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July 2005 |
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7th
ANNUAL SUMMER ASSOCIATE MIXER
- JULY 26 |
Co-sponsored by the
LACBA Barristers
Date: July
26, 2005;
Time: 6:00 p.m. -
8:30 p.m.
Location:
Bonaventure Brewing Co. (pool deck of Westin
Bonaventure Hotel),
Downtown Los Angeles
Back by
popular demand, nine prominent professional
organizations are once again uniting forces with
Lexis Nexis, as well as
Compex Legal Services, to host
the 7th Annual Summer Associate Mixer. The festivities
will be held on the pool deck of the Westin
Bonaventure Hotel, with catering provided by the
Bonaventure Brewing Co. This annual event brings
together young lawyers and lawyers-to-be with
accomplished Asian Pacific American attorneys, over
half a dozen APA bar presidents, and other
distinguished members of the legal profession.
Attorney Susan Yu, who,
together with Tom Mesereau, Jr., represented Michael
Jackson at his trial, will deliver a speech about the
practice of law. Past keynote speakers have included
Karen Nobumoto, former CA State Bar president, U.S.
Attorney Debra Yang, and John Chiang of the State
Board of Equalization.
There will be no charge for summer associates,
law students, interns, young attorneys, and members of
the participating organizations to attend. There will
be refreshments: light hors d'oeuvres and a no
host bar.
Past and anticipated co-sponsors of this event include
the Southern California Chinese Lawyers' Association (SCCLA)
and the Los Angeles County Bar Barristers (LACBA
BARRISTERS), in cooperation with the Legal Special
Interest Group of the Asian Professional Exchange
(APEX); Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA),
Korean American Bar Association (KABA), Japanese
American Bar Association (JABA), Philippine American
Bar Association (PABA), South Asia Bar Association
(SABA), and Taiwanese American Lawyers Association (TALA).
These organizations together have many thousands of
members and over twenty-five years of history and
recognized accomplishments benefiting their members
and the community at large.
For a copy of the flyer, please visit
7th Annual
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Environmental Law & Order - JULY 27 |
The Environmental
Law Section is presenting a special lunch
seminar intended for law students and new
attorneys. The program will focus on the roles
of the government investigators who investigate
environmental law violations and the government
attorneys who prosecute the violators. The
speakers will also discuss careers in public
service.
This program will provide a unique opportunity
to learn more about practicing environmental law
from the government perspective and to meet with
other law students and new attorneys in the Los
Angeles area. Please forward this announcement
to your summer student program coordinator to
include in their summer activity calendar.
Program Location:
LACBA/LexisNexis Conference Center, 281 South
Figueroa Street , Los Angeles
Registration: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.;
Meal/Reception: 11:30 a.m.;
Program: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
For more information or to register online,
visit
Law & Order Event. |
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Los Angeles Superior Court Program
- AUGUST 13 |
Program
Information:
This program, presented by judges and prominent
trial attorneys, offers a general overview of the
Los Angeles Superior Court. The presenters share
valuable ideas for successful pretrial and trial
techniques and discuss common pitfalls to avoid in
the courtroom.
Location:
Los Angeles
Superior Court, 111 North Hill Street , Los
Angeles
Parking:
Various parking lots in area.
Times:
Registration: 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.;
Meal/Reception: 8:00 a.m. continental
breakfast; 12:00 p.m. lunch; Program: 8:30
a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
For more information or to register online, visit
Superior Court Program. |
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A Public
Forum with Senator Dianne FeinsteiN - AUGUST 24 |
The Supreme
Court Vacancy: A Critical Choice
Program Information:
This event is being
presented by Public Counsel and the
Los
Angeles County Bar Association.
Speaker:
U.S.
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Location:
Biltmore
Hotel, 506 South Grand Ave., Los Angeles
Parking:
Self
parking is available at Pershing Square for $6.50
and valet parking is available at the Biltmore
Hotel for $13.50.
Times:
Registration: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM; Program:
12:45 - 1:45 PM
Prices:
All Others $85.00; Tables of 10 $850.00
Registration Code:
009114
For more information or to register online, visit
www.lacba.org/feinstein. |
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| Continuing
Legal Education, LOS ANGELES COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION Programs
& Notices |
Law
and the Media? Current Topics - juLY
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The Italian American
Lawyers & The Pasadena Bar Associations Present
NBC & Court TV Legal Analyst Rikki Klieman
Law and the Media? Current Topics - 1 HOUR MCLE
CREDIT
Ms. Klieman will also be signing copies of her
book "Fairy Tales can come True?How a Driven
Woman Changed Her Destiny" proceeds will benefit
"L.A.'s Best" - an after school enrichment
program for disadvantaged elementary school
children
Wednesday, July 20th, 2005
6:00pm Cocktails
7:00pm Dinner
Authentic Italian Dinner - Antipasto,
Mostacciolli, Chicken or Sausage, Spumoni, Wine
Casa Italiana, 1051 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, CA
IALA & Pasadena Bar Members $25 - Non-Members
$30 - Students $19.50 - Table $250. FOR
RESERVATIONS, PLEASE CALL (213) 891-4845
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SCCLA/Doculogic Mixer -
JULY
21
Come and enjoy Hor'Doeurves and networking with other SCCLA
members on Thursday, July 21, 2005 from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m., at Opus
Bar & Grill, 3760 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010, (213)
738-1600 (no host bar). For more info...visit
www.sccla.org.
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Korean American Bar Association Summer Mixer
- JULY 21
Get to know the faces of KABA members at our February mixer at The
Korean American Bar Association's First Annual Summer Mixer &
Monthly Legal Clinic Volunteer Appreciation Happy Hour.
Where: Café Bleu, 3470 W. Sixth St., Los Angeles, CA: (213)
383-0180
When: Thursday, July 21st; Time: 6:30-9:00pm
Free for all KABA members, law school students, and KABA clinic
volunteers; All others: $10 or free if you join KABA that night!
Appetizers provided!!! For more info... visit
http://www.kabasocal.org/.
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION
– JULY 28
Mexican American Bar
Association presents
SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE LEGAL PROFESSION:
Detection, Prevention & Treatment (1 hour CLE
event) on Thursday July 28th, 2005.
Location:
Los Angeles Athletic Club, 431 West 7th Street,
Los Angeles, CA 90014.....* for more
info, please visit
http://www.mabalawyers.org/.
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SCCLA Hollywood Bowl Night, "Great
American Woman - JULY 30". For more info... visit
www.sccla.org.
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Please join The Women of LGLA
for Sunday Brunch
Sunday, July 31, 2005 - 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.; at the home of Cate
Whiting and Vanessa Eisemann; 1850 Midvale Avenue, Los Angeles
(just South of Little Santa Monica, and West of Westwood Blvd.)
free for LGLA members, and their significant others and family
members; $10 per person for all others; please respond by
Wednesday, July 27 to veisemann@yahoo.com or 310-993-7215
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Metamorphosis
2005 Asian Pacific Women’s Center Annual Gala;
Thursday, September 15, 2005; 6:00 p.m.
Walt Disney Concert Hall,
111 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012
September 15 at Walt
Disney Concert Hall, downtown -- a classy and beautiful affair,
with gourmet food, classical music, tours of the magnificent
Disney Hall, and a compelling exhibit of artwork done by domestic
violence survivors.
$125 per person with RSVP at 213-250-2997 or by e-mail at
rsvp@apwcla.org. RSVP by
August 31, 2005.
Asian Pacific Women's Center, Inc. is a nonprofit organization
dedicated to the development of affordable, transitional housing
for women and children who are survivors of domestic violence.
Asian Pacific Women's Center is one of the first transitional
housing facilities in the United States to focus on the needs of
Asian and Pacific Islander domestic violence survivors by
providing culturally sensitive and language appropriate services.
Asian Pacific Women's Center welcomed its first residents in May
2000.
This multicultural and multilingual center is building
partnerships and working relationships with other Los Angeles
community social service providers, job training and employment
service providers, medical practitioners, and legal advocates. Our
collective mission is to offer domestic violence survivors and
their families a safe haven to acquire the necessary skills and
personal strength for self-sufficiency.
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OTHER EVENTS OF INTEREST:
August 4-9 ABA Annual meeting in Chicago
http://www.abanet.org/annual/2005/
August 14 WLALA Family Picnic
www.wlala.org
August 17 Italian American Lawyers Sports Night
August
25 MABA
ANNUAL SUMMER MIXER
http://mabalawyers.org/
Sept. 8-11 State Bar Annual
Meeting
http://www.calbar.ca.gov/
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