Orange County Asian American Bar Association (OCAABA)

Please join us for our Annual Moon Festival on September 19th with catering by Bamboo Bistro, Moon Cakes, a Boba Bar and Lion Dancers. https://lnkd.in/gz6SS-jQ A special thanks to our sponsors: Ankura | Judicate West | Law Offices of Sabrina Li | Veritext Legal Solutions

AUGUST 28 | 11 AM PT | WEBINAR "NAVIGATING U.S. IMMIGRATION: ESSENTIAL INSIGHTS FOR IN-HOUSE LEGAL PROFESSIONALS" Fragomen & PALSD are hosting a webinar on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 11am PT. on U.S. business immigration. Karine Faure Wenger, Managing Partner, and Davy Day, Senior Associate of Fragomen’s San Diego office, will guide you through the complexities of navigating immigration law for businesses. There will be a brief Q&A Session after the speakers’ discussion. MCLE available for CA lawyers. Email info@palsd.org to register and secure your spot. (Zoom link to be provided upon registration.)

Be an Early Bird! Time’s running out to register and save on the 2024 NAPABA Convention registration rate. You only have until August 20 at 11:59 pm ET for the best rate to connect with fellow AANHPI attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students: https://lnkd.in/eh7fbxdQ

The Orange County Bar Association - CA Charitable Fund’s Raise Your Glass 🍷 event last week was a smashing success!!! Congrats to Co-Chairs Sharon Oh-Kubisch and Eric V. Traut and my Auction Co-Chair Heidi Plummer!

VIRTUAL CONFERENCE NEXT THURSDAY: So, You Want To Be A Judge? ™ Registration closes at 8 AM, Monday, August 19th This popular award-winning program is designed to offer insight and advice about the judicial appointment process in California and to help increase the number of women and diverse candidates who seek to obtain appointment to the bench. The program features the Governor’s Senior Advisor on Judicial Appointments, members of the State Bar Judicial Nominees Evaluation (JNE) Commission, and judges who offer their guidance and advice to successfully navigate the appointment process.

We are appreciative of Knobbe Martens’ support of OCAABA and its mission and wish to acknowledge the firm’s commitment as a sponsor of the Installation Dinner for 5 consecutive years. Thank you, Knobbe Martens!

Thank you to Judicate West for sponsoring this year’s Moon Festival! From the sponsor’s LinkedIn page: "Celebrating 30 years, Judicate West is one of California’s leading providers of private dispute resolution services with a distinguished roster of proven neutrals, including retired state and federal court judges plus professional attorney mediators and arbitrators from a wide variety of practice areas."

AUGUST 19 | 5:30-7:00 PM | OCKABA's Summer Judicial Workshop Preparing a Successful Application: A Workshop for Attorneys Interested in Judicial Appointment. OCKABA invites you to attend a lively roundtable with the Honorable Olga Giller and the Honorable June An to demystify the judical application. https://lnkd.in/g-JEJf8t

AUGUST 22 | 5:30-8:00 PM | OCHBA 2024 END OF SUMMER MIXER Co-hosted by OCAABA and 7 other affiliate bars OCHBA's annual End of Summer Mixer will be held August 22nd at the Old Santa Ana City Hall from 5:30-8 PM. https://lnkd.in/gBUgg37g

The deadline for the General Convention Scholarship Application is tomorrow (August 6th) at 8 pm ET. You must be a current NAPABA member to apply. Scholarship decisions will be announced prior to the early bird deadline of August 20.