Committees and Committee Chairs
Community Service and Pro Bono Committee
The Community Service and Pro Bono Committee coordinates the AABA’s community service and pro bono efforts, which include legal seminars and law clinics providing legal advice, services, and referrals to the local Asian American population and to the indigent. The Committee also works in conjunction with other community and advocacy organizations to further the AABA’s goals of promoting equality and justice for Asian Americans and participating in charitable endeavors for the benefit of the Houston community and beyond.
Corporate Counsel Committee
The Corporate Counsel Committee provides Asian American in-house attorneys throughout the Greater Houston area with opportunities for networking, information exchange, continuing legal education programs, and career development. The Committee also organizes, publicizes, and plans the AABA’s annual Corporate Counsel Dinner and acts as a resource for AABA members interested in becoming in-house counsel and in developing business relationships with in-house counsel.
Jones Day LLP
717 Texas
Suite 3300
Houston, Texas 77002
(832) 239-3828 (office)
(281) 239-3600 (fax)
aliou@jonesday.com
Sysco Corporation
1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, Texas 77077
(281) 584-2446 (office)
ng.carmen@corp.sysco.com
Law Office of Harry Gee, Jr. & Associates
5847 San Felipe, Suite 2950
Houston, Texas 77057
(713) 781-0071 (office)
(713) 781-2409 (fax)
daniel.zhang@harrygee.com
Attorney at Law
713.377.1426 (office)
jennifer.hsiahmay.lin@gmail.com
Gala Committee
The Gala Committee organizes and coordinates the AABA’s largest event of the year, the annual Gala & Silent Auction. The Gala & Silent Auction features prominent keynote speakers, the presentation of the AABA’s annual Impact Award, and a Silent Auction benefiting the Asian American Bar Foundation, and is the most important fundraising event for the AABA. It is also the best-attended event by AABA members and other guests from the Houston community and beyond.
Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
711 Louisiana
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 221-1526 (office)
(713) 221-1212 (fax)
Claire.Le@bgllp.com
Porter & Hedges LLP
1000 Main Street, 36th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 226-6651 (office)
(713) 226-6251 (fax)
jyee@porterhedges.com
The Kilburn Law Firm PLLC
1001 West Loop South
Suite 400
Houston, Texas 77027
(713) 974-1333 (office)
kashizawa@kilburnlaw.com
Mentorship and Law School Relations Committee
The Mentorship and Law School Relations
Committee directs the AABA’s
yearly Mentorship Program, which pairs law students and young attorneys
with more experienced attorneys who offer advice regarding coursework,
jobs, life balance, and career decisions. The Committee also organizes
career nights, panels, receptions, and other events for the benefit of
the AABA’s law student members, and publishes the AABA's annual Law
Student Resume Book, which is distributed to law firm and corporate
hiring departments throughout the city. The Committee helps to build a
professional AABA network that promotes the career interests of its
future peers, thus advancing the visibility of all AABA members.
Pagel, Davis & Hill PC
1415 Louisiana, 22nd Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
512-352-8800 (tel)
512-352-8810 (fax)
jcruz@pdhlaw.com
Attorney at Law
jennfung@gmail.com
Programs Committee
The Programs Committee organizes all
programs of general interest
for the AABA membership, including Minimum Continuing Legal Education
(MCLE) and other
seminars. The Committee also plans and coordinates
programs to assist AABA members with the development of their legal
practices.
Social Committee
The Social Committee hosts social and networking events such as dinners, cultural and sporting outings, holiday parties, professional mixers, and gatherings with other minority bar and community organizations to promote friendships and professional ties among AABA members and others.
Targa Resources Corp.
1000 Louisiana, Suite 4300
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 584-1470 (office)
(713) 221-1212 (fax)
clee@targaresources.com
CTS Law Firm
440 Louisiana, Suite 1900
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 909-0516 (office)
(713) 603-4136 (fax)
susan.tran@ctsattorneys.com
Solo and Small
Firm Committee
CTS Law Firm
440 Louisiana, Suite 1900
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 909-0516 (office)
(713) 603-4136 (fax)
ADDEMAILHERE
Givens & Johnston, PLLC
950 Echo Lane, Suite 360
Houston, Texas 77024
(713) 932-1540 (office)
(713) 932-1542 (fax)
cyu@givensjohnston.com
Liu & Associates
6161 Savoy Drive, Suite 830
Houston, Texas 77036
(713) 974-3893 (office)
(713) 97403463 (fax)
kpai@niwus.com
Nominations Committee
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
2800 JP Morgan Chase Tower
600 Travis
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 226-1215 (office)
(713) 223-3717 (fax)
ahuang@lockelord.com