KABA-SD

KABA-SD will award one $500.00 $1,000.00* scholarship to an eligible individual to take the California State Bar examination in February 2010 or July 2010.  Please [click here] for eligibility and application.

* EDIT :: Due to a generous anonymous donation, KABA-SD is pleased to announce that its $500 scholarship to an eligible individual to take the California State Bar exam in February or July 2010 has been increased to $1,000.00.

We look forward to continuing our dialogue with the Korean-American community of San Diego and we thank you very much in advance for your anticipated, continued support.

We’ve made it through our first successful year and we could not have done so without the support of you, our members.  You have helped establish a strong foundation for KABA-SD in this community.  We need to maintain that success and build on our momentum from the first year and to do so, we need your continued help and support.

Please join or, if you are already a member, renew your membership dues.  Renewals are due in January when the 2007-08 fees expire.  We know this second year for KABA-SD will be even stronger and better with more events, a membership directory, and other incentives for paid members.

Please [click here] for the application and list of fees. So please join and renew now!

We are happy to announce KABA-SD’s newly elected Board!

President:  Carol M. Lee, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Calif.

Vice President:  Amanda Harris, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek LLP

Secretary:  Susie S. Yoo, Mintz Levin

Treasurer:  Michael Han, DLA Piper

Board Members:

Christine Yoon Friedman, Law Clerk, U.S. District Court

Jinsook Ohta, Law Clerk, U.S. District Court

Jae K. Park, McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP

Michelle Park, Park Fryar LLP

Nancy Song, San Diego County Public Defender’s Office

Law School Representatives:

Kimberly Crawford, University of San Diego School of Law

Kyung Eun Latimer, California Western School of Law

Alex Mun, Thomas Jefferson School of Law

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Please click here for more information about Xian Rang Yong’s Chinese art that is being showcased at the Museum of Man at Balboa Park for approximately six months beginning March 29, 2008, (http://www.useumofman.org/html/exhibits_china_prints.html).

All Members: Please join us for KABA-SD’s first annual family potluck and picnic at Crown Point in Mission Bay Park on Saturday, March 29, 2008, at 1:00 p.m..  Meet your fellow KABA members and their families in a fun setting.  Please RSVP to Jae Park at jpark@mckennalong.com.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor or mentee for KABA-SD, please click on the Mentorship Program link for a full description of the program and applications.  Please consider signing up for a worthwhile experience.

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Luch H. Koh to the Santa Clara County Superior Court bench, making her the first Korean American to be appointed to the bench in the Bay Area.  Judge Koh fills the seat made vacant by the retirement of Judge Randolf Rice.  The 39 year old IP litigator has been a partner at McDermott, Will and Emery since 2002.  Prior to that, she was a senior associate at Wilson, Sonsini, Goddrich and Rosati from 2000 to 2002 and an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Major Frauds Section of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, from 1997 to 2000.  From 1996 to 1997, Judge Koh was a special assistant to the U.S. Deputy Attorney General at the Department of Justice and from 1994 to 1996, served as special counsel at the Department of Justice.  She earned her JD and BA degrees from Harvard.  KABA-SD congratulates Judge Koh on her appointment.  This is a tremendous achievement for Judge Koh and for the Korean American legal community.  Congratulations Judge Koh.

The Honorable Tammy C. Ryu of the Los Angeles Superior Court spoke at the downtown San Diego office of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on Tuesday, November 13, 2007. The Honorable Patricia Cowett and the Honorable Lillian Lim of the San Diego Superior Court were also in attendance. Judge Ryu spoke to a crowd of approximately 30 law students and attorneys. KABA-SD could not have asked for a better speaker.

During her talk, Judge Ryu stressed the importance of organizations like KABA-SD, and how her involvement with similar organizations has helped shape her career. Judge Ryu engaged the audience with personal anecdotes and valuable insight into the legal profession that provided a backdrop into how and why she became a judge.

Afterwards, Judge Ryu graciously answered questions from those present, and offered guidance as to how KABA-SD might move forward as a group.

The KABA-SD board and members thank not only Judge Ryu, but Judge Cowett and Judge Lim, and everyone who attended for making KABA-SD’s first event a success.