August 28, 2009: The AABA’s 25th Anniversary Gala & Silent Auction is
coming up in just under two months!  The event will be held on Friday,
August 28, 2009, at the InterContinental Hotel near the Galleria.  Our
keynote speaker will be the Honorable Bill White, the Mayor of Houston.
The reception will start at 6:30 pm followed by dinner and the program
at 7:30 pm.  We sincerely hope that everyone can join us in
commemorating this milestone in our organization’s history.  In addition
to our distinguished keynote speaker, we also have a special program
planned this year (including a very special menu).  Individual tickets
can be purchased online at www.aabahouston.com or by completing the form
in the newsletter.  If you’re interested in underwriting and sponsorship
opportunities, forms are included in the newsletter.  Any questions
should be directed to the AABA Gala & Silent Auction Committee Co-Chairs
Miranda Lin Bailey (miranda-lin.s.bailey@exxonmobil.com) or Alice Huang
(ahuang@lockelord.com).

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Just a final reminder that our first Breakfast With General Counsel
event is this Wednesday, April 22nd, 8 am – 9 am, at the Junior League
(1811 Briar Oaks Lane).  Our featured keynote speaker will be Cyndi J.
Baily, Senior VP and GC of Baylor College of Medicine.  Our RSVP’s have
been a bit lighter than we had hoped, so we sincerely hope you can take
an hour out of your morning to hear Cyndi speak and enjoy breakfast with
your friends and colleagues.  Attendance is free for AABA members, and
$10 for non-AABA members.  You can RSVP online at www.aabahouston.com or to AABA VP of Programs Judy Liu at judy.liu [at] centerpointenergy.com

Congratulations to the new ALSA Officers:
President – Catharine Yen
VP – Danny Sego
VP – Chiafeng Lu
Secretary – Yiting Hu
Treasurer – Karen Tran
Historian/PR – Nabil Hemmati

Come become an officer for ALSA and enjoy lunch.  We will also talk about registration and recommendations for classes and professors.

Trailer 7a

Wednesday at Noon.

Saturday, April 18th: The University of Houston Law Center, the AABA, and other local organizations will be hosting an immigration workshop at which local immigration lawyers (including AABA member Kellie Pai) will teach classes on various aspects of the immigration and naturalization process for interested members of the community. Volunteers from the AABA are needed to help with registration and direct attendees to their classes. The event will be held from 8 am – 12 pm at Krost Hall. Volunteers should arrive by 7:45 am. You are welcome to stay as long as you’re able. Please contact AABA VP of Community Relations Alison Chen (alisonchen@andrewskurth.com) if you’re interested in volunteering.

Wednesday, April 22nd: The AABA will be hosting the first installment of its Breakfast With General Counsel Series from 8 am – 9 am at the Junior League of Houston (1811 Briar Oaks Lane). The keynote speaker will be Cyndi J. Baily, Senior VP and General Counsel of Baylor College of Medicine. Breakfast will be provided. Admission is free for AABA members, and $10 for non-AABA members. RSVP online at www.aabahouston.com or to AABA VP of Programs Judy Liu (judy.liu@centerpointenergy.com).

Sunday, April 26th: Come join us for the AABA’s first family day event of the year! We will be gathering from 1 pm – 4 pm at the pavilion at Colonial Park in West University (4130 Byron). There will be a bouncy, facepainting, and games for the kids. Everyone, of course, is invited – kids or no kids. It’ll be a nice opportunity for folks to just hang out and enjoy each other’s company in a relaxed setting. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Attendance is free for AABA members and their families, and $10 for non-AABA members. All children attend free. RSVP online at www.aabahouston.com or to AABA Social Committee Co-Chair Cindy Lin (clin@curtis.com).

We are going to see the Houston Rockets play the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday, March 14th, 2009 at 7:30.

For any ALSA members, the tickets will be free (face value of $45 dollars; don’t ask me how we did it, I don’t know). We will be seated upper-level, but close to the front row and courtside.

In addition, you may bring one guest for a 1/2 price ticket (although we reserve the right to potentially change this based on numbers of interested attendees).

Please let us know if you would like to join us for a fun night by Friday March 6th at Noon. This is a pretty hard deadline because we need to get numbers and purchase tickets. E-mail Jason Wu at jcwu2@central.uh.edu Thanks and hope to see some of you there.

*ALSA Meeting – BLB 209 – Thursday, 26 February 2009

*Biz Etiquette Dinner – 6 March 2009 @ Carmelo’s, 6:30pm (2 hours, 4 course dinner)

*Rockets vs. Spurs Game – 14 March 2009, 7:30pm

*Happy Hour with Texas Southern College of Law ALSA

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Just a friendly reminder that the deadline for applying to be a mentor or mentee in the AABA’s annual mentorship program is next Wednesday, February 18th – less than one week away. I strongly encourage both our attorney and law students alike to participate in this rewarding program. It’s an excellent opportunity for law students to meet and learn from practicing attorneys and for practicing attorneys to share their valuable experiences with the next generation of attorneys. Attached are application forms, which take just a minute to complete and can be emailed to AABA Mentorship and Law School Relations Committee Co-Chairs David Hsu (david [a] davidhsulaw.com) and William Ramey (wramey[a] winstead.com)

- the attachements weren’t actually included, so please use the email for more information (I received the application form in a seperate email.  Let me know if you need one)

Good luck on Finals!

Just wanted to let you know that we are going to be having an Asian Law Students Association meeting tomorrow at noon, in room 240 BLB.