Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA)

P.O. Box 190517
San Francisco, CA 94119-0517
415-615-6024 phone
info@aaba-bay.com email
http://www.aaba-bay.org website

Area of Interest:
Organization - Bar association

Primary Ethnic Community Served:
All

Description:
AABA is one of the largest Asian American bar associations in the nation and one of the largest minority bar associations in the State of California. From it inception in 1976, AABA and its attorneys have been actively involved in civil rights issues and community service. AABA members filed an amicus brief in the Bakke affirmative action case, filed a successful petition overturning the conviction of Fred Korematsu in the landmark Korematsu v. United States case, worked on the successful campaign to release Chol Soo Lee from prison, and more recently were involved in efforts to release Wen Ho Lee and to unseal documents in his case. AABA supports and works with civil rights and public interest groups such as the Asian Law Caucus, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO) and Asian Law Alliance.

AABA strives not only to meet the professional needs of our members, but to use our resources and expertise to serve the public interest through legal clinics and other programs. AABA also is certified by the State Bar Board of Governors as a provider of Minimum Continuing Legal education and sends delegates to the annual State Bar Conference of Delegates.

Staff:
Kathy Asada, President
David Chiu, Vice President
Edwin Prather , Treasurer
Celia Lee, Secretary

Submitted by:
Eugene Pak, Board Member and Webmaster

New - 08/07/05