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Congratulatory Letter from NAPABA ...... 5

APALA/NJ Past Presidents & Founding Board Members ...... 8

"Looking Back..."...... 9 Gibbons P.C. is a proud supporter of the Letter from APALA Outgoing President Aney Chandy

Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association "Looking Forward..." ...... 9 of New Jersey Letter from APALA Incoming President Sapana Shah

Congratulations to the 2010/2011 APALA Executive Board ...... 10 2011 Annual Dinner Honorees! 2011/2012 APALA Executive Board ...... 11 Trailblazer Award APALA/NJ 14th Annual Dinner & Installation of Officers Program ...... 15

Kevin O'Toole Installation of Officers ...... 17 NJ State Senator

Corporate Leadership Award Dinner Speakers ...... 18 Michael Yap Honorees ...... 19-20 Chief Legal Officer of International Investments, Prudential

Professional Achievement Awards APALA/NJ Charitable Foundation ...... 24 (Tribute to Small Firms & Solo Practitioners) Linda Wong, Esq. Scholarship Award Recipients ...... 27 Moly Hung, Esq. APALA Lifetime & Gold Members ...... 31 Parag Patel, Esq.

Gala Dinner Committee Acknowledgements ...... 33 Gibbons is a 2009 winner of the prestigious Catalyst Award and is recognized among the leading law firms nationwide for diversity by the Minority Law Journal and MultiCultural Law. Sponsor Acknowledgements ...... Back Cover

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APALA/NJ PAST PRESIDENTS I am so grateful to our membership for giving me the Interview Workshop, Corporate Counsel event, and other opportunity to serve on the Executive Board of APALA/NJ seminars and networking events. We also began a terrific, & FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS over the last 2 years. Over the last 2 years, through the new tradition of collaborating with our sister specialty collective efforts of our exceptional executive board teams bars, including the NJSBA Diversity Committee, the GSBA, and the strength of our membership, we were able to achieve the HBA, the ABWL and SABA-NJ, on a number of events. a number of significant goals: ¥ Continued our efforts to support important policy issues. ¥ Opened the APALA/NJ Office located at One Washington We worked with the Governor's Office and Legislature to Park, Suite 1401-CC, Newark, NJ 07102. advocate for greater representation in our State's judiciary PAST PRESIDENTS: and in other government positions. We also weighed in on ¥ Launched the APALA/NJ Foundation, a 501c3 charitable a number of important issues in the legal community. 1985-1986 Hon. Sue Pai Yang, J.W.C. organization. ¥ Engaged in numerous community service activities. ¥ Started our Annual Scholarship Program for deserving 1986-1987 Hon. Patricia Medina Talbert, J.S.C. (2000-2007) Continuing our strong tradition of supporting the broader APA law students. APA communities, APALA/NJ honored AALDEF at our 1987-1988 Hon. Sue Pai Yang, J.W.C. ¥ Completely remodeled our website (www.apalanj.com). Golf Outing and presented a significant donation to ¥ Established our "voice" by creating the APALA/NJ support its important mission. APALA/NJ also participated 1993-1994 Linda Wong Newsletter to highlight issues of import to the APA in other charitable endeavors over the course of the last 2 legal community and to recognize the tremendous talent years, such as food drives, soup kitchens and hosted a 1996-1997 Hon. Patricia Medina Talbert, J.S.C. (2000-2007) in APALA/NJ. charity casino night. 1997-1998 Donna Chin ¥ Created an Attorney Referral Directory and Membership As always, APALA/NJ is successful in achieving its goals Directory. and furthering its mission, only because of the support of its 1998-1999 Tommy Shi ¥ Hit record numbers of active members and gold members. collective membership. On behalf of the 2010-2011 Executive ¥ Hit record numbers of law student participation in the Board, thank you for your support! 1999-2000 Calvin Wong organization. I would also especially like to thank the 2010-2011 Executive 2000-2001 Amrita Master Dalal ¥ Cultivated relationships and programs for the greater Board: Sapana Shah (President Elect), Eric Fikry (Vice APA community in NJ. President), Paul Yoon (Treasurer) and Eric Wong (Secretary). The 2010-2011 Executive Board was an exceptional team and I 2001-2002 Alexander Lee ¥ Hosted an incredibly successful Northeast Regional am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with all of them. Conference (June 2010). 2002-2003 Lora Fong I have been honored to serve our members and the legal ¥ Partnered with the other specialty bar associations in community over the last two years and I look forward to the state to create the Specialty Bar Association Coalition 2003-2004 Jae Im continuing to support the organization under the capable to establish a collective, unified voice on issues of import and passionate leadership of our incoming President, Sapana to all of our organizations. 2004-2005 Vimal Shah Shah, and the 2011-2012 Executive Board. ¥ Established our presence at the upcoming NJ State Bar 2005-2006 Hon. Terry Yang, J.W.C. Association Convention by hosting 2 panel discussions. ANEY CHANDY ¥ Continued the tradition of successful programs Ñ such 2006-2007 Eugene Huang APALA/NJ President 2010-2011 as our Lunar Banquet, Golf Outing, Annual Dinner, Mock 2007-2008 Michael Angulo

2008-2009 Sudha Kantor

2009-2010 David Kwon "Looking Forward..." Letter from APALA Incoming President Sapana Shah

It is going to be an incredible year! We have so much planned greater representation in our State's judiciary and in for the upcoming year... other government positions. FOUNDING MEMBERS: ¥ Programming: We intend on continuing the tradition of ¥ Voting: The Census records indicate that Asian Americans make up approximately 8% of New Jersey's population, Hon. Sui Pai Yang successful programs such as the Lunar Banquet, Golf Outing, Annual Dinner, CLE's, Corporate Counsel events, but you wouldn't think that if you saw our voting records. Hon. Patricia Talbert seminars, and networking events with our sister specialty Understandably, there have not been many opportunities bars, including the NJSBA, GSBA, HBA, ABWL, MUBANY, where APA's could learn about the importance of civic Father John Chang and SABA-NJ. engagement. APALA-NJ with the assistance of community leaders, intends on educating APA's on the importance of ¥ Community Outreach: As we look ahead, it is important voting in every election. Sylvia Chin that APALA-NJ maintain a relationship with the various ethnic communities we represent. We intend on hosting ¥ Member Benefits: For many of our members, we intend multiple legal seminars throughout the state with the on offering valuable benefits in the areas of banking, assistance of Chambers of Commerce, religious insurance, and business. organizations, and civic groups. ¥ Advocating for Diversity: We will continue to work with SAPANA SHAH, ESQ the Governor's Office and Legislature to advocate for APALA/NJ President 2011-2012

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Aney K. Chandy Sapana Shah Sapana Shah Paul Yoon President ‘10-’11 President-Elect, ‘11-’12 President ‘11-’12 President '11-'12 President-Elect Ms. Chandy currently serves as Senior Labor & Please see bio on page 11. Sapana Shah is an attorney with a solo practice in Please see bio on page 10. Employment Counsel at Toys "R" Us, a Fortune 250 Jersey City, New Jersey. She handles personal injury, corporation headquartered in Wayne, NJ. employment, municipal, and matrimonial matters. Previously, in 2006, Ms. Chandy was appointed Ms. Shah received her law degree from Albany Law by Mayor Cory A. Booker to serve as Corporation School- Union University. Upon graduation from law Counsel for the City of Newark, where she oversaw school she served as a New Jersey Superior Court a diverse practice of 6,000+ matters and managed law clerk to the Honorable Jessica R. Mayer, J.S.C., in 45 in-house attorneys, 10 per-diem municipal prosecutors and 17 outside Middlesex County. Upon completion of her clerkship, she began practicing law firms. Notably, Ms. Chandy was the first Asian American to serve Paul Yoon as a commercial litigator. In this capacity, she handled Creditor Rights Jhanice V. Domingo as Corporation Counsel in NJ's largest city; and also served in various claims, including but not limited to Insurance Premium Fraud, Consumer ‘10-’11 Treasurer, ‘11-’12 President-Elect Treasurer capacities at the NJ Attorney General's Office. Ms. Chandy began her Fraud, Premium Collection, and Officer & Director Liability. Thereafter, tenure at the AG's Office as the Assistant Attorney General in Charge of Mr. Yoon is an Assistant Prosecutor in the Essex she joined the Staff Counsel office of American International Group, Inc. Ms. Domingo was admitted to the New Jersey Bar the Civil Rights Litigation Practice Group, providing advice and counsel County Prosecutor's Office where he prosecutes (AIG) as an Associate Trial Attorney. At AIG, she focused on claims arising in 2002, and the U.S. District Court, District of New to the Attorney General on all matters relating to civil rights litigation in crimes against the State of New Jersey. Prior to from automobile accidents including: negligence claims, underinsured Jersey in 2003. She received her J.D. from Seton Hall New Jersey. Ms. Chandy was subsequently tapped to serve as an Assistant joining the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, Mr. and uninsured motorist claims (UM/UIM), personal injury protections (PIP) University School of Law, Newark, NJ in 2002, and her Attorney General in the Executive Office of the Attorney General reporting Yoon clerked for the Honorable Joseph P. Donohue claims, property damage claims, insurance coverage disputes, and inter- B.A. from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, in 1999, directly to the Attorney General and First Assistant Attorney General to in Union County and served as Special Assistant to company subrogation claims in arbitration. where she received Dean's List honors and majored in the Honorable Mayor Anthony A. Williams in our Psychology with a minor in Women's Studies. serve as a liaison to numerous divisions of the Attorney General's Office In her spare time, Ms. Shah devotes her time to public sevice. In June nation's capital. Mr. Yoon received his J.D. from New York Law School in while maintaining select cases including New Jersey Supreme Court and of 2009, she was elected County Committeewoman for District 64 Ms. Domingo began her legal career in 2002 as Law Clerk for the 2006 and his B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. federal court matters. in Edison, New Jersey. In May of 2010, she was elected to serve as Honorable Joseph P. Donohue, J.S.C., Chancery Division, Family Part, Ms. Chandy's commitment to public service originated during her private Mr. Yoon's commitment to public service began when he received the President-Elect of APALA-NJ. In April of 2011, she was elected to the Union County, and then gained experience as an Assistant Prosecutor practice days in the New York Office of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher Woodrow Wilson Fellowship, a program aimed to advance people of Board of Education in Edison, NJ. She currently serves on the New Jersey in the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office until 2003. Ms. Domingo & Flom LLP, where she practiced labor and employment law while also color into the public policy arena. He is very active in the Asian American Supreme Court Committee on Women in the Courts. She graduated continues to reside in Somerset, NJ, and currently works for Einhorn, serving as pro bono counsel to indigent petitioners seeking asylum community. Most recently, he was elected to serve as Treasurer of from Rutgers College, Rutgers University with a degree in Economics. Harris, Ascher, Barbarito & Frost, P.C. in Denville, NJ. As a member of through our immigration courts and women seeking protection from the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey and Prior to obtaining her law degree, Ms. Shah worked at Dun & Bradstreet the firm's Matrimonial practice group, Ms. Domingo handles a wide deportation in proceedings under the Violence Against Women Act. currently serves as Co-Chair of the organization's Judicial and Political Corporation as a Financial Analyst. variety of family law cases that encompass many diverse issues including Appointments Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors for divorce, child custody, alimony and child support, equitable distribution, Staying true to her Jersey roots, Ms. Chandy is a proud alumnus of Rutgers the Korean American League for Civic Action. palimony, prenuptial agreements, post-nuptial agreements, civil College ('93) and Seton Hall Law School ('96) and also served as a law unions, etc. As a former prosecutor and trained litigator, Ms. Domingo clerk for the Honorable Freda L. Wolfson (then U.S.M.J., now U.S.D.J.) in Moly K. Hung has extensive courtroom experience and handles various juvenile and Trenton, NJ. In 2009, Ms. Chandy was elected to the position of President- Vice-President domestic violence matters in addition to divorce cases. Ms. Domingo has Elect of APALA/NJ. On June 12, 2010, Ms. Chandy began her term as Eric Wong been recognized by New Jersey Super Lawyers for her work in family law President of APALA/NJ. In November 2010, Ms. Chandy was named to Secretary Moly K. Hung is an attorney with a sole practice that and was named a Rising Star in 2009 and 2010. the National Asian and Pacific American Bar Association's "Best Lawyers Eric D. Wong is an associate in the Litigation Practice concentrates in the areas of Real Estate and Business Under 40" list. of Greenberg Traurig's New Jersey office. Eric has related matters along with consulting on issues of a Since law school, Ms. Domingo has been committed to serving the Asian & experience representing multinational corporations, governmental and/or political nature. He received his Pacific American Bar community as evidenced by her service as President financial institutions, and other businesses in a wide B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers College and his of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association during her 3L J.D. from the University of Colorado School of Law. year, and her service to the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association Eric Fikry array of matters, including complex commercial disputes and consumer fraud cases. He has also Before returning to his home state of New Jersey, of New Jersey in various capacities. In 2006-2007, she served as the Vice-President worked in defense of pharmaceutical, dietary he served as a Deputy Corporation Counsel with the City and County co-chairperson of APALA NJ's Membership Committee. In 2010-2011, she Eric G. Fikry is a member of the Commercial supplement medical device, and machinery manufacturers in products of Honolulu, initially in the Counseling and Drafting Division and then served as the co-chairperson of APALA NJ's Public Relations Committee Litigation Practice Group at Blank Rome LLP, and liability and false advertising cases. Eric served on the Executive Board of subsequently in the Trials Division. Mr. Hung also served as a former Civil and as the Corporate Secretary of APALA NJ's Golf Committee. Ms. counsels clients in the gaming and pharmaceutical APALA/NJ as its Secretary during the 2010-2011 term. Eric graduated with Division Law Clerk with the Circuit Court of the First Circuit for the State of Domingo's dedication and past leadership has led to her election as industries on a wide array of issues. His experience honors from Rutgers University School of Law - Camden, where he served Hawaii prior to his political appointment as a Deputy Corporation Counsel. Treasurer of the APALA NJ 2011-2012 Executive Board. includes serving as co-counsel on the team which as a Judicial Intern to both the Honorable Joseph E. Irenas, United States An active participant of the Asian Pacific American community, Mr. Hung succeeded in winning the first commercial gaming District Judge, and the Honorable Tonianne J. Bongiovanni, United States is long standing fifteen (15) year member of the Asian Pacific American license issued to a Native American tribe, and in Magistrate Judge. Lawyers Association of New Jersey and currently sits on the Judicial Florelee R. Wan defending the license in multiple Supreme Court appeals. He co-authored and Prosecutorial Appointments Committee of the organization. A past Secretary "U.S. Gaming Development, the Credit Crisis, and the Timing of Recovery," editorial board member from 1999 to 2005 of the National Asian Pacific Florelee R. Wan is an associate with Schenck, Price, which was published in the Winter 2009 edition of Casino Lawyer American Bar Association newsletter, the NAPABA LAWYER, he has Smith & King, LLP in Paramus, NJ and a member of magazine. also served in two full NAPABA national convention year terms from the firm's Litigation Department. She practices in the Mr. Fikry will serve as Vice-President of the APALA/NJ Executive Board 1999 through 2000 as a former Co-Chair on the NAPABA Solo and Small areas of commercial litigation and insurance defense. during the 2010-2011 term, and has Co-chaired the organization's Firm Practice Committee with Alexander M. Lee, Esq. In 2007, Mr. Hung Professional Development Committee. He is also currently a member of served and led with Edward S. Kiel, Esq. as Co-Chairmen of the NAPABA Ms. Wan earned a B.S. degree from Cornell University the Board of Trustees of the Camden County Bar Association, and is the Northeast Regional Conference that was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey. in 1998. She received her law degree from Brooklyn Law School in 2002 and was admitted to practice Vice-Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association's Casino Law Section. Mr. Hung has served as a commissioner of the New Jersey Asian law in New Jersey and the United States District Court for the District of Mr. Fikry serves as a Panel Chair for the New Jersey Supreme Court District American Commission from 2002 to 2004 as appointed under former New Jersey. She served as a judicial intern to The Honorable David G. Trager IV Fee Arbitration Committee, and teaches legal research and writing in Governor James E. McGreevey. In 2008, then Governor Jon S. Corzine of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in the paralegal studies program at Camden County College. He was named appointed him as a member of the Board of Directors of the Asian 2001. Prior to joining Schenck, Price, Smith & King in 2007, Ms. Wan was a a "New Jersey Rising Star" by New Jersey Monthly in 2006-2008. American Study Foundation. law clerk and corporate paralegal at New York law firms and was associated Mr. Fikry is a graduate of New York University and the Rutgers University Since September 2010, Mr. Hung has been the webtv host of a show that with a products liability defense firm in Woodbridge, New Jersey from 2003 School of Law-Camden, and is admitted to practice in State and Federal features guests in and from the Asian Pacific American communities through 2007. Courts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. and or other otherwise who are leaders in politics, business, civics, In addition to APALA/NJ, Ms. Wan is also a member of the Bergen and entertainment and or the arts. The webtv show, "Leaders in Focus" with Monmouth County Bar Associations as well as the New Jersey State Bar Moly Hung, can be viewed any time at www.ICEPN.TV. Association, Insurance Law Section. She served as co-chair of APALA/NJ's 4th Annual Golf Outing in 2009 and co-chair of the Membership Committee in 2010.

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7:30PM INTRODUCTION Haekyoung Suh, Mistress of Ceremonies Sheng Wang, Special Guest Comedian

WELCOME Aney Chandy, Outgoing APALA President

¥ Tribute to APALA/NJ Founding Board Members and APALA/NJ Past Presidents

¥ Presentation of the APALA/NJ Charitable Foundation Officer Trustees: President Ron Chen, President-Elect Michelle Wu, Treasurer David Kwon, Secretary Raj Parikh Cole Schotz is proud to support Director of Giving and Relationships (Trustee): Moly Hung Board of Trustees: Cliff Birge, Lora Fong, Frank Giantomasi, Gurbir Grewal, Eugene Huang, Moly Hung, Jin Hwang, Ed Kiel, Sumana Mitra, Jong Sook Nee, Mamta Patel, Sapana Shah the Asian Pacific American Lawyers and Aney Chandy REMARKS Nimesh Patel, NAPABA President-Elect

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER Association of New Jersey and Paul Fishman, U.S. Attorney, District of N.J. BREAK Sheng Wang, Special Guest Comedian congratulates this year’s honorees: AWARDS ¥ Corporate Leadership Award Honoree: Michael Yap Presented by: Eric Fikry, Outgoing APALA Vice-President Senator Kevin O'Toole, Michael Yap, ¥ Professional Achievement Awards - Tribute to Solo Practitioners and Small Firms Honorees: Linda Wong, Moly Hung and Parag Patel Presented by: Sapana Shah, Incoming APALA President, and Eric Wong, Outgoing APALA Secretary

¥ Trailblazer Award Linda Wong, Moly Hong, Honoree: Kevin O’Toole, Esq., New Jersey State Senator Presented by: Paul Yoon, Outgoing APALA Treasurer

¥ Scholarship Awards by APALA and the APALA Charitable Foundation Presented by: Ron Chen, APALA Foundation President; Michelle Wu, APALA Foundation and Parag Patel President-Elect; and Michael Angulo, APALA Scholarship Committee Member and Past President INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS Hon. Terry Yang, J.W.C. ¥ President: Sapana Shah ¥ President-Elect: Paul Yoon ¥ Vice-President: Moly K. Hung ¥ Treasurer: Jhanice V. Domingo ¥ Secretary: Florelee R. Wan

FINAL THANK YOU New Jersey | New York | Delaware | Maryland | Texas Sapana Shah, Incoming APALA President

9:00PM - 11:00PM DESSERT, CHARITY CASINO NIGHT & KARAOKE (Livingston III and IV) Hosted by the APALA Foundation

SPECIAL GUEST COMEDIAN www.coleschotz.com Sheng Wang

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Oath of Office I do solemnly swear or affirm CONGRATULATES Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey that I will faithfully execute the Office of (President, President-Elect, Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary) IN CELEBRATION OF ITS of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey, Annual Dinner And Installation of Officers HONORING and will, to the best of my ability,

State Senator Kevin O’Toole represent the interests of its members

Michael Yap Linda Wong Moly Hong Parag Patel by preserving and promoting

the mission of the Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey.

We are proud to support

APALA/NJ Hon. Terry Yang, J.W.C. Judge Theresa L. Yang was born in New York City. She obtained her B.A. from Rutgers College. During college, she and others co-founded the Asian Children's Charity and all of tonight’s honorees Association, ACCA, which provided impoverished children in Asian countries with food, shelter, clothing and medicine. She served on ACCA's Executive Board. She also was the Editor-in-Chief of Asia Rutgers, a college publication which featured articles of concern Trailblazer Award to the Asian community. Judge Yang received her J.D. from Pace University School of Law. She was the recipient Kevin O’Toole, NJ State Senator of the Public Interest Law School Organization Grant which enabled her to complete an internship with the Westchester Legal Services. Judge Yang was appointed to serve on the NJ Supreme Court Committee regarding Women in the Courts and Corporate Leadership Award on the NJ Advisory Committee on Police Standards. She was also recognized in a 2003 issue of the NJ Law Michael Yap, Chief Legal Officer of Journal which highlighted Top Minority and Women in the Law Profession. She has given Seminars in reference to NJ Workers' Compensation topics. She was also a panelist on a Rutgers International Investments, Prudential Law School Women of Color Seminar. She is a former in-house lawyer for Greater New York Insurance Company where she defended the interests of Professional Achievement Awards employers in Workers' Compensation matters. She served on the APALA/NJ Executive Board. She was President of APALA/NJ from 2005-2006. Linda Wong, Moly Hung and Parag Patel Judge Yang was appointed to the NJ Workers' Compensation bench in 2009.

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Haekyoung Suh Nimesh Patel Trailblazer Award Kevin O'Toole Mistress of Ceremonies Welcome Address The Trailblazer Award is bestowed upon an New Jersey State Senator Haekyoung Suh, a member of the firm Norris, Nimesh M. Patel is the Division Chief of the Asian attorney who through their leadership Mr. O'Toole was elected to the General Assembly in McLaughlin & Marcus, concentrates in the areas of Diversity Management & Operations Support 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2001 and served in the State complex commercial litigation, products liability, Division of the Office of Civil Rights & Liberties has pioneered into a field or position that Senate from May 2001 to January 2002. He was appellate advocacy and tax appeals. Ms. Suh has for the Transportation Security Administration, has never before been assumed by an Asian re-elected to the Senate for a full term on November been appointed to serve on the Supreme Court U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In this 6, 2007. American. Through their service, pioneers Model Jury Charge Committee for the 2008-2010 capacity Nimesh manages the team that provides Born in Cedar Grove on October 5, 1964, Mr. O'Toole term and the District XIII Ethics Committee for advice, training, and technical support for all TSA pave the way for future generations of attended Cedar Grove High School and earned his Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren Counties. She was recognized by the components to ensure compliance with Civil Rights and EEO laws for Asian Americans to continue to venture into bachelor's degree in political science and public administration in 1986 and New Jersey Journal as one of New Jersey's top 40 Under 40 attorneys. the approximately 60,000 employee workforce located throughout the his juris doctorate in 1989 from Seton Hall University. He passed the bar exam Before joining Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, Ms. Suh served as law clerk for country. He also leads diversity management at an enterprise level in unchartered territory. in 1989 and served a clerkship in the office of the state attorney general. collaboration with the Office of Human Capital. the Honorable William A. Dreier, P.J.A.D., Superior Court of New Jersey, Mr. O'Toole served a college internship in the office of former Appellate Division. Prior to returning to public service, Nimesh was a member of the Labor Congressman Joseph Minish; as a legislative aide to Assemblyman John V. & Employment Practice Group of an AmLaw 100 law firm where he also Kelly; Chairman of the Essex County Republican Committee and serves on had a specialty in Corporate Diversity & Risk Management. His experience the Ramapo College Board of Governors. includes conducting diversity/risk assessments and implementing diversity action plans and best practices for Fortune 500 companies Senator O'Toole also served on the Cedar Grove Town Council from 1989 and government agencies. Nimesh also advised clients on compliance to 1996 and as Mayor in 1990, 1993 and 1995. with employment laws and regulations and represented clients involved During his legislative career, Senator O'Toole has sponsored laws to reform in government investigations. Nimesh began his career as an Honor's welfare, established the New Jersey Better Educational Savings Trust, Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice and his tenure included strengthened our state's domestic violence statutes, increased penalties serving as a senior trial attorney in the Civil Rights Division, Special on businesses and individuals who engage in discrimination, preserved Litigation Section, where he investigated state and local law enforcement our state's drinking water supply through the preservation of Sterling for excessive use of force and abuse of authority. Forest, mandating insurance coverage for mammograms and for those Nimesh's community and professional leadership includes serving as being treated for breast and cervical cancer, instituted the New Jersey President-Elect of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Prepaid College Education Expense Program, which allows parents to (NAPABA); Vice Chair of the District of Columbia Commission on Human start education savings accounts that allow parents to pay for their child's Rights; and Member of the ABA President's Commission to Advance college education at today's prices, sponsored legislation to ban "Pay to Diversity in the Legal Profession. Nimesh also was selected as one of Play" which would prohibit campaign contributions from vendors who NAPABA's Best Lawyers Under 40. have government contracts, allowing for public participation during meetings of municipal governing bodies and continued funding of full-day kindergarten programs in the Abbott school districts. Mr. O'Toole and his wife Bethany have two children, Kevin Jr. and Ryan Marie.

Corporate Leadership Award Michael Yap The Corporate Leadership Award is Chief Legal Officer, Prudential’s International Sheng Wang Investments Paul J. Fishman given to an individual who demonstrates Special Guest Comedian Special Keynote Speaker Michael Yap is the Chief Legal Officer of Prudential's extraordinary leadership and innovation International Investments business. In this role, Sheng Wang is a Taiwanese Texan who developed U.S. Attorney, District of New Jersey he manages the legal support for Prudential's and honed his comedy in the thriving standup Paul J. Fishman, who has served as the United in his or her in-house practice. investment management business outside of the community of the San Francisco Bay Area. He States Attorney since October 2009, is responsible United States, a unit that offers investment products performs jokes based on personal experiences and for overseeing all federal criminal prosecutions and and services to retail and institutional clients in Asia, addresses common non-sense with honesty and the litigation of all civil matters in New Jersey in Latin America and Europe and that manages and administers over $170 ill logic. His refreshingly affable stage presence which the federal government has an interest. Mr. billion in assets. Prior to this position, he served as primary counsel to the combined with a healthy penchant for absurdity Fishman supervises a staff of approximately 140 global offices, strategic joint ventures and securities trading business of and self-deprecation make his act universally accessible and hilarious. attorneys and 136 support personnel in Newark, Camden, and Trenton. In Prudential Real Estate Investors. From 2009 to 2011, Michael served as addition to his service as U.S. Attorney, Mr. Fishman serves as vice chair of He has toured with the Comedians of Comedy and American Eagle's the Chairperson of Prudential's Diversity Council for Law, Compliance and Attorney General Eric Holder's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys. 'Campus Comedy Challenge.' He has also appeared on Comedy Central's Business Ethics, a council that designs and implements strategic initiatives 'Live at Gotham' and attended the 'Just for Laughs' comedy festival in Mr. Fishman has spent much of his professional career in public service. to promote diversity and inclusive business practices at Prudential. Before Montreal. His half hour Comedy Central special aired in January. NBC He now leads the office where he served as an Assistant United States joining Prudential, Michael was counsel to Automatic Data Processing's recently awarded him with a one year holding deal in 2011. Attorney from 1983 to 1994, during which he served as Deputy Chief of international business, a unit that generated annual revenue of nearly Sheng Wang pays rent in New York City. the Criminal Division, Chief of Narcotics, Chief of the Criminal Division, $1 billion from multinational clients in Asia, the Americas and Europe. and First Assistant U.S. Attorney. From 1994 to 1997, he was a senior Michael served on the board of the Asian American Bar Association of adviser to the Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General of the New York from 2007 to 2010. In 2009, he was honored as one of the Best United States on a variety of law enforcement, policy, legislative, national under 40 by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Michael security, and international matters, as well as on specific investigations graduated from the University of Chicago and Rutgers University School and prosecutions. In addition to his public service, from 1998 to 2009, of Law in Newark and began his legal career as a corporate lawyer at Mr. Fishman was a partner in the law firm of Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel in New York City. Adelman, where he headed the firm's white collar practice. He graduated magna cum laude in 1978 from Princeton University and cum laude in 1982 from Harvard Law School, where he was the Managing Editor of the Harvard Law Review. After graduating from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Edward R. Becker of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

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Professional Achievement Award Linda Wong The Professional Achievement Award is Wong Fleming, P.C. Linda Wong is the CEO and Partner of Wong awarded to an experienced Asian attorney Fleming, P.C., a national firm with 45 lawyers. Ms. who has exemplified skill and expertise in Wong is one of New Jersey's best-known authorities their practice area, as well as a commitment on employment and civil litigation, with a long track record of excellence in public and private practice. to diversity in the legal profession. Ms. Wong concentrates her practice on commercial and employment law, including litigation, bankruptcy, insurance defense, employment disputes, business contracts, real estate matters and restrictive covenants.. In 2005, Ms. Wong was the recipient of the Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and was named one of the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Top 50 Minority Lawyers in New Jersey by the New Jersey Law Journal. Before entering into private practice, Ms. Wong served as Assistant Director of the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights from 1990 to 1994, under the authority of the Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, where she managed all policy and legal matters, including the writing of New Jersey's Family Leave regulations. is proud to support the Ms. Wong has extensive litigation experience in the United States District Courts, the state courts of New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania, as well as various administra¬tive courts. She is a frequent presenter on employment law and trial strategies for the New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE), ATLA and other national bar associations, and a trainer and consultant on employment law, including Asian and Pacific American sexual harassment, for major corporations and public institutions. Ms. Wong received her juris doctorate in 1982 from Rutgers University School of Law and her bachelor's degree in 1974 from Rutgers University. Lawyers Association of New Jersey She is a member of the New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. Bars; the Mercer County, New Jersey State and American Bar Associations; the National Association of Minority and Women Owned Law Firms; the National Minority Law Group; the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the New Jersey Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association. and congratulates tonight’s honorees

Moly K. Hung Parag P. Patel Patel Law Offices Please see bio on page11. Parag P. Patel is an attorney with Patel Law Offices. Mr. Patel's practice concentration is in tax, trusts and estates, and special needs planning. Mr. Patel provides legal counseling to many individuals and Diversity and excellence are inextricably intertwined. businesses. He has worked extensively on complex tax and estate planning, special needs planning, estate administration, and elder care planning, and tax motivated transactions. Mr. Patel is a Board Certified Elder Law Attorney and was recently named a New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star by New Jersey Magazine for estate tax planning. Mr. Patel has also received an AV rating from the Martindale- Hubbell Peer Review Rating System, which is the highest professional rating possible among lawyers. Mr. Patel is the Chairman of the Estate Planning, Probate & Trust and Tax Law Committees of American Bar Association's General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. Mr. Patel also serves as part time Municipal Court Judge for Edison Township, NJ. Mr. Patel is a graduate of Georgetown (J.D.) and New York University (LL.M tax) law schools. Mr. Patel is a frequent speaker at seminars on legal issues affecting tax and estate planning. Mr. Patel is a member of the New Jersey State, New York State, Middlesex County, and American Bar Associations. Mr. Patel has offices in New Jersey and New York.

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20 21 We are pleased to support the is proud to support the Asian and Pacific American Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey Lawyers Association

and its Annual Dinner And we salute the 2011 Award recipients:

Working together Kevin O’Toole makes all the difference ... New Jersey State Senator so does the right law firm. Trailblazer Award

Michael Yap Chief Legal Officer for International Investments Prudential Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. Making the Difference Corporate Leadership Award

Moly Hung

www.sillscummis.com Parag Patel Linda Wong New York | Newark | Princeton APALA/NJ Charitable Foundation   


 
 

   
 
Ron Chen Michelle Wu  
 

  
President President-Elect Ronald Chen returned to the Rutgers School of Michelle Wu is an attorney at Graham Curtin, P.A. Law in Newark, NJ in January 2010 after serving in Morristown, with a practice concentration in 

 



 


 
 
for four years as the first Public Advocate of corporate law and immigration law, principally New Jersey in 13 years when the Department of representing companies and individuals in
the Public Advocate was restored in 2006. As a the petition, change, and extension of various member of Governor Corzine's Cabinet, he was non-immigrant visas, permanent residency, and charged with providing advocacy for a number of citizenship petitions. Ms. Wu's work with corporate specific constituencies, including elder citizens, persons with disabilities, clients has included representations of manufacturers, suppliers,
mental health services' consumers, and ratepayers, and was generally distributors, technology companies and various service providers given standing to represent the public interest in legal proceedings. in strategic corporate alliances, commercial contracts, cross-border Prior to becoming the Public Advocate, Dean Chen was the Associate transactions, and day-to-day corporate counseling. Dean for Academic Affairs at the law school, with responsibility for Ms. Wu served as Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Helen E. Hoens, overall academic and curricular operations and policy. Previously, Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey. During law school, she he was Acting Director of the Minority Student Program, Director of served as Judicial Intern for the Honorable Ronald J. Hedges, U.S.M.J., Financial Aid, and an Assistant Professor of Law. Through all these jobs, District of New Jersey. She also served as Managing Development Editor he maintained a busy schedule as a law professor, teaching Contracts, of the Rutgers Computer & Technology Law Journal. Currently she is the Federal Courts, Constitutional Law and Church-State Relations. In President-Elect and serves on the Board of Directors of the Asian Pacific addition, Dean Chen provided pro bono legal representation to a host American Lawyers Association/NJ Foundation and is the Co-Chair of of clients on a range of civil rights and constitutional law cases. Dean APALA/NJ's Professional Development Committee. Chen earned a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College in 1980 and Ms. Wu received her B.A. from Shanxi University in China with highest graduated from Rutgers School of Law-Newark with high honors in 1983, honors, her M.P.H. from Columbia University, and J.D. from Rutgers where he was editor-in-chief of the Rutgers Law Review and the Saul University School of Law in Newark. Prior to attending law school, Tischler Scholar. Ms. Wu worked in the health care industry in New York City and as a legislative assistant for the Chinese legislature.

David Kwon Treasurer Rajiv D. Parikh Mr. Kwon is a Partner in the Newark office of K&L Secretary Gates LLP, where he concentrates his practice in Mr. Parikh is a member of the Complex Commercial the areas of complex business litigation, insurance Litigation and Construction Law & Litigation coverage litigation and white collar crime/corporate Practice Groups at the Genova Burns Giantomasi internal investigations. He is active in the Asian law firm in Newark, NJ. American community, as the current President, immediate past President-Elect, and past Vice- Mr. Parikh served as a clerk to the Honorable President and Secretary of APALA/NJ, Board member of the Korean Tonianne J. Bongiovanni, United States Magistrate American League for Civic Action ("KALCA"). Mr. Kwon also has served Judge, United States District Court for the District as pro bono counsel to various Asian American non-profits, including of New Jersey (2005-2007). KALCA, the Asian American Legal & Defense Education Fund ("AALDEF") Mr. Parikh earned a Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of and Liberty in North Korea ("LiNK"). Prior to joining K&L Gates LLP, Mr. Law in 2005. He was Editor in Chief of the Rutgers Conflict Resolution Law Kwon served as an Assistant District Attorney for the New York County Journal. He earned a bachelor's degree from Rutgers College, Rutgers District Attorney's Office from 1995 to 2001, concluding his service in the University, in May, 2001, and was a representative to the University's Board Special Prosecutions Bureau. Mr. Kwon also served as a Special Assistant of Governors. United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and was Mr. Parikh is a Barrister for the John C. Lifland American Inn of Court and awarded the U.S. Department of Justice Award for Public Service in 2000. a member of the Association of the Federal Bar of New Jersey, the South Mr. Kwon received his J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1995 Asian Bar Association of New Jersey and the Asian Pacific American and his B.A. in Sociology (with honors) from Brown University in 1992. Lawyers Association of New Jersey. In 2010, Mr. Parikh was recognized in New Jersey Monthly Magazine by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Litigation. Also in 2010, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Moly K. Hung Historical Society of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and Secretary of the APALA-NJ Charitable Foundation. Director of Giving and Relationships Mr. Parikh is proficient in conversational Gujarati. Please see bio on page 11.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Cliff Birge, Ronald Chen, Lora Fong, Frank Giantomasi, Gurbir Grewal, Eugene Huang, Moly Hung, Jin Hwang, Edward Kiel, Sumana Mitra, Jong Sook Nee, Rajiv Parikh, Mamta Patel, Michelle Wu, David Kwon, Sapana Shah and Aney Chandy

24 Scholarship Award Recipients

APALA/NJ Scholarship Awards Qing Guo The APALA/NJ Scholarship Awards are awarded Qing is a first year student at Seton Hall School of Law in Newark, NJ. She serves as the Asian Pacific to three law students Ñ one from each of New American Law Students Association Representative Jersey's three law schools (Rutgers Newark, on the Dean's Diversity Council and is also a member of the Latin American Law Students Association and Rutgers Camden and Seton Hall). All of the the Black Law Students Association. Qing received recipients of these awards must demonstrate a her B.A. degree from Drew University where she strong record of academic achievement, service majored in political Science and Chinese Studies. EXCERPT: to their law schools and most importantly, must "The most pressing issue for the Asian American community is the lack of a exemplify a commitment to the Asian and Pacific central voice. Within the Asian American community, each person's country American legal community and the community of origin and language differs so tremendously that sometimes it is difficult to come together. The populations that have the greatest need are the least at large. represented. This is largely due to the number of different languages within each community coupled with tremendous gaps in education... I would like to expose the varied needs in the Asian American community. First, there needs to be recognition that Asian Americans need educational assistance. Second, students can visit various schools with an Asian American presence and speak to them about a legal education and the legal profession, and provide them with a toolkit in obtaining that goal. Third, subcommittees may be created to target specific Asian American backgrounds that may be in most need of assistance both in terms of obtaining a law school education as well as legal services. We can either help them directly through pro bono services, or connect them with the right organizations that can assist them best. After winning the super bowl [Hines Ward] returned to South Korea for the first time since his family moved to the United States. There he set up "hope-sharing" meetings with other interracial Korean children. In Korean culture, interracial children are looked down upon. Ward uses his celebrity status in order to change this mindset; stating that if Korea can accept him as an interracial child, then Korea can accept all interracial children into their culture. His kindness and his actions have transcended off the Prudential is proud to support the football field all the way to South Korea. In recognition of his efforts, Cathy Ho Ward was appointed to the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders." Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association Cathy is a second year student at Rutgers School of Law in Newark, NJ where she serves on the Rutgers of New Jersey, Inc. Law Review and is the President of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association. Cathy is a Robin Mangaser Staff Sergeant in the U.S. Army National Guard, JAG Robin is a first year student at Rutgers School of Law Corps, and was previously stationed in Camp Arifjan in Camden, NJ where she is the 1L Representative in Kuwait. She received her B.A. degree from the and Vice President of the Asian Pacific American University of Illinois where she majored in Sociology. Congratulations to Michael Yap and Law Students Association. Robin volunteers with EXCERPT: the Pro Bono Street Law Project, the Pro Bono all of tonight’s honorees. "[A] disadvantaged subgroup within the APA community is the Mediation Project where she is a trained mediator, APA female. Gender roles and stereotypes are especially ingrained and community based organizations. She received in the APA culture that still embraces patriarchy despite feminist her B.S. degree, Magna Cum Laude, from Drexel advancements. Even within the Asian American civil rights movements, University where she majored in Finance and International Business. sexism and sex crimes significantly affecting the Asian American EXCERPT: Best wishes for continued success! community were put on the back burner. Although APAs have joined the feminist movement, there is still a need for a specialized advocacy "Forces pervade in our culture that freely stereotype people in a way that within the APA community. I have addressed these concerns by attacks pride, both inciting people to loudly represent their cultures or personally getting involved in leadership roles in the law school outside discourage them from sharing it altogether. Either case is unfortunate. of APALSA, and representing APA females. I also co-sponsored events People should freely feel pride in a society that widely celebrates the very throughout the year with other Rutgers law student organizations such diversity that built it up to be so great... I advocate a sense of self as acting as the Human Rights Forum and Women's Law Forum to join efforts within society on behalf of one's people. in the advocacy of civil rights. A few weeks ago, I assisted in planning Sometimes it seemed like everyone wanted to own an organization to the Women's Law Forum International Women's Day panel discussion preside over, and today, this accepted facet of the community concerns on sex trafficking, a pandemic within the APA population. By fostering me. What is meant to preserve and unify a culture should not be used awareness of these divisive issues to the legal community, I hope to to divide it and turn its members against one another. This stifles our share my concerns and advocate for the vulnerable groups within the community's potential for change or recognition within society. APA population and the APA community at-large. For Asians and Pacific Americans to stand up and be counted in the legal [U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of New York Marilyn Go's] community and the community at large, I suggest a sincere dedication commitment to the law and advancement of APAs is truly exemplary: toward efforts to really unify it under an umbrella network. Secular she has served as an officer of several judicial diversity committees and interests are one thing, but we should not divide it for prideful ownership still manages to reach out to law students and reinforcing the need for or convenience. Rather, we should be advocates for ownership and pride advocacy within the APA community. She is a wonderful role model in one's joined efforts within a truly united community. A more centered © 2011. Prudential, the Prudential logo, and the Rock symbol are service marks of The Prudential Insurance Company for females in the APA community and proof that groundbreaking community would foster the loyalty and size necessary to have any of America, Newark, NJ, and its related entities, registered in many jurisdictions worldwide. advancements can be achieved." influence within the legal and non-legal community."

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CHICAGO Kevin O’Toole, Asian Americans DALLAS DELAWARE NEW JERSEY STATE SENATOR in the community TRAIL BLAZER AWARD RECIPIENT DENVER

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