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FALSD NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
January 13, 2015
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Melissa J. Deleon
FALSD President
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President's Message
I hope you are enjoying 2015 so far! On behalf of the FALSD board, we hope to see you on January 29, 2015, at our Annual Dinner & Installation of Officers. This event will take place in the art gallery at the Omni Hotel in downtown San Diego. We will be recognizing five outstanding law students with scholarships, celebrating the accomplishments of our members over the past year and welcoming the incoming FALSD & PALSD boards.
This year, we have dispensed with the usual sit-down dinner. Instead, we will hold a reception from 5:30 to 7 pm with food stations and a hosted bar. A program will follow at 7 pm. Special thanks to our title sponsor Perkins Coie, for sponsoring a book signing with our keynote speaker, David Lat,which will take place after the program around 8 pm. Mr. Lat is the author of the recently published novel, Supreme Ambitions, and founder & managing editor of the legal blog, Above The Law. Books will be available for purchase at the event for $25. We are excited to give you the opportunity to interact with our keynote speaker.
Thank you to our event sponsors for the support and generosity. The dinner planning committee is working tirelessly to create a memorable and meaningful event for you. I invite you all to attend and I look forward to celebrating with you on January 29!
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FALSD BOARD ELECTIONS
Elections begin January 13, 2015 and will continue through January 19, 2015. The 2015 board will begin its term on January 29, 2015 through January 2016. Only paid members are eligible to vote. Please e-mail [email protected] with your votes for the following:
President
Jonah Toleno, Esq.
Vice President
Mark Cumba, Esq.
Secretary
Grace Tenorio, Esq.
Treasurer
Ariel Javier, Esq.
Immediate Past President
Melissa Deleon, Esq.
Board of Directors
Alastair Agcaoili, Esq.
Rommel Dizon, Esq.
Marty Lorenzo, Esq.
Beverly Roxas, Esq.
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FREE CLE on Tuesday, 1/20/15, at 4 pm downtown! Click HERE to register.
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The Publications Subcommittee of the NAPABA Intellectual Property Committee is seeking submissions to publish in a quarterly newsletter. Potential types of submissions include:
1) Legal topics pertaining to IP (patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, etc.)
2) New administrative decisions/rules/guidelines/programs, such as the USPTO or other patent offices;
3) Achievements and career-related news of APA professionals;
4) Upcoming and recent IP events
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 | | FALSD board members Jonah Toleno and Melissa Deleon represented FALSD at a meeting of San Diego's Fil-Am leaders hosted by the Philippine Honorary Consul and Filipino Press on Thursday, January 8, 2015. |
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 | | FALSD Member Stephanie De Jesus will be commissioned as a JAG officer for the United States Army. She was accepted in 2014 and will begin the Direct Commissioning Course for JAG this April. Stephanie was FALSD's 2014 Student Representative and a scholarship recipient. Congratulations to Stephanie on her many accomplishments! |
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 FALSD endorses Todd F. Stevens, of Keeney Waite & Stevens, for California State Bar Board of Trustees, District 4 Representative. Ballots have been mailed. Please be sure to vote for Mr. Stevens. Learn more about the Board of Trustees HERE.
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FALSD President Melissa Deleon was recently named one of San Diego's "Top Young Attorneys" and profiled in a special publication of the San Diego Daily Transcript. See the article 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 last month 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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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 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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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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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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All People's Celebration - Monday, January 19, 2015
Presented by Alliance San Diego and featuring keynote speaker Ryan Haygood. Mr. Haygood is one of the nation's leading civil rights attorneys. As the Deputy Director of Litigation at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), he works to empower communities of color by facilitating full, equal, and active participation in the political process, fighting for better educational, employment, and housing opportunities, and advocating for a fair criminal justice system. 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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