you would like to be included on the NCVAA ListServ, please e-mail Catherine Than at CThan@bickerstaff.com with your contact information.
The conference will conclude with a Banquet Dinner at Fung’s Kitchen, 7320 Southwest Freeway, Suite 115, Houston, Texas 77074, and two local law students will be presented with scholarships in recognition of their commitment to the Vietnamese American community. This event provides opportunities to network with prominent judges, attorneys, government officials, and scholars. To learn more about NCVAA, please visit our website at www.ncvaa.org.