Bar Association

March 2017 Newsletter

What's in This Issue!

President's Message
Legal Advice Day at HAP
Overview of 2017 Event - Save the Dates
Job Postings
People & Practice

HABA recognizes there are many issues currently affecting our community in Minnesota and other states. HABA will continue to monitor and find ways to best assist the community and our partner community organizations.

President's Message

It is the beginning of March and it feels and looks like Spring! The legal clinic was a terrific success. Thank you to the volunteers and coordinators of that partnership event! As we look forward, we have our first CLE on immigration this coming Sunday. We hope to see you there! Immediately following the CLE, we will also be having our first social hosted in part by our own members Anivuin Xiong and Mai Lee Yang. We will have our first opportunity to meet and greet each other in 2017! Our next CLE will be in April and it looks very exciting!

I'd like to take a moment to note that HABA recognizes there are many issues currently affecting our community in Minnesota and in other states. HABA will continue to monitor these issues and find ways that HABA can best assist the community and our partner community organizations. If you have an issue you think HABA should be aware of or can think of a way HABA can assist you in a current issue, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Fue Lo Thao
HABA President

Legal Advice Day

HABA and MNAPABA, in partnership with Hmong American Partnership and Volunteer Lawyers Network hosted Legal Advice Day on February 22, 2017. Over 29 clients were served at the Hmong American Partnership facility in St. Paul. We also had 36 attorneys and law students volunteer their time throughout the day at 8 pods (legal issue stations). A total of 8 clinic hours was achieved!

Thanks to all who supported this event! We could not have done it without those who volunteered in person, those who publicized the event, or helped by other means. We look forward to many more joint initiatives.

Summra Shariff (MNAPABA) and Song LyFoung (HABA) taking a break from coordinating the Legal Advice Day at Hmong American Partnership.

Volunteer attorneys and law clerks at Legal Advice Day.

Overview of 2017 Events - Save the Dates

MARCH

March 11, 2017: HABA CLE Immigration Law
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Hmong Village Meeting Room
1001 Johnson Parkway, St. Paul, MN 55106
FREE and Open to the Public
2 CLE credits applied
***HABA Social to follow the CLE.*** Please join us!

CLE Course Description:
We will discuss immigration consequences for criminal convictions of non-US citizens including lawful permanent residents; current immigration climate under the Trump administration; final order of removal and possible ways to reopen cases including 212(h) waiver; and any additional immigration issues that could potentially impact and/or affect the Hmong community.

CLE Presented by:
Mai Neng Moua
Attorney at Law

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March 21, 2017: MN Affinity Bar Law Student Job Symposium
5:00 - 7:00 p.m. Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 50 S. 6th St., Suite 1500
For complete information: http://mnapaba.org/event-2450654

APRIL

HABA CLE
Wednesday, April 19, 2017, 6:00 p.m.
Hmong Village (please note location may change to Mitchell Hamline due to construction)
RSVP (or questions) to Adam C. Yang, acy721@hotmail.com; 651-239-7982.
RSVP not required but preferred.
1 CLE credit applied.

The Dos and Don'ts in a Courtroom--Sir? Your Honor? Not Sure How to Address a Judge, This Is What You Need."
Incompetency -- MN Crim Pro Rule 20 -- The Misunderstood Rule of Getting Away with Murder
Specialty Courts in Ramsey County

Presenters:
The Honorable Gary Bastian, Second Judicial District
Jack Rice, Attorney at Law

JUNE

June 3, 2017: HABA Annual Picnic
11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Island Lake, Shelter #2
3611 North Victoria Street
Shoreview, MN 55126
Please see our attached flyer below.

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HABA CLE: Health Law

AUGUST

HABA CLE: Criminal Law

SEPTEMBER

HABA Social & Welcome Back Law Students

OCTOBER

HABA CLE: Family Law

NOVEMBER

HABA CLE: Estate Planning

DECEMBER

HABA Annual Banquet

Job Postings

(These are sent to HABA for distribution. Please email haba.minn@gmail.com if you would like to be confidentially added to our job postings list-serv to receive notices more timely than the newsletter.)

Community Advocate/Investigator, The Neighborhood Justice Center. http://njcinc.org
The Nominations and Governance Committee of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers is accepting applications to serve on its Board of Directors for a 3-year term beginning July 1, 2017. Applications will be accepted through April 1, 2017. http://www.mnlcl.org/about/about-lcl/board-of-directors/
State of Minnesota, Associate General Counsel. http://bit.ly/DHS11869
State of Minnesota, Tort Recovery Coordinator/Lead. http://bit.ly/2mjJcVk
University of Minnesota, Chief of Staff - Law School, Job ID 315360.

People & Practice

Do you have People & Practice news to share? Please email them to haba.minn@gmail.com to be included in our next newsletter.

Pajjar Thao Yang was promoted to Risk Compliance Consultant for the Strategic Assessment Team at U.S. Bank. Pajjar has held positions of increasing responsibility with U.S. Bank for the last six years in compliance and risk management roles, most recently prior to her promotion as a Risk Manager. (February 2017).
Ma Xiong, one of our newly licensed Minnesota attorneys (2016), accepted an offer with Allianz Life Company of North America to be its Corporate Compliance Associate Analyst. Ma will be working with Allianz' employees to help them get registered with FINRA and to keep their license requirements current. (February 2017).
Fue Lo Thao and Maisue Xiong Thao welcomed their daughter Sulisah Paajntshuanplaim Thao on February 19th.
Song Lyfoung started a new position as an Acquisition Management Specialist with the State of Minnesota. She will be in the Office of State Procurement (OSP). In this position she is responsible for the acquisition of goods and services for state agencies on a statewide basis. (March 2017).