Events and Announcements
SAVE-THE-DATE:
2009
DAABA Awards Reception
October
22, 2009
The Old Red Courthouse in Downtown Dallas

Keynote
Speaker:
Gary
F. Kennedy, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of American Airlines
Official DAABA Sponsor Letter
Sponsorship Levels Form
Texas Minority Counsel Program
Make your plans now to attend the Dallas
reception promoting this year’s Texas Minority Counsel
Program (TMCP), June 24 from 6-8 p.m. at the offices of
Haynes and Boone, LLP, and then make plans to attend
this year’s TMCP on September 3-4 in San Antonio at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel. TMCP encourages corporations and
government agencies to retain minority and women
attorneys, and each annual conference provides
networking opportunities and CLE programs designed to
enhance such opportunities for minority and women
attorneys. See the attached flyer for details about the
Dallas Reception, or the attached brochure for more
about this year’s TMCP.
Announcements
A big thank you to those who volunteered
their time and talents to Legal Lines on behalf of DAABA
in honor of Asian American Heritage Month in May: Eunice
Kim, Lincy George, Tailim Song, Rosa Shirley, Jana
Diminnie, and Patsy Yung Micale.
DAABA has appointed Rachel Chong Walters
and Eunice Kim as its representatives to the Dallas
Diversity Task Force, which takes on the important job
of studying the Dallas legal community’s efforts to
recruit, retain, and promote minority attorneys.
Volunteers needed
Get
involved. DAABA needs volunteers to assist with
our second annual Awards Event scheduled for October.
Co-chairs this year are Wei Wei Jeang, Emeline Yang, and
Suzy Fulton. Victor Corpuz, and Albert Tan will
head up the fundraising subcommittee. If you’d
like to join this winning team, contact Wei Wei at weiwei.jeang@haynesboone.com.
Opportunities
Mentoring Opportunities. As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage month, consider these opportunities to make your impact in the community. Amachi – Be a mentor to a child of an incarcerated parent. To participate, contact Kristy Brownlow at 972-573-2380 or Kbrownlow@bbbstx.org. E-Mentoring – Mentor students in the Dallas ISD through basic email communication. To participate, sign-up online at www.dbamentor.org. Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) – The program puts high school juniors to work in law firms and corporate legal departments, enabling them to gain self-esteem, self-confidence, a sense of pride, and professionalism. Contact Amy Smith at asmith@dallasbar.org. Transition to Law Program – The goal is to provide professional guidance to beginning lawyers who are newly admitted to the practice of law. Beginning lawyers are matched with experienced guides/mentors. Sign-up forms are available online www.dallasbar.org/tlpp.
2008 DAABA NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM
Please check out pictures from the
event at http://table4photography.com/daaba/
October 22, 2008 - DAABA hosted DAABA Night at the Museum: Awards, Corporate Counsel and Local
Business held at the Crow Collection of Asian Art.
Madeleine Johnson, General Counsel of Southwest Airlines,
was the keynote speaker.
This event highlighted individuals who have contributed to the Asian American community, both legal and public, as well as promote relationships between local businesses and local attorneys. The format of the event is intended to maximize opportunities to network and to bridge the gap between the legal community and local Asian community. For more information on registration or sponsorship, please click on the links.
Platinum Sponsor |
Shore Chan Bragalone LLP
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Gold Sponsor |
Baker Botts LLP
Baker & McKenzie LLP
ExxonMobil
GodwinRonquillo PC
Jackson Lewis LLP
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Silver Sponsor |
Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, L.L.P.
Haynes & Boone LLP
Jackson Walker LLP
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr PC
Thompson, Coe, Cousins & Irons, LLP.
Vincent Moyé PC
Winstead PC
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Bronze Sponsor |
Andrews Kurth LLP
The Bassett Firm
Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
DSA – Debt Settlement America, Inc.
Esquire Deposition Services, LLC
Fulbright & Jaworski LLP
Heygood, Orr, Reyes, Pearson & Bartolomei, P.C.
Hunton & Williams LLP
Texas Financial Group - Loren Hsiao
Mary Kay, Inc.
Records Deposition Service of Texas, Inc.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Contributors
DFW Asian American Citizens Council
Table4 Photography
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RENEW YOUR DAABA MEMBERSHIP
To join or renew your DAABA membership, please mail to Patsy Yung
Micale a completed membership form and dues payment. You may also renew using the DBA renewal form at dallasbar.org
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