KAC Annual Awards Dinner
You are cordially invited to join the The Korean American Coalition - Washington at its KAC-WA 2011 Leadership Awards Gala, “Create, Connect, and Inspire.”
This exciting gala will showcase outstanding achievements and contributions of Korean Americans to the greater Puget Sound region. The Kings, a Korean American contemporary band, will perform and artwork by Korean American artists will be exhibited. Jennifer Kim of KOMO News will emcee the event.
KAC-WA 2011 Leadership Awards Gala
Date: November 4, 2011, Friday
Time: 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Place: Hyatt Regency Hotel
900 Bellevue Way NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
Cost: $85 per Person
Please reserve your seat by RSVP to Shari Song at sharisong@hotmail.com or 206-790-9044.
동포사회 단체장, 지도자 및 언론사 여러분들 안녕하십니까?
WWL Annual Event
WWL Annual Event will be taking place Friday, October 14 at the Grand Hyatt. Registration for the event is still open at www.wwl.org, but ends Monday.
The speaker is Sarah Weddington, who argued Roe v. Wade to the U.S. Supreme Court at the age of 26 (and is thought to be the youngest person to have won a Supreme Court case). She went on to serve as a legislator, educator, and adviser to President Carter on judicial appointments (including the appointment of now-Justice Ginsberg to the federal bench).
Openings on the WSBA Board
The Washington State Bar Association seeks members of the public to serve on the boards listed below for terms beginning October 1st, 2011. This is an excellent opportunity to get an insider’s view on how the practice of law is regulated in Washington state. Further information about all of the boards is available at http://bit.ly/qriL35. If interested, please complete and return the application posted at http://bit.ly/rhRAid by September 6, 2011. If you have questions, email barleaders@wsba.org.
- The Character and Fitness Board deals with matters of character and fitness bearing on qualifications of applicants for admission to practice law in Washington. The Board conducts hearings on the admission of any applicant referred to it for hearing, considers petitions for reinstatement after disbarment, and makes recommendations to the Board of Governors and Supreme Court regarding admission and reinstatement. Appointment is for a three-year term. Hearings generally are held every month. Three of the 14-16 members of the Board are not lawyers. One position is available.
- The Council on Public Defense addresses concerns about the quality of indigent defense services in Washington. Appointment is for a one-year term. One position is available.
- The Disciplinary Board reviews the results of grievances filed against attorneys including reports of WSBA investigations and decisions of WSBA hearing officers. The full board meets at least six times a year, and three-member review committees meet at least an additional three times a year. Considerable reading and meeting preparation are required. Appointment is for a three-year term. Two positions are available.
- The Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection Board reviews claims for reimbursement of financial loss sustained by reason of an attorney’s dishonest actions or failure to account for client funds; decides claims up to $25,000; and makes recommendations to the Board of Governors on claims for greater amounts. The Board meets four times a year. Appointment is for a three-year term. Two positions are available.
- The Practice of Law Board investigates unauthorized practice of law complaints, issues advisory opinions, and recommends to the Supreme Court ways that non-lawyers can improve access to law-related services. Appointment is for a three-year term. One position is available.
Washington State Bar Foundation – Board of Trustees
Application deadline: June 30, 2011
The Washington State Bar Foundation is the fundraising arm of the WSBA. Its mission is to provide financial support for WSBA programs that promote diversity within the legal profession and enhance the public’s access to and understanding of the justice system. Bar Foundation funding helps to power vital programs like the WSBA Home Foreclosure Project, Moderate Means, the WSBA Leadership Institute, and more. The WSBA Board of Governors is seeking to fill five positions on the Washington State Bar Foundation Board of Trustees – three of which are open to active WSBA members.
Terms begin on October 1st, are for one, two, or three-years, and are renewable. Trustees are stewards of the Bar Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and are actively involved in all aspects of donor development. To learn more about time and financial commitments, please contact Megan McNally at meganm.foundation@wsba.org, or (206) 727-8272. To be considered, please submit a cover letter and résumé by email to foundation@wsba.org.
Official Comments and Recommendations Regarding the Minority Report Commission and Supreme Court Assessment
This message is being sent on behalf of Shirley Bondon, Manager, AOC Court Access Programs
Washington judges and courts are profoundly committed to discovering and eliminating all barriers to equal justice. Over the years, they have spent an enormous amount of energy addressing bias and access to meaningful justice, but early in 2010 Chief Justice Madsen recognized the need to reassess progress in this area. She convened a work group (Supreme Court Commissions, Boards and Task Force Assessment Work Group) to take a hard look at existing efforts and make recommendations for modernizing and strengthening the justice system’s ability to ensure fair treatment for all. September 2010, the work group completed its work and delivered the attached report. The report calls for a clearer articulation of diversity goals and accountability. It also calls for more effective coordination and integration of diversity efforts.
October 7, a subsection of the work group presented the report to the Supreme Court. After the presentation, members of the Supreme Court asked the Chief to provide additional details about the implementation of workgroup recommendations and next steps. To accomplish this task, December 2010 through April 2011, she met with the groups originally included in the assessment. During a follow-up meeting with the workgroup, she asked for implementation recommendations and a subsection of the workgroup submitted the attached Minority Report.
As the Court continues to dialogue about the reports and related topics, they’d like to hear from you. Organizations are invited to submit official comments and recommendations regarding the Minority Report and Supreme Court Assessment. We hope to receive your comments before April 22. Please mail or e-mail official comments to:
Shirley Bondon
Administrative Office of the Courts
PO Box 41170
Olympia, WA 98504
Please feel free to share reports with other affected organizations. Should you have any questions regarding the reports, please do not hesitate to contact Chief Justice Madsen directly or Ms. Bondon. The Chief may be reached at 360.357.2037 orBarbara.Madsen@courts.wa.gov. Ms. Bondon may be reached at 360.705.5302 orShirley.Bondon@courts.wa.gov .
Screening and Discussion of "Vincent Who?"
KABA is supporting the screening and discussion of the documentary “Vincent Who”.
“Vincent Who” is a documentary inspired by a series of town halls organized by Asian Pacific Americans for Progress on the 25th anniversary of the case.
For more information, click on the flyer link above.
Tuition-Free Law School for Activists
The University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law (UDC-DCSL) www.law.udc.edu, is offering up to 20 full-tuition Advocate for Justice (AFJ) Scholarships each year to future public interest lawyers. Our goal is to allow committed activists to graduate from law school with minimal debt – free to choose a career path based on their values.
Applicants for the AFJ Scholarship are evaluated holistically based equally on academic talent and their proven commitment as advocates for justice and public service. We encourage applicants of all ages and experience levels, from recent graduates who feel that their track record reveals a deep commitment to the social good, to individuals seeking to embark on a second or third career who have demonstrated their commitment to justice over decades. Those who meet these requirements and are District of Columbia residents, people of color, or from groups under-represented in the legal profession are particularly encouraged to apply.
The School of Law’s definition of social good is a broad one and includes environmental activists, anti-poverty workers, inner-city school teachers, civil libertarians, labor organizers, political activists, and more. While the School is often described as “progressive,” activists with conservative leanings and agendas are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Here are a few key points:
- The UDC-DCSL program is the most hands-on law program in America, requiring all students to provide a minimum of 700 hours of clinical service to low-income people and/or the public interest in professor-supervised legal clinics. It has been rated among the top ten clinical programs in America. Clinics include Immigration & Human Rights; Housing & Consumer; Juvenile Justice; Community Development; HIV/AIDS; Legislation, Low-Income Taxpayer, and Whistleblower Protection.
- The UDC-DCSL student body, staff and faculty are among the nation’s most diverse in terms of age, background and race.
- UDC-DCSL’s location in Washington, DC affords public-spirited law students myriad opportunities for internships, fellowships and part-time employment.
- The School of Law funds summer public interest fellowships for ALL law students after their first year.
- The School of Law’s 2011 application deadline is April 30th and June 2011 LSAT scores can be used on a case-by-case basis with the permission of Dean of Admission, Vivian Canty vcanty@udc.edu.
- UDC-DCSL’s tuition is affordable and financial aid is available, making law school a realistic option even for those not awarded the AFJ Scholarship.
To find out more, go to http://www.law.udc.edu/page/justice.
Click the ”Send Me More Information” button to receive a set of step by step instructions for both applying for admission to UDC-DCSL and for the AFJ Scholarship.
Again, please forward this email broadly.
Thank you for your assistance,
Joe Libertelli
In House Counsel at LG Electronics
LG Electronics is accepting resumes for the position of mid to senior-level litigation attorney to assist in managing a wide range of litigation cases ranging from consumer class actions to commercial disputes in Seoul, Korea.
The Company offers competitive salary and benefits package depending on the demonstrated experience and expertise in the required areas of practice.
The application and full job description is available here.
Interested parties should email a cover letter and resume to foreign.legal@lge.com.
Task Force on Race and Criminal Justice System
The Seattle University School of Law Task Force web page has been revised so that people may easily view the webcast of the Washington Supreme Court Presentation on March 2, 2011. It includes links to the presentation notes and presentation slides from the research working group presentation so that those presentations can be followed more easily.
Northwest Sinfonietta Presentation
The Northwest Sinfonietta will be presenting “Pictures at an Exhibition” – it’s a multimedia visual presentation that will accompanied by symphony music. The multi media presentation will include the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino and Vietnamese community. They will incorporate historical photos from the 5 diverse communities mixed as well as art/craft photos as part of the presentation throughout the evening. The Symphony will end the performance with present photos of people from the 5 diverse communities as well as present art and craft work.
Check out the website for more detailed information about this concert. NW Sinfonietta will combine arts, culture and music as well as performance for their first joint venture. This is a different concert from the “Celebrate Asia” produced by the Seattle Symphony for the past 3 years.
The major objective of this committee is to encourage young Asians to support the main arts in Seattle and to increase the attendance at NW Sinfonietta and to bring 5 different communities to collaborate on an arts/music project.
We are lacking historical photos of people from the Filipino, Korean and Vietnamese community. In addition, we are searching for art photos to include in the presentation as the music is being performed.
I am asking if you are able to assist me with photos and art/craftwork photos that we may be able to borrow so that we can collaborate them into the multi-media gallery presentation. Perhaps you may know of other people or associations that I can reach out to for assistance. We will give proper credit to whoever contributes or to the organization. We will be conducting monthly meetings on Sundays at the Panama Tea House located in the International District.
The concert will be performed at the Nordstrom Hall on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 7:30PM. Pianist Joel Fan will be performing on the piano. In addition, this performance includes Julian Yu who made the arrangements for the “Pictures at an Exhibition.”