Join us for the
2025 Cal-APABA Conference!
Regular Individual Registration
for the Conference/Gala
Judicial Officers , Government,
and Public Interest Attorneys
Law
Students
Friday Opening Reception (Free for All API Bar Members)
Judicial Officers
Attending the Gala
For Saturday Reception
and Gala Only
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Thank you to our sponsors!
AABA Bay Area
ADR Services, Inc.
Bond Services of California
Brian Kang
Evelyn Moon Law
Ikuta Hemesath
JAMS
Kim Law APC
Knobbe Martens
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
M.S. Domingo Law Group, P.C.
MKC Law Group
O'Melveny
OCAABA
PALSD
Philippine American Bar Association
Signature Resolution
Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association
Steno
Umberg Zipser
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit,
of which 1 hour may be claimed
for Technology MCLE.
Judge Jackson Lucky (Ret.)
JAMS
Mark Punzalan
Chan Punzalan LLP
Arjun Sivakumar
Brown Rudnick
Thomas Suh
LegalMation
Moderator: Samuel Yu
Kahana Feld
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit.
Ming Chuang
Astrana Health
Sylvia Chiu
Forest Lawn
Mark Servino
County of Orange
Erica Yen
KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America, Inc.
Moderator: Aileen Kim
RPX Corporation
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit,
of which 1 hour may be claimed
for Civility MCLE.
Justice Halim Dhanidana (Ret.)
Signature
Juree Kim
Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney
Vandana Peterson
Federal Public Defender
MyKhanh Shelton
ADR Services, Inc.
Moderator: Judge June An
Superior Court of California,
Orange County
CLE Topics
CLE Materials
This activity is approved for 1 hour of California MCLE credit, of which 1 hour may be claimed for Technology MCLE" in accordance with the State Bar rules.
Stephanie Chau
Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Anna Mercado Clark
Phillips Lytle LLP
Wendy Wu
Nardello & Co. LLC
Moderator: Doris Yuen
McDermott Will & Schulte LLP
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit,
of which 1 hour may be claimed
for Elimination of Bias MCLE.
Professor Meera E. Deo
Southwestern
Ben Hur
Cooley LLP
Mei Tsang
Umberg Zipser
Moderator: Neha Shah
Meyers Nave
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit,
of which 1 hour may be claimed
for Ethics MCLE.
Jeff Hsu
Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney, P.C.
Ben Ikuta
Ikuta Hemesath LLP
Gloria Lee
Rutan & Tucker, LLP
Lisa Liu
Law Offices of Lisa Z. Liu
Moderator: Sam You
Ro & You, LLP
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit.
Chief Judge Dolly Gee
United States District Court,
Central District of California
Justice Joanne Motoike
California Court of Appeal,
Fourth District Court of Appeals
Moderator: Judge Jayne Lee
Superior Court of California,
San Joaquin County
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit,
of which 1 hour may be claimed
for Competence MCLE.
Shinhong Byun
SAG-AFTRA San Francisco/
Northern California
Greg Dorst
The Other Bar
Dr. Jennifer Hsia
Psychological Health and Wellness, Inc.
Moderator: Cindy Liu
CA Dept of Managed Health Care
This activity is approved for
1 hour of California MCLE credit.
Sonia Figueroa
SSFL Law, APC
Kristi Ngo
Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP
Evelyn Moon
Evelyn Moon Law PC
Moderator: Anthony Lew
CA Department of Justice
Awardees
Trailblazer:
David Chiu
Judge of the Year:
Hon. Richard Lee
Orange County Superior Court
Attorney of the Year:
Michelle Gastil
Bar Association of the Year:
Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
Community Champion:
Patricia Park
APALSA/APILSA of the Year:
UC Irvine Law APALSA
President’s Award:
Mei Tsang
About the 2025 Cal-APABA Annual Conference
The California Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Cal-APABA) is excited to bring the 2025 Cal-APABA Annual Conference to Orange County! The Conference will be held from September 5 to 7, 2025, at the Westin Hotel, Costa Mesa, Orange County. Our theme is “Empowered & Engaged: The AAPI Bar in Action” and it reflects our focus on rebuilding the pipeline to attorney success.
Schedule
Friday
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - Cal-APABA Board meeting
3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - President’s Summit
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. - Reception
Saturday
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. - Breakfast
9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. - CLE morning session 1
10:45-11:45 AM - CLE morning session 2
12:00 p.m. to 1:20 p.m. - Plenary Lunch CLE
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. - CLE afternoon session 1
2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. - Coffee break
3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. - CLE afternoon session 2
4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. - Judicial Reception
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. - Gala Dinner
Sunday
10:30–12:00 a.m. | Breakfast (No Host) at Habana, 2930 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Hotel Reservation
Deadline of Reservations: Friday August 22, 2025
