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FALSD NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
December 23, 2014
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Melissa Deleon
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President's Message
We enjoyed celebrating the holidays with our friends and and members on December 11 at the Joint Holiday Mixer & Toy Drive! Thank you to those of you who generously donated toys. A special thanks to co-hosting organizations Pan Asian Lawyers of San Diego, California Bar Foundation, Lawyers Club of San Diego, Korean American Bar Association, Tom Homann Law Association, South Asian Bar Association and San Diego Chinese Attorneys Association. The legal community in San Diego is truly more united than ever. We appreciate the support from fellow bar associations and look forward to many future collaborations in the upcoming year.
FALSD's 37th Annual Dinner & Installation of Officers is just one month away! We are excited to welcome as our keynote speaker Filipino-American lawyer David Lat, author of the recently published novel, Supreme Ambitions, and founder & managing editor of the legal blog, Above The Law. I encourage you to order a copy of Mr. Lat's book today, available HERE, and bring it to the dinner to get a copy signed by the author! We are thrilled to offer you the opportunity to interact with our keynote speaker and we are changing things up to bring a fun and unique new experience to our annual event! The dinner planning committee is working tirelessly to create a memorable and meaningful event for you on January 29, 2015. I invite you all to attend and I am excited for you to see what we have in store!
Wishing you the happiest of holidays. May you and your families enjoy every minute of it. See you in 2015!
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Featuring Attorney & Author David Lat as Keynote Speaker. Register today: 2015 Annual Dinner
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FALSD Thanks the Sponsors & Benefactors of the 2015 Joint Annual Dinner.
Perkins Coie LLP (Jade)
Procopio (Sapphire)
Shustak & Partners PC (Sapphire)
Littler Mendelson PC (Pearl)
Inventus LLC (Pearl)
Scholarship Benefactor:
Sony Electronics, Inc.
Hosted Bar, Appetizers & Wine Sponsor:
Sughrue Mion PLLC
Hosted Bar & Appetizers:
Valdez Team, Certified Structure Settlement Consultants
Esquire Deposition Solutions, Inc.
Doan Nguyen at Wealth Strategy Partners
Friend Sponsors:
Aptus Court Reporters
DTI Global
Gruenberg Law Firm
Korean American Bar Association of San Diego
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 | | FALSD board members Valerie, Ariel and Rommel at the Joint Holiday Mixer & Toy Drive on December 11, 2015. |
 | | All toys collected at the Holiday Mixer & Toy Drive were donated to Friends of Scott Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports children with cancer and their families. |
 | | Members of the FALSD Board at the Joint Fil-Am Professional Mixer earlier this month. FALSD co-sponsored the event, which brought together ten Fil-Am community groups in Mira Miesa. |
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 | FALSD Member Darlene Rabena recently had an article published in International Business Transactions Treatise entitled "Investing Green: A case study on Australia's Green Initiatives." Darlene is an associate at LKP Global Law LLP and was FALSD's student representative and scholarship recipient in 2011.
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FALSD endorses Todd F. Stevens, of Keeney Waite & Stevens, for California State Bar Board of Trustees, District 4 Representative. Learn more about the Board of Trustees HERE.
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FALSD President Melissa Deleon was profiled in a special publication of the San Diego Daily Transcript featuring the annual "Top Young Attorney" finalists. See the article HERE.
FALSD Past President Philippine Honorary Consul General Audie de Castro was on KUSI news discussing how to help those affected by Typhoon Hagupit in the Philippines. See the clip HERE.
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NFALA is a network of Filipino-American legal professionals that connects and supports Filipino-American legal professionals nationwide and supports local bar association affiliates. To get NFALA updates, like NFALA's Facebook page, or follow NFALA on twitter: twitter.com/NFALA1.
News From Philippine American Bar Association of Los Angeles (PABA-LA): Fil-Am Rob Villeza was sworn in on 12/11/14 as judge of the Los Angeles superior court. Judge Villeza served as an Assistant United States Attorney for more than 20 years and was appointed to the bench by Governor Jerry Brown. See PABA's Press Release.
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Save The Date! The Annual Dinner is January 29, 2015 at the Omni Hotel. FALSD & PALSD members who register by 12/31/14 receive a discounted member rate. Register HERE.
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The San Diego Law Library has an opening for a new trustee to serve a three-year term on its governing board. See the announcement HERE.
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January 9, 2015
"Substance Abuse Recognition, Understanding & Intervention" on Friday, 1/09/15, at the San Diego Law Library downtown location from noon to 1 pm. 1 Hour Substance Abuse Credit offered. Find out more and register HERE.
January 15, 2015
"Here and Now: Practical Ethics & Civility in Today's Profession" featuring Justice Judith McConnell; Lewis Sifford, Esq.; Donna Melby, Esq.; Virginia Nelson, Esq.; Jon Williams, Esq., and moderated by Ed Chapin, Esq., and 3.0 Legal Ethics Credit offered. The CLE takes places at the SDCBA 1st Floor Conference Center from 5:30 pm to 8:45 pm Find out more and register HERE.
January 16 - January 17, 2015
University of San Diego School of Law's 5th Annual Patent Law Conference.
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| Board elections will begin this week and continue through the first week of January. Details will be posted online soon at www.falsd.org. |
FALSD would like to recognize the accomplishments of our members! If you have a new position, are being honored with an award or have spoken at an event, please e-mail [email protected]. If you would like us to include notice of an upcoming event, speaking engagement or CLE, please send us a description, all sponsoring organizations and your contact information. We look forward to hearing from you!
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Support Pacific Arts Movement & The Year-End Campaign for Compassion
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Attorney Volunteers Needed For SDCBA Diversity Fellowship Program
Attorney volunteers are needed to review student applications for the Diversity Fellowship Program (DFP). The DFP provides first-year law students with paid employment opportunities to provide valuable learning opportunities with the goal of increasing the number of diverse attorneys practicing in San Diego law firms. Volunteers are needed to review applications in February 2015 and to interview students at the SDCBA on Saturday, 2/28/15. The DFP also continues to seek employers interested in participating. Please see the DFP website for more information or contact Jeremy Evans at [email protected].
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Victim Advocate Training Seeks Volunteers
SAVE Legal Network of San Diego County is looking for 10 Filipino volunteers to support Filipina victims of domestic violence with translation and court accompaniment in family court or administrative hearings. Volunteers must attend one advocate training workshop, held at 2841 Highland Avenue, National City on the 2nd Monday of the month. Please contact Anne Bautista at [email protected] with any questions. Find out more.
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San Diego County High School Mock Trial Competition Seeks Attorneys to Score 2015 Competition - Several Dates Available
Scorers sit in the jury box while the student teams present their case to a judge or commissioner. They are given a set of criteria for rating the teams numerically. The criteria include the quality of the students' presentations, their grasp of the law and court procedures, and their understanding of the case itself, NOT on the legal merit's of the team's case. Time commitment is approximately two hours per trial. Register HERE.
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"Democracy & Cultural Expression: Confronting Modernization in the Philippines" - Jan. 28, 2015
The discussion will take place on Wed, 1/28/15 at 5 pm at Roth Auditorium, Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, 2880 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive, San Diego. Featuring Jose Dalisay, professor of English and creative writing at the University of the Philippines and award-winning author. Hosted by the Center on Emerging and Pacific Economies at the UCSD School of International Relations and Pacific Studies.
Description: This Philippines seems ever on the verge of great political and economic transformation, but almost just as inevitably keeps getting held back by age-old realities and complexities. EmPac Pacific Leadership Fellow Jose Dalisay explores how culture mediates this divide and offers reflection, relief and hope to the otherwise disempowered. Register HERE.
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Executive Officers
Melissa J. Deleon, President
Genevieve Suzuki, Vice President
Rommel Dizon, Secretary
Brandon Hamada, Treasurer
At Large Directors
Mark Cumba
Valerie Garcia Hong
Ariel A. Javier
Marty Lorenzo
Jonah Toleno
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