Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California

Annual VABANC Scholarship Dinner

Each year, judges, attorneys, law students, and community leaders gather to celebrate and honor deserving leaders and law students at our Annual Scholarship Dinner. Please join us in recognizing the achievements of VABANC and the Vietanamese Community of Northern California on October 7, 2011! Cocktails begin at 5:30pm with the program beginning at 7:00pm. Please join us in welcoming our keynote speaker, California State Controller John Chiang, and in celebrating our 2011 trailblazer recipient, Thuy Thi Nguyen, General Counsel Peralta Community College District.

Scholarships and fellowships are given out every year to excelling law students with the goal of giving back to the community. Sponsorship opportunities and individual tickets are available. For more information please click here.

Online registration is now closed. Please contact mai@pnallp.com for ticket information.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS:

Presenting Sponsor

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

Law Office of Chinh Vo

Law Office of Hien Doan

Sam Nguyen

Law Office of Silver & Taube

Law Office of Duy Thai

Law Office of Tiep Nguyen

Silver Sponsors

Law Office of Rebecca Tran

Minh Hoang, Esq.

Law Office of Lien L. Uy

Phil Nguyen

Nancy Le, Esq.

Supporters

Community Service

We are proud of our dedicated attorneys and law students who have joined forces to organize pro bono legal clinics serving underresourced communities.

Clinics sponsored by VABANC, Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA)'s Volunteer Legal Services Corporation (VLSC), and Vietnamese American Community Center of the East Bay (VACCEB) are held from 6pm-8pm at 655 International Blvd in Oakland on the first Wednesday of every month.  English flyer. Please click here for more information.

Our collaboration with Katharine & George Alexander Community Law Center (KGACLC) enables us to provide pro bono legal clinics in San Jose, CA. Our clinic in August will be held on August 16, 2011 at Tully Library in San Jose.  English flyer.  Vietnamese flyer.

Please assist us in publicizing these clinics by forwarding the above flyers to your contacts.

Interested lawyers, law students, and interpreters are invited to join us in providing these free legal services. Send an email to communityservice@vabanc.org to volunteer your time or make a contribution. Those seeking assistance may call (408) 512-3818 to schedule an appointment.

VABANC is also jointly sponsoring a Citizenship Day event on July 30 in San Francisco with La Raza San Francisco.

Recent News

• VABANC, APABASV, KABANC, SABANC Joint Holiday Party December 8, 2011 @ Trader Vic's in Palo Alto -- volunteers needed. Please RSVP at: www.eventbrite.com/event/2503542162

• VABANC Elections for 2012 VABANC Board. For more information, please contact nancytl@gmail.com.
• SCCBA Judicial Evaluation Survey to be online sometime during the week of Nov 7, 2011. Please contact Chris Burdick if you are not a SCCBA member and would like to participate at chrisb@sccba.com.
• DEADLINE EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 2, 2011: For the second year in a row VABANC will fund a law graduate to work for one year to provide legal services to and advocacy for the Vietnamese American community and/or other underserved, underresourced communities.  This year, the fellow will receive $30,000. Fellowship information.
• Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) is seeking a MBC Representative to BASF and MBC Co-Chairs. Application deadline is October 31, 2011.
• VABANC applauds President Barack Obama's nomination of Judge Jacqueline H. Nguyen to serve on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Press Release.
• VABANC announced as recipient of SCCBA's UnSung Hero's Award. SCCBA's UnSung Hero's Reception will be held on Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Fallon House Gardens – corner of St. John and Terraine Streets. RSVP is required.
• DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION EXTENDED to September 28, 2011! BALIF and VABANC has teamed up to provide for a $3000 scholarship to a law student who has demonstrated an interest in serving the LGBT and Vietnamese American community. Press Release.
• Barristers Board of Directors of the Bar Association of San Francisco application deadline is October 3, 2011. Find out how to apply.
• VABANC receives Business Impact Award from API Legal Outreach for extraordinary volunteer work for progressive social and economic justice.

• We proudly announce Thuy Thi Nguyen as our 2011 Trailblazer Award recipient for her outstanding achievements, commitment and leadership of Vietnamese American attorneys. Press Release.
• It is still not too late to renew your 2011 VABANC Membership online!
• RSVP for VABANC's Job Search Workshop today!
• VABANC, FBANC, KABANC and SABANC joint mixer a huge success! Over 100 attendees attended to mix and mingle!
• VABANC Applauds the Nomination of Professor Goodwin Liu To The California Supreme Court -- announced July 26, 2011
• VABANC board honors Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye at reception in San Francisco.

• Please save the date for VABANC's Scholarship Dinner on October 7, 2011. California State Controller, John Chiang, will be VABANC's honorary keynote speaker.
• VABANC receives award for pro bono community Service from Friends of Hue Foundation
• Keker & Van Nest launches $50,000 diversity Scholarship.
• Applied Research Center examines the relationship between racial justice organizations and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities.  Summary.  Full Report.  
• VABANC Mentorship Committee brings together attorneys and law students at Mentor / Mentee Brunch.
• VABANC Law Foundation awards its first public interest fellowship to Nikki Dinh.  Press Release.
• NAPABA In-House Counsel Committee’s Mentoring Program. 
• Touro Law Center offers summer law program in Viet Nam.  Flyer.
• Hope Now FREE Homeownership Preservation workshops in San Jose. Flyer.
• VABANC launches inaugural San Jose monthly legal clinics. Press Release.
• The VABANC membership directory is officially online!

Upcoming Events 

• January 12, 2012: Asian Law Caucus Associates Mixer
• January 12 - February 22: Human Trafficking Brown Bag Series
• March 9, 2012: BALIF Gala at SF MOMA