Please listen to the linked Podcast from am1500KSTP.
At about 34:00 – Mr. Patrick Reusse makes comments about Asians.
Please call am1500KSTP during the Willie and Jay show and respond to Patrick Reusse's comments.
Mr. Reusse is also a sports writer for the star tribune.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Annual NAPABA-MN Summer Party
July 27, 2008, 5:00 p.m. to ?
@ Mike Schumann & Amy Xu's house
Mike and Amy will host the NAPABA-MN chapter Annual Summer Party at their house once again. All members, student members, and families are invited.
As always, there will be a ton of food and fun.
More information will be posted here - so keep checking back!
@ Mike Schumann & Amy Xu's house
Mike and Amy will host the NAPABA-MN chapter Annual Summer Party at their house once again. All members, student members, and families are invited.
As always, there will be a ton of food and fun.
More information will be posted here - so keep checking back!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Remaining Meetings for 2008
All members are welcome to attend. 
2008 MEETING SCHEDULE
Most Meetings start at 6:00 p.m. @ Dorsey & Whitney (15th floor)
Free Parking is available
Dorsey & Whitney
Suite 150050
South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
(612) 340-2600
2008 MEETING SCHEDULE
- JULY 8
- JULY 27 - Summer Party
- AUGUST 12
- SEPTEMBER 9
- OCTOBER 14
- NOVEMBER 11
- December 9
Most Meetings start at 6:00 p.m. @ Dorsey & Whitney (15th floor)
Free Parking is available
Dorsey & Whitney
Suite 150050
South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1498
(612) 340-2600
Monday, June 16, 2008
Upcoming Events
Diversity in Practice and Community Welcome Reception for Rick Palmore
June 26, 2008, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Solera
Registration with further information is currently open at http://www.diversityinpractice.org/.
Save the Date for the 3rd Annual Celebrate Diversity Summer Social
July 25, 2008, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., location TBD
This event is for minority bar members, including judges, summer associates and law students of color from around the Twin Cities legal community. The Summer Social Committee is working hard to make this year's event as successful as the previous years! An email invitation closer to the event date will be sent out to RSVP online.
Save the Date for Annual NAPABA-MN Summer Party
July 27, 2008, 5:00 p.m. to ?, location Mike Schumann & Amy Xu's house
Mike and Amy will host the NAPABA-MN chapter Annual Summer Party at their house once again. All members, student members, and families are invited.
Save the Date for the Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference Reception
August 15, 2008, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Windows on Minnesota
This event is an informal setting for MMRC students to meet employers, interviewers and local judiciary. Registration for this reception will be available on the Diversity in Practice website closer to the event date.
June 26, 2008, 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Solera
Registration with further information is currently open at http://www.diversityinpractice.org/.
Save the Date for the 3rd Annual Celebrate Diversity Summer Social
July 25, 2008, 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., location TBD
This event is for minority bar members, including judges, summer associates and law students of color from around the Twin Cities legal community. The Summer Social Committee is working hard to make this year's event as successful as the previous years! An email invitation closer to the event date will be sent out to RSVP online.
Save the Date for Annual NAPABA-MN Summer Party
July 27, 2008, 5:00 p.m. to ?, location Mike Schumann & Amy Xu's house
Mike and Amy will host the NAPABA-MN chapter Annual Summer Party at their house once again. All members, student members, and families are invited.
Save the Date for the Minnesota Minority Recruitment Conference Reception
August 15, 2008, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Windows on Minnesota
This event is an informal setting for MMRC students to meet employers, interviewers and local judiciary. Registration for this reception will be available on the Diversity in Practice website closer to the event date.
2008 NAPABA Central Region Conference
NAPABA-MN thanks the following people and organizations for making the First Annual Central Region Conference a success.
Thank you!
Sandra Leung, Senior VP/Gen.Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Steven Kohn, Kohn and Smith
Jonathan Smith, Kohn and Smith
Helen Kim, President, NAPABA; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Gene Woo, California Dept. of Insurance
Peter Chung, Lathrop & Gage LC
Dan Lew, St. Louis County Public Defenders Office
Sumbal Mahmud, Central Region Governor, NAPABA
Charles Kim , Baker & McKenzie LLP
Anne Shan, Shaw and Associates
Bettina Yip, AT&T
Les Jin, Executive Director, NAPABA
Joseph Centeno, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Professor R. Carl Moy, William Mitchell College of Law
The Honorable Kathleen Gearin, Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District
John Choi, City Attorney for the City of Saint Paul
Professor Raleigh H. Levine, William Mitchell College of Law
Imani Jaafar-Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad
Murad Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad
Vice Dean Ann Iijima, William Mitchell College of Law
Lawrence G. Almeda, Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione
Colleen Henry, Esq., WISN Channel 12 News (ABC)
J.R. Maddox, Esq., Director of Intellectual Property Services for Lexadigm Solutions, LLC.
SPONSORS WHO MADE THE CONFERENCE POSSIBLE
Faegre & Benson LLP
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
General Mills
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
Best & Flanagan LLP
Cargill
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A.
Minnesota State Bar Association
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Wells Fargo
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.
Merchant & Gould
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
Conference Committee
A special recogniztion of those who worked so hard to make the Conference a success!
Steven Reeves, Conference Co-Chair
Alexander J. Kim, Conference Co-Chair
Rebecca Chaffee, Social Events Chair
Nicole Kubista, CLE Chair
Thanh Bui
Autumn Nelson
Venora Hung
Tashi Yangzom
Aditya Tyagi
Lisa Elingson
Suzanne Todnem
Derek Lam
Amy Chan
Nina Liao
Thank you!
Sandra Leung, Senior VP/Gen.Counsel, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
Steven Kohn, Kohn and Smith
Jonathan Smith, Kohn and Smith
Helen Kim, President, NAPABA; Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Gene Woo, California Dept. of Insurance
Peter Chung, Lathrop & Gage LC
Dan Lew, St. Louis County Public Defenders Office
Sumbal Mahmud, Central Region Governor, NAPABA
Charles Kim , Baker & McKenzie LLP
Anne Shan, Shaw and Associates
Bettina Yip, AT&T
Les Jin, Executive Director, NAPABA
Joseph Centeno, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Professor R. Carl Moy, William Mitchell College of Law
The Honorable Kathleen Gearin, Chief Judge of the Second Judicial District
John Choi, City Attorney for the City of Saint Paul
Professor Raleigh H. Levine, William Mitchell College of Law
Imani Jaafar-Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad
Murad Mohammad, Mohammad & Jaafar-Mohammad
Vice Dean Ann Iijima, William Mitchell College of Law
Lawrence G. Almeda, Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione
Colleen Henry, Esq., WISN Channel 12 News (ABC)
J.R. Maddox, Esq., Director of Intellectual Property Services for Lexadigm Solutions, LLC.
SPONSORS WHO MADE THE CONFERENCE POSSIBLE
Faegre & Benson LLP
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
General Mills
Lindquist & Vennum PLLP
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP
Best & Flanagan LLP
Cargill
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP
Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A.
Minnesota State Bar Association
Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP
Wells Fargo
Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.
Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.
Merchant & Gould
Bowman and Brooke LLP
Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.
Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A.
Conference Committee
A special recogniztion of those who worked so hard to make the Conference a success!
Steven Reeves, Conference Co-Chair
Alexander J. Kim, Conference Co-Chair
Rebecca Chaffee, Social Events Chair
Nicole Kubista, CLE Chair
Thanh Bui
Autumn Nelson
Venora Hung
Tashi Yangzom
Aditya Tyagi
Lisa Elingson
Suzanne Todnem
Derek Lam
Amy Chan
Nina Liao
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Team Strong Heart
Amy Xu and Team Strong Heart has begun the Race Across America (RAAM) in support of Camp Odayin. Information can be found at http://www.teamstrongheart.com/ and http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/.
Team Strong Heart is a Four Person Mixed team and is in 4th place after roughly 800 miles.
- As of June 16, 2008, 2:10 p.m. CST -
After 2100 miles, Team Strong Heart is in second place in their 4 person mixed category and everyone is doing fine.
They have crossed the Mississippi River. With only 900 miles to go it currently looks like they will arrive in DC on the Wednesday, the 18th.
Team Strong Heart is a Four Person Mixed team and is in 4th place after roughly 800 miles.
- As of June 16, 2008, 2:10 p.m. CST -
After 2100 miles, Team Strong Heart is in second place in their 4 person mixed category and everyone is doing fine.
They have crossed the Mississippi River. With only 900 miles to go it currently looks like they will arrive in DC on the Wednesday, the 18th.
Board of Directors 2008-2009
On June 14, 2008, at the Annual meeting of the members of NAPABA-MN, the following Directors were elected to serve on the Board of NAPABA-MN. Congratulations!
Executive Board
Alexander J. Kim - President
Nicole Kubista - President-Elect
Mary Sennes - Treasurer
Rebecca Chaffee - Secretary
Steven Reeves - Past-President
Advisory Board
Honorable Susan Burke
Min (Amy) Xu
Annie Huang
Thanh Bui
James Song
Melitta George
Executive Board
Alexander J. Kim - President
Nicole Kubista - President-Elect
Mary Sennes - Treasurer
Rebecca Chaffee - Secretary
Steven Reeves - Past-President
Advisory Board
Honorable Susan Burke
Min (Amy) Xu
Annie Huang
Thanh Bui
James Song
Melitta George
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