Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento
The objective of the Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) is to foster the exchange of ideas and promote the professional growth of the members of the Association; to provide an opportunity for fellowship among the Association's members; to provide service to the general and local community; to develop and encourage cooperation with other organizations of minority attorneys; and to provide a vehicle and forum for the unified expression of opinions and positions by the Association upon current social, political, economic, legal or other matters or events of concern to the members of the Association.Updates from ABAS
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Category Archives: Announcements
Nota Bene is Back!
Hot off the presses, the February 2012 Nota Bene is now available online! Nota Bene will be published every other month. If you have any ideas for, or contributions to, Nota Bene, please contact one of our co-editors (contact informaton … Continue reading
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ABAS Monthly Happy Hour
ABAS will begin holding monthly happy hours on the first Wednesday of each month at Il Fornaio. The first one will be on March 7, 2012, at 5:30. Please join us for a no-host happy hour to beat the mid-week … Continue reading
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MCLE Lunch
MCLE Lunch. ABAS is pleased to have Patrice Truman, Esq., a jury and trial consultant, present “Biases in Jury Selection” on Thursday, March 15, 2012. The program will explain the conscious and unconscious biases jurors have and how they may … Continue reading
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ABAS Bowling Mixer
Please join ABAS members, friends, and law students for a bowling mixer on Saturday, February 11, 2012, from 10:30-12:30 at AMF Land Park Lanes, 5850 Freeport Boulevard. The event is free for members and $10 for non-members. Please RSVP to … Continue reading
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ABAS Law Foundation Scholarship
The ABAS Law Foundation awards scholarships to law students and very recent law school graduates from local law schools who have demonstrated potential for community service and leadership in the Asian-Pacific Islander community, academic achievement, and financial need. The application deadline is February … Continue reading
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ABAS Unity Bar Scholarship
Sacramento-area law students are encouraged to apply for the ABAS Unity Bar Scholarship. The Unity Bar dinner will be held on October 20, 2011, at the Doubletree Hotel in Sacramento. The deadline to apply for the scholarship is September 23, … Continue reading
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Professor Goodwin Liu Confirmed to California Supreme Court
Yesterday, August 31, 2011, the three-member panel of the California Commission on Judicial Appointments unanimously confirmed Professor Goodwin H. Liu’s nomination to the California Supreme Court. He will be sworn in as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California … Continue reading
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Angel Island
ABAS members and friends will be making a road trip to the Angel Island Immigration Station, a national historic site in the San Francisco Bay, on July 30. The bus has sold out, but if you’re interested, you can meet up with … Continue reading
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API Night at Raley Field
1st Annual API Night with the Sacramento Rivercats – July 14, 2011. ABAS joined with other API organizations to watch the Rivercats play the Fresno Grizzlies (Giants AAA team).
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ABAS Letter to Assembly Majority Leader Charles Calderon
On May 10, 2011, ABAS sent a letter to Assembly Majority Leader Charles Calderon asking for an apology for his May 5 remarks about Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye.
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