WHO WE ARE

Vision & Mission of AAABA

Vision: To promote and advocate for justice, equity, equality, inclusion, and opportunity for Asian Pacific Americans (APA) in the Arizona legal profession and the community-at-large.

Mission: The Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) is a voluntary bar association for individuals of all backgrounds, including attorneys, judges, law professors, law students, and community members with an interest in the Arizona legal profession. Our mission is to:

  1. Encourage and promote the professional growth and advancement of our members by providing professional development and educational programs and mentoring and networking opportunities;
  2. Cultivate an understanding of the issues facing the APA legal community and the APA community-at-large and promote and advocate for justice, equity, equality, inclusion, and opportunity through the Arizona legal profession;
  3. Engage with the community-at-large by providing opportunities for leadership, education, and community service, and by encouraging cooperation with and between other bar and community organizations;
  4. Promote access to legal education and diversity in the legal profession by assisting law students financially and academically.

We welcome anyone passionate about issues of interest to the legal community to join AAABA. We also invite all members to become active in planning and implementing AAABA’s services, programs, and events, by joining a committee or by volunteering to help with specific events.

OFFICERS

The Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA) is composed of attorneys, judges, members from the public, and law students. Our members are representative of the Arizona legal community, with attorneys practicing in both the private and public sectors and judges overseeing case loads from the local to the federal levels. Our members from the public are local business owners and our law student membership includes students from all three Arizona law schools.

Christopher K. Heo
President

Liz Nguyen
Vice-President

Jennifer Lee-Cota
Secretary

LiJen Shen
Treasurer

Yoonho Ji
Communications Coordinator

Ann Ching
Ex-Officio

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Christopher Heo

President

Wood, Smith, Henning & Berman LLP

2525 E. Camelback Road Suite 450 Phoenix,

AZ 85016

Liz Nguyen

Vice President

Law Office of Mark J. Giunta

531 E. Thomas Rd., Suite 200

Phoenix, AZ 85012

 

LiJen Shen

Treasurer

Jennifer Lee-Cota

Secretary

Papetti Samuels Weiss McKirgan LLP

16430 North Scottsdale Road, Suite 290

Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Ann B. Ching

Ex-Officio

Clinical Professor of Law

Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University MC 9520 111 E. Taylor St. Phoenix, AZ 85004-4467

Allan Bach

Bianchi Brandt

6730 N. Scottsdale Road

Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Briana Chua

Arizona Injury Law Group, PLLC

1136 E. Campbell Ave.

Phoenix AZ 85014

Chong-Ho chung

United States Attorney's Office- District of Arizona

40 N. Central Avenue #1800

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Francis B. Espiritu

Rai Duer, PC

3033 N. Central Ave.

Suite 500

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Gideon Cionelo

Osborn Maledon

2929 N. Central Ave.

Suite 2000

Phoenix, AZ 85012

Heather Goodwin

Miller, Pitt, Feldman & McAnally PC

1 South Church Ave., Suite 1000

Tucson AZ 85701

John H. Gray

Perkins Coie

2901 North Central Avenue, Suite 2000
Phoenix, AZ 85012

Julia Valenti

Maricopa County Attorney's Office

225 W. Madison Street

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Katya M. Lancero

Sacks Tierney P.A.

4250 N. Drinkwater Blvd.

Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Kenny T. Ho

Carvana, LLC

300 E. Rio Salado Parkway

Tempe, AZ 85281

May Lu

Tiffany & Bosco P.A.

Seventh Floor Camelback Esplanade II 2525 E. Camelback Road

Phoenix, AZ 85016

Nicholas A. Knauer

Arizona Superior Court in Pima County

110 West Congress St.

Tucson, AZ 85701

Shama Thathi

TFO Phoenix

5060 N 40th St Suite 200

Phoenix, AZ 85018

Sharon Ng

Stinson LLP

1850 N. Central Ave., Suite 2100,
Phoenix, AZ 85004

Thomas W. Chiang

Maricopa County Public Defender's Office

620 West Jackson, Suite 4015

Phoenix, AZ 85003

Tony King

Snell & Wilmer

One Arizona Center 400 East Van Buren Street Suite 1900

Phoenix, AZ 85004-2202

Vineet Mehta Shaw

Arizona Attorney General's Office

2005 N. Central Ave.

Phoenix, AZ 85004

Yijee Jeong

Littler

Camelback Esplanade

2425 East Camelback Road, Suite 900

Phoenix, AZ 85016

Yoonho Ji

Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP

7500 N Dreamy Draw Dr #230

Phoenix, AZ 85020

ADVISORY BOARD

Amanda Chua

Barry Wong

Arizona Governor’s Office of Equal Opportunity Executive Director

Bernard Wu

Law Offices of Bernard Wu

Eileen Sullivan

Sullivan Law Firm, P.C.  

George Chen

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Leonardo Loo

Quarles & Brady LLP Partner

Lisa Loo

Arizona State University General Counsel

Marian M. Yim

Yim Law Office PLLC

Melissa Ho

Microchip Technology Inc.

Nicole Ong Colyer

Arizona State University  Associate General Counsel

HALL OF FAME

The Honorable Thomas Tang

2016

Dr. Pearl Tang

2016

The Honorable Wing F. Ong

2016

The Honorable Anthony Ching

2016

The Honorable Roxanne Song Ong

2018

The Honorable Rosa P. Mroz

2022

The Honorable Kenneth Lee

2023

The Honorable Paul E. Tang

2022

PAST PRESIDENTS

Ann Ching

2023-2024

Sharon Ng

2022-2023

John Gray

2021-2022

Anthony King

2020-2021

May Lu

2019-2020

Thomas Chiang

2018-2019

Eileen Sullivan

2017-2018

Amanda Chua

2016-2017

Nicole Ong

2015-2016

Jared Leung

2014-2015

Janina Walters

2013-2014

Mingyi Kang

2012-2013

Briana E. Chua

2011-2012

Bryce Suzuki

2010-2011

Melissa Ho

2009-2010

Art Lee

2008-2009

Randy Aoyama

2007-2008

Patrick Black

2006-2007

George Chen

2005-2006

Catherine Parker-Williams

2004-2005

Teresita Mercado

2003-2004

JoAnn Garcia

2002-2003

Bernard Wu

2001-2002

Natasha Price

2000-2001

Kim Brown

1999-2000

The Honorary Barry Wong

1998-1999

Viet Le

1997-1998

Craig Fujii

1996-1997

Marian Yim

1994-1996

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Arizona Asian American Bar Association

P. O. Box 3496

Phoenix, AZ 85003

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