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DAABA’s 2025 Annual Awards Night is coming up in a few months on October 3, 2025! 

Save the date, and click the flyer below to RSVP!

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Join DAABA and J.L. Turner Legal Association for a fun-filled night of karaoke!

Click here or flyer below to RSVP!

Date:  Friday, August 22, 2025
Time:  7:00 p.m.
Where:  City Night KTV (2528 Old Denton Rd., Suite 150, Carrollton, TX 75006)

Please join DAABA and other sister bar organizations for an insightful Q&A panel discussion featuring esteemed DFW-based state and federal judges, together with experienced Dorsey & Whitney LLP litigators, as moderators. This session will provide education to litigation attorneys on best practices for litigating TRO hearings in both state and federal courts in Dallas and Collin Counties. Topics will include effective litigation strategies, critical deadlines, filing requirements, persuasive writing, and oral advocacy.

Featured Speakers:

Hon. Martin Hoffman, District Judge, 68th Judicial District Court of Dallas County, Texas 

Hon. Christine Nowak, District Judge, 493rd District Court of Collin County, Texas

(former U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas)

Hon. Rebecca Rutherford, U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern

District of Texas

Hon. Nicole Muñoz, Associate Judge, Civil District Court of Dallas County, Texas

Moderated By:

Edward J. Loya, Jr. and Alexa Balderrama

Date:  Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Format: In Person Only. 

Registration & Reception: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm CT

Program: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm CT

Location: Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 200 Crescent Court, Suite 1600, Dallas, TX 75201.

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Join DAABA on Tuesday, August 5 at 6-7:30PM for dinner at Sura Korean Bistro supporting Minnie's Food Pantry's school supply drive. 

Bring some of the suggested donation items, purchase an item off of Minnie's Amazon Wishlist, or Venmo a donation to @DAABA, and enjoy some KBBQ on us!

Seats are limited to the first 30 RSVPs.

Click flyer or below link to RSVP:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHjx5IPYEvG751Y3GseANGCcHhAHU3v3wNUaXTKgq7pVsxJQ/viewform?usp=header 

School Supply Drive Amazon Wishlist: 

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/23LKZ6721P22O?ref_=wl_share

**Click Flyer Below to RSVP**

May 14, 2025 | 12:00 PM CT | Zoom | 1.0 Hour Ethics CLE Credit 

Presented by DAABA x DAYL

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AI is no longer just a buzzword—it’s transforming the legal landscape. From contract review to regulatory compliance, litigation strategy to legal marketing, AI tools are reshaping how lawyers practice and how clients expect them to deliver.

This CLE is designed to give attorneys across all practice areas a practical foundation in the technologies driving these changes. We’ll cover:

• What AI really is (beyond the headlines)

• Practical legal applications—and limitations—you should know now

• The ethical obligations under the Texas Disciplinary Rules

• Evolving regulatory and governance trends that could affect your clients

• Key risks, opportunities, and how to stay ahead in a fast-changing field

Whether you're a skeptic, curious, or already experimenting with AI in your work, this program will help you understand what’s hype, what’s real, and what comes next.

Open to all attorneys.

DAABA is excited to kick off the Mentorship Program for 2025! The Mentorship Program is designed to pair up law students and practicing attorneys according to their interest areas with the goal of fostering meaningful relationships, providing students with an experienced attorney who can guide them towards their career goals, and for attorneys to give back in a meaningful way.

Virtually hosted by Asian Texans for Justice

“Anti-alien land laws are back in Texas. These harmful policies target immigrant communities and threaten justice and equity. Join us for an important conversation to learn more about these laws, the bills currently filed during the 89th session, and how you can take action.”

Register for the Webinar here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/d9L0xoF0SJqNt7BIWhu5KQ#/

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed with respect to this event are not endorsed by or otherwise representative of the views of DAABA, its board, or its members.

Please join us at our annual awards night for cocktails and dinner on October 10, 2024 at 6PM at the Fairmont Dallas Hotel.

To buy your tickets, please click here. 

Please join the Mentorship & Connections Committee for a fun evening of drinks and pickleball on Thursday, August 1, 2024. All members including law students are welcome. 

Happy Hour is scheduled to take place from 6:00-7:00 pm at Chicken N Pickle located at 2965 South Hwy 161, Grand Prairie, Texas. Pickleball will go from 7:00-9:00 pm 

To RSVP, please click here. 

We are excited to share that DAABA's AAPI Heritage Month Luncheon is returning! DAABA's Annual AAPI Heritage Month Luncheon: AAPI Lawyers In Public Service will be held at the Arts District Mansion on Friday, May 10, 2024. The esteemed panelists include Hope Shimabuku (Regional Director, US Patent and Trademark Office), Madeleine Le (Senior Governance and Compliance Manager, Amazon and former OSHA Counsel, US Department of Labor), and Judge Tina Clinton (Dallas County Criminal District Court No. 1).  The panel will be moderated by Andrew Spaniol, Deputy Chief of General Litigation for the City of Dallas. Please make sure to RSVP here.

Please join us on Tuesday, April 2 at Loro Dallas from 5:30-7:30 pm to socialize with fellow DAABA members and learn more about each of our committees and ways to get involved. Hope to see you there!

Mark your calendars for DAABA’s Annual Lunar New Year Dinner! Please join us on February 29, 2024 at Kirin Court. To attend, please make sure to RSVP here.

Dear DAABA Members,

Thank you for a wonderful DAABA Awards Night, it was a terrific opportunity to come together and celebrate achievements amongst our membership and community! As we close out our programming on an amazing year, we turn to the election of officers and directors to lead DAABA in 2023. We invite all DAABA members to run for open positions or nominate a worthy candidate. Please email current President (Janet Landry Smith at landry.janet@gmail.com) or President-Elect (Kristine Cruz at kcruz@bal.com) to express your interest in running for a position or to nominate someone else.

Below please find general information and timeline details for this election cycle. The following positions will be on the ballot this year. 

• Three Office Positions : 

•  President-Elect

• Treasurer

• Secretary

• Three Director Positions

• Three Director Positions  

• Two-year terms 

Any current officer or director would be glad to answer any questions you may have about the responsibilities for a position, time commitment, professional benefits, and personal benefits.

Stage 1: Nominations

• Timeframe: Now until the run-off elections take place on Wednesday, Nov. 15.

• How to Nominate: Nominations can be made by any DAABA member for any DAABA member by emailing the nominee’s name and position for nomination to the current President (Janet Landry Smith at landry.janet@gmail.com). There is no limit on the number of persons you may nominate.

 Stage 2: General Meeting Selections

• Timeframe: Wednesday, Nov. 15 at Noon

• Where: Arts District Mansion – Winstead Ballroom (2101 Ross Ave, Dallas, TX 75201) 

• Complimentary parking and lunch (please bring your ticket with you to the Ballroom!) 

• Process: All present DAABA members will, where necessary, vote for candidates to be submitted to Stage 3, General Elections. First, voted selections will take place for President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary (the “Officer Positions”). If there are three or more nominations for any Officer Position, then the highest two vote-earners will be submitted to Stage 3. Next, voted selections will take place for each Director position. If there are seven or more nominations for the Director positions, then the highest six vote-earners will be submitted to Stage 3. Only those present at the meeting may vote, except that those with written proxy of another DAABA member may also vote that proxy.

 Stage 3: General Elections (If Necessary)

• Timeframe: Nov. 15 until EOD Nov. 25

• Process: Online voting by all DAABA members will take place to determine each Officer position (President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary) and the three Director positions. The highest vote-earner for each Officer Position will be declared the winner. The highest three vote-earners of the Director nominees from Stage 2 will be declared the winners. Announcements will be made no later than noon on December 1. Further details on online voting to be sent at a later date.

Please join Vinson & Elkins and the Dallas Asian American Bar Association for a fireside chat with Mark Uyeda in his new role as SEC Commissioner. Nominated in 2022 by President Biden, Mark is the first AAPI to serve as a Commissioner at the SEC. Mark has served on the staff of the SEC since 2006, including as Senior Advisor to Chairman Jay Clayton, Senior Advisor to Acting Chairman Michael S. Piwowar, Counsel to Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, and various staff positions in the Division of Investment Management. He most recently served on detail from the SEC to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs as a securities counsel to the committee's minority staff. Our evening will begin with an introduction from DAABA Board Member Eric Chen, followed by a fireside chat with Mark, moderated by Vinson & Elkins attorney and DAABA Member Lily Marrs. Refreshments and hors d'oeuvres will be served. 

Please click here to RSVP. 

Please join us on August 16, 2023 from 5:30 - 7 pm at Casablanca as we celebrate recent bar takers and catch up with fellow DAABA members.

You and your family are invited to the movies with DAABA! We will be watching Disney's Elemental in a private screening at Studio Movie Grill off Spring Valley on July 15. The theater is open for us to mingle at 1pm, the movie will start at 1:30pm. DAABA will provide sodas and popcorn.

This event is open to the first 50 members to RSVP. For more details and to RSVP, please click here.

The DAABA Community Service Committee is partnering up with For the Love of Lake to host a park clean-up at White Rock Lake Park on June 3, 2023, from 8 AM to 10 AM. We need YOU to help keep our community clean, green, and beautiful. This event will be great for all ages and is a great way to get more involved in the community! Please sign-up by May 25th to volunteer by clicking here. More details will be emailed to confirmed volunteers leading up the event. For any questions, please contact Liezyl Hinayon at liezylhinayon@gmail.com .