About the MBC Unity Awards
Our annual Unity Awards honor leaders from our member organizations for being exemplary in promoting the cause of diversity in the legal profession and our community. We gather each year in November to celebrate our awardees.
2024 MBC Unity Awards
Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (6:10 - 7:30 PM Program)
Location: UC Law San Francisco Auditorium, 198 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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Location: UC Law San Francisco Auditorium, 198 McAllister Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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✨2024 Awardees✨
Champion of Diversity: Hon. Mark A. Talamantes
BASF Barristers Club: Eric Chang
Stay tuned as more awardees will be added!
Champion of Diversity: Hon. Mark A. Talamantes
BASF Barristers Club: Eric Chang
Stay tuned as more awardees will be added!
2023 MBC Unity Awards
Thursday, November 9, 2023 at Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA | 50 Member Organizations
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2023 Photo Album and facebook.com/minoritybarcoalition/photos
2023 Awardees
Champion of Diversity: Hon. Victor M. Hwang
Alameda County Bar Association: Donald K. Tamaki
American Constitution Society - Bay Area Lawyer Chapter: Mary Kelly Persyn
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Northern California: Raha Jorjani
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: Lisa Mak
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley: Thomas K. Mathew
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys: Hon. Antonio L. Cortés
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club: Miguel A. Gradilla and Kevin M. Benedicto
Bar Association of San Francisco, Justice & Diversity Center: Tina Yim
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom: Ari M.K. Jones
California Association of Black Lawyers: Carmen-Nicole Cox
California Lawyers Association: Carl W. Chamberlin and Soyeun D. Choi
Charles Houston Bar Association: Ismail J. Ramsey
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area: Yingying Chen
Consumer Attorneys of California: Vanessa C. Deniston
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: Amelia R. Sandoval-Smith
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California: Raymond R. Rollan
Iranian American Bar Association - Northern California: Amir Hassanabadi
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco: Derek Wetmore
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California: Shinhong Byun
Marin County Women Lawyers: Karen C. Carrera
National Bar Association, Region IX: Terry Wiley
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association: Franco Muzzio and Thazin Thiri Than
Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association: Christopher J. Arriola
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California: Thaila Sundaresan
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California: Jennifer V. Liem
Women Lawyers of Alameda County: Sonya Z. Mehta
Last updated on 11/07/2023
Champion of Diversity: Hon. Victor M. Hwang
Alameda County Bar Association: Donald K. Tamaki
American Constitution Society - Bay Area Lawyer Chapter: Mary Kelly Persyn
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Northern California: Raha Jorjani
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: Lisa Mak
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley: Thomas K. Mathew
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys: Hon. Antonio L. Cortés
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club: Miguel A. Gradilla and Kevin M. Benedicto
Bar Association of San Francisco, Justice & Diversity Center: Tina Yim
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom: Ari M.K. Jones
California Association of Black Lawyers: Carmen-Nicole Cox
California Lawyers Association: Carl W. Chamberlin and Soyeun D. Choi
Charles Houston Bar Association: Ismail J. Ramsey
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area: Yingying Chen
Consumer Attorneys of California: Vanessa C. Deniston
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: Amelia R. Sandoval-Smith
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California: Raymond R. Rollan
Iranian American Bar Association - Northern California: Amir Hassanabadi
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco: Derek Wetmore
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California: Shinhong Byun
Marin County Women Lawyers: Karen C. Carrera
National Bar Association, Region IX: Terry Wiley
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association: Franco Muzzio and Thazin Thiri Than
Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association: Christopher J. Arriola
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California: Thaila Sundaresan
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California: Jennifer V. Liem
Women Lawyers of Alameda County: Sonya Z. Mehta
Last updated on 11/07/2023
2022 MBC Unity Awards
Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA
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Golden Gate University School of Law, San Francisco, CA
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Champion of Diversity: Hon. Daniel A. Flores
Alameda County Bar Association: Deborah Moss-West
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association: Cat Cabalo
American Constitution Society - Bay Area: Ajay Krishnan
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Northern California: Antoinette González
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: Michelle Park Chiu
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association: Michi Yamamoto
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley: Deanna L. Kwong
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys: José H. Varela
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club: Anthony E. Guzman II
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club: Jacqueline M. Simonovich
Bar Association of San Francisco, Justice & Diversity Center: Ronnie Caplane
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom: Rafael M. Langer-Osuna
California Association of Black Lawyers: Aileen F. Casanave
California LAW Pathways: Hon. Judy Johnson (Ret.)
California Lawyers Association: Adrieannette Ciccone
California Lawyers Association: Leif Dautch
California Lawyers Association: Marjaneh Maroufi
California Lawyers Association: Terrance J. Evans
California Women Lawyers: Pa'tanisha Davis Pierson
Charles Houston Bar Association: Nichelle N. Holmes
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area: Zheng Liu
Contra Costa County Bar Association: Julie Ann Giammona
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: Brian Cecilio Amaya
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: María D. Domínguez
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: Susana Gonzales
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California: Jennifer L. Sta.Ana
Iranian American Bar Association - Northern California: Sougol Shooshtarian
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco: Diana Kruze
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California: Stephan Choo
Marin County Women Lawyers: Wanden P. Treanor
National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association: Paul Jhin
National Bar Association, Region IX: Nathaniel Dunn
Queen's Bench Bar Association: Andrea Carlise
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association: Sara Bourne Kaplan
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association: Ché L. Hashim
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association: Sandra Ribera Speed
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California: William David
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California: Dieu-My Mimi Nguyễn
Women Lawyers of Alameda County: Lacey Bangle
MBC Board of Directors: David Chiu
Alameda County Bar Association: Deborah Moss-West
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association: Cat Cabalo
American Constitution Society - Bay Area: Ajay Krishnan
American Immigration Lawyers Association - Northern California: Antoinette González
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: Michelle Park Chiu
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association: Michi Yamamoto
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley: Deanna L. Kwong
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys: José H. Varela
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club: Anthony E. Guzman II
Bar Association of San Francisco, Barristers Club: Jacqueline M. Simonovich
Bar Association of San Francisco, Justice & Diversity Center: Ronnie Caplane
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom: Rafael M. Langer-Osuna
California Association of Black Lawyers: Aileen F. Casanave
California LAW Pathways: Hon. Judy Johnson (Ret.)
California Lawyers Association: Adrieannette Ciccone
California Lawyers Association: Leif Dautch
California Lawyers Association: Marjaneh Maroufi
California Lawyers Association: Terrance J. Evans
California Women Lawyers: Pa'tanisha Davis Pierson
Charles Houston Bar Association: Nichelle N. Holmes
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area: Zheng Liu
Contra Costa County Bar Association: Julie Ann Giammona
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: Brian Cecilio Amaya
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: María D. Domínguez
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: Susana Gonzales
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California: Jennifer L. Sta.Ana
Iranian American Bar Association - Northern California: Sougol Shooshtarian
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco: Diana Kruze
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California: Stephan Choo
Marin County Women Lawyers: Wanden P. Treanor
National Asian Pacific Islander Prosecutors Association: Paul Jhin
National Bar Association, Region IX: Nathaniel Dunn
Queen's Bench Bar Association: Andrea Carlise
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association: Sara Bourne Kaplan
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association: Ché L. Hashim
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association: Sandra Ribera Speed
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California: William David
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California: Dieu-My Mimi Nguyễn
Women Lawyers of Alameda County: Lacey Bangle
MBC Board of Directors: David Chiu
2021 MBC Unity Awards
Tuesday, November 9, 2021, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM via Zoom | 40+ Member Organizations
Champion of Diversity Awardee: Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (Ret.)
Alameda County Bar Association: James Cook
Alameda County Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association: Fulvio F. Cajina
American Constitution Society - Bay Area Lawyer Chapter: Tiseme Zegeye
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Northern California Chapter: Spojmie Ahmady Nasiri
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: John Hamasaki
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley: Jen Murakami
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys: Andres H. Pérez
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco: Kelly Matayoshi
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco: Sydney E. Allen
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom: Amanda Hamilton
California Association of Black Lawyers: Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (Ret.)
California Lawyers Association: Monique D. Jewett-Brewster
California Lawyers Association: Somita Basu
Charles Houston Bar Association: Brittany Armstrong Whittington
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area: Parker Jie Zhang
Consumer Attorneys of California: Vincent D. Howard
Contra Costa County Bar Association: Benisa Berry
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: April M. Smith
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California: Mari Bandoma Callado
Iranian American Bar Association, Northern California Chapter: Leyla Mostafavi
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco: Adam Kaplan
Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco: Neel Chatterjee
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California: Pia Kim
Marin County Women Lawyers: Shannon Olivieri Hovis
Marin County Women Lawyers: Dorothy Jones
Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area: Angel Lin Garrett
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association: Cal G. Gonzales
Santa Clara County Bar Association: B J Fadem
Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association: Deborah Moss-West
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California: Charan Brahma
Women Lawyers of Alameda County: Leslie F. Levy
Alameda County Bar Association: James Cook
Alameda County Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers Association: Fulvio F. Cajina
American Constitution Society - Bay Area Lawyer Chapter: Tiseme Zegeye
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Northern California Chapter: Spojmie Ahmady Nasiri
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area: John Hamasaki
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley: Jen Murakami
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys: Andres H. Pérez
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco: Kelly Matayoshi
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco: Sydney E. Allen
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom: Amanda Hamilton
California Association of Black Lawyers: Hon. Brenda Harbin-Forte (Ret.)
California Lawyers Association: Monique D. Jewett-Brewster
California Lawyers Association: Somita Basu
Charles Houston Bar Association: Brittany Armstrong Whittington
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area: Parker Jie Zhang
Consumer Attorneys of California: Vincent D. Howard
Contra Costa County Bar Association: Benisa Berry
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association: April M. Smith
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California: Mari Bandoma Callado
Iranian American Bar Association, Northern California Chapter: Leyla Mostafavi
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco: Adam Kaplan
Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco: Neel Chatterjee
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California: Pia Kim
Marin County Women Lawyers: Shannon Olivieri Hovis
Marin County Women Lawyers: Dorothy Jones
Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area: Angel Lin Garrett
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association: Cal G. Gonzales
Santa Clara County Bar Association: B J Fadem
Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association: Deborah Moss-West
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California: Charan Brahma
Women Lawyers of Alameda County: Leslie F. Levy
2020 MBC Unity Celebration
Via Zoom | 40+ Member Organizations
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association - Erika Jacobsen White and Shawn Tillis
American Constitution Society Bay Area Lawyer Chapter - Christopher Hu
American Immigration Lawyers Association Northern California - Lisa Knox
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - Charles Jung
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Will Mosley
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys - Anna Tryon Pletcher
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco - Ernest Hammond III
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Daniel Galindo
California Lawyers Association - Adrieannette Ciccone
California Women Lawyers - Naomi Dewey
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area - Qiaojing Ella Zheng
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - Ana I. Flores
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California - Marc Pilotin
Iranian American Bar Association Northern California - Nadine Ravani
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Kyong Kim
Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area - Sophia Maria Román
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California - Nguyen Luu
American Constitution Society Bay Area Lawyer Chapter - Christopher Hu
American Immigration Lawyers Association Northern California - Lisa Knox
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - Charles Jung
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Will Mosley
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys - Anna Tryon Pletcher
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco - Ernest Hammond III
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Daniel Galindo
California Lawyers Association - Adrieannette Ciccone
California Women Lawyers - Naomi Dewey
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area - Qiaojing Ella Zheng
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - Ana I. Flores
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California - Marc Pilotin
Iranian American Bar Association Northern California - Nadine Ravani
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Kyong Kim
Queen's Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area - Sophia Maria Román
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California - Nguyen Luu
2019 MBC Unity Awards
UC Hastings Louis B. Mayer Lounge | 40+ Member Organizations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Edward M. Chen, District Judge, Northern District of California
Alameda County Bar Association - Adrieannette Ciccone
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association - Anoush Lancaster
American Constitution Society Bay Area Lawyer Chapter - Mary Hanna-Weir
American Immigration Lawyers Association Northern California - Tiffany Martinez
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - David J. Tsai
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association - Avanindar Paul Singh
Asian Pacific America Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Jessica Tang
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys - Catalina Lozano
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco - John M Hamasaki
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Jeff Kosbie
California Association of Black Lawyers - Terry Wiley
California Lawyers Association - Letitia D. Moore
California Women Lawyers - Mika Domingo
Charles Houston Bar Association - Tiffany Alvoid
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area - Lawrence Kong
Consumer Attorneys of California - Kimberly Wong
Contra Costa County Bar Association - Lisa Renee Roberts
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California - Laurie Rose Lubiano
Iranian American Bar Association Northern California - Nima Rahimi
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco - Tracey B. Cowan
Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco - Steven A. Hirsch
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Joseph Suh
Marin County Women Lawyers - Felicia Goldstein
Queen's Bench Bar Association - Hana Hardy
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association - Maria Lopez Evangelista
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Asit Panwala
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Gina D. Boer
Alameda County Bar Association - Adrieannette Ciccone
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association - Anoush Lancaster
American Constitution Society Bay Area Lawyer Chapter - Mary Hanna-Weir
American Immigration Lawyers Association Northern California - Tiffany Martinez
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - David J. Tsai
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association - Avanindar Paul Singh
Asian Pacific America Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Jessica Tang
Association of Latino Marin Attorneys - Catalina Lozano
Barristers Club of the Bar Association of San Francisco - John M Hamasaki
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Jeff Kosbie
California Association of Black Lawyers - Terry Wiley
California Lawyers Association - Letitia D. Moore
California Women Lawyers - Mika Domingo
Charles Houston Bar Association - Tiffany Alvoid
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area - Lawrence Kong
Consumer Attorneys of California - Kimberly Wong
Contra Costa County Bar Association - Lisa Renee Roberts
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California - Laurie Rose Lubiano
Iranian American Bar Association Northern California - Nima Rahimi
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco - Tracey B. Cowan
Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco - Steven A. Hirsch
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Joseph Suh
Marin County Women Lawyers - Felicia Goldstein
Queen's Bench Bar Association - Hana Hardy
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association - Maria Lopez Evangelista
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Asit Panwala
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Gina D. Boer
2018 MBC Unity Awards
UC Hastings Louis B. Mayer Lounge | 40+ Member Organizations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Angela Bradstreet, San Francisco County
Alameda County Bar Association - Michael P. Johnson
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association - Cassie Springer Ayeni
American Constitution Society - Bay Area Lawyers' Chapter - Eric P. Brown
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Northern California Chapter - Olivia Serene Lee
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - Miriam Kim
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association - Heather C. Chang
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Hogene Choi
Bay Area Lawyers For Individual Freedom - Felicia Medina
California Association of Black Lawyers - Jason Ross
Charles Houston Bar Association - Terrance J. Evans
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area - Linda Wu
Consumer Attorneys of California - Casey Johnson
Contra Costa County Bar Association - Robin Marie Pearson
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - Veronica Rios Reddick
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California - Lorna Garcia de Guzman
Iranian American Bar Association Northern California Chapter - Hani Ganji
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco - Valerie Fenchel
Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco - A. Marisa Chun
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Alison Hong
Marin County Women Lawyers - Ahtossa Piroozfar Fullerton
Queen’s Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area - Nancy Newman
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Anant Pradhan
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Dorothy Chou Proudfoot
Alameda County Bar Association - Michael P. Johnson
Alameda-Contra Costa Trial Lawyers' Association - Cassie Springer Ayeni
American Constitution Society - Bay Area Lawyers' Chapter - Eric P. Brown
American Immigration Lawyers Association, Northern California Chapter - Olivia Serene Lee
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - Miriam Kim
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers' Association - Heather C. Chang
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Hogene Choi
Bay Area Lawyers For Individual Freedom - Felicia Medina
California Association of Black Lawyers - Jason Ross
Charles Houston Bar Association - Terrance J. Evans
Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area - Linda Wu
Consumer Attorneys of California - Casey Johnson
Contra Costa County Bar Association - Robin Marie Pearson
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - Veronica Rios Reddick
Filipino Bar Association of Northern California - Lorna Garcia de Guzman
Iranian American Bar Association Northern California Chapter - Hani Ganji
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco - Valerie Fenchel
Justice & Diversity Center of the Bar Association of San Francisco - A. Marisa Chun
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Alison Hong
Marin County Women Lawyers - Ahtossa Piroozfar Fullerton
Queen’s Bench Bar Association of the San Francisco Bay Area - Nancy Newman
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Anant Pradhan
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Dorothy Chou Proudfoot
2017 MBC Unity Awards
UC Hastings Louis B. Mayer Lounge | 40+ Member Organizations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Benjamin Reyes II
Master of Ceremonies: Michael T. Nguyen
Commissioner Toni Mims-Cochran - Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA)
Palak B. Sheth - American Constitution Society, Bay Area Lawyer Chapter (ACS BALC)
Hung Chang - Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA)
Kasie W. Lee Asian - American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (AACTLA)
Mark Punzalan - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA-SV)
Richard Zitrin - Bar Association of San Francisco, Justice & Diversity Center (BASF JDC)
Jennifer Orthwein - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
Megan M. Lawson - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California (BWLNC)
Shanae Buffington - California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)
Deborah Moss-West - Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA)
Carol Leung - Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA)
Micha Star Liberty - Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Diversity Committee
Araceli Martínez-Olguín - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (EBLRLA)
Christine Mari Palma Start - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC)
Elica Vafaie - Iranian American Bar Association (IABA)
Cody S. Harris - Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco (JBASF)
Matthew Ahn - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC)
A. Jeanne Grove - Marin County Bar Association (MCBA)
Lois Prentice - Marin County Women Lawyers (MCWL)
Hon. Barbara O'Hearn - Queen's Bench Bar Association
Madhuri Nemali - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA-NC)
Diane Luong - Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC)
Barbara Dickinson - Women Lawyers of Alameda County (WLAC)
Master of Ceremonies: Michael T. Nguyen
Commissioner Toni Mims-Cochran - Alameda County Bar Association (ACBA)
Palak B. Sheth - American Constitution Society, Bay Area Lawyer Chapter (ACS BALC)
Hung Chang - Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA)
Kasie W. Lee Asian - American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (AACTLA)
Mark Punzalan - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA-SV)
Richard Zitrin - Bar Association of San Francisco, Justice & Diversity Center (BASF JDC)
Jennifer Orthwein - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
Megan M. Lawson - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California (BWLNC)
Shanae Buffington - California Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)
Deborah Moss-West - Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA)
Carol Leung - Chinese American Lawyers of the Bay Area (CALOBA)
Micha Star Liberty - Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) Diversity Committee
Araceli Martínez-Olguín - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (EBLRLA)
Christine Mari Palma Start - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC)
Elica Vafaie - Iranian American Bar Association (IABA)
Cody S. Harris - Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco (JBASF)
Matthew Ahn - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC)
A. Jeanne Grove - Marin County Bar Association (MCBA)
Lois Prentice - Marin County Women Lawyers (MCWL)
Hon. Barbara O'Hearn - Queen's Bench Bar Association
Madhuri Nemali - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABA-NC)
Diane Luong - Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC)
Barbara Dickinson - Women Lawyers of Alameda County (WLAC)
| 2017_mbc_unity_awards_program_brochure.pdf |
2016 MBC Unity Awards
UC Hastings Louis B. Mayer Lounge | 40+ Member Organizations
Photos: 2016 Minority Bar Coalition Unity Awards
Photos: 2016 Minority Bar Coalition Unity Awards
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Sunil Kulkami, Santa Clara County
Master of Ceremonies: Cometria C. Cooper
Shawn D. Tillis - Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Eumi Kim Lee - Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Sue Ra - Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Sharon Alkire - Queen’s Bench Bar Association
Xochitl Carrion - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association
Vidhya Prabhakaran - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
Suhi Koizumi - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California
Brian Wong - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
Brandon Marquis Lawrence - Bar Association of San Francisco
Lindsey M. Rosellini - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Megan M. Lawson - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California
Eric Casher - Charles Houston Bar Association
Alberto T. Rosas - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association
Vanessa Candelaria - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California
Babak Yousefzadeh - Iranian American Bar Association
Benjamin Feuer - Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco
Adante Pointer - UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program
Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero - Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Master of Ceremonies: Cometria C. Cooper
Shawn D. Tillis - Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Eumi Kim Lee - Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Sue Ra - Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association
Sharon Alkire - Queen’s Bench Bar Association
Xochitl Carrion - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association
Vidhya Prabhakaran - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
Suhi Koizumi - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California
Brian Wong - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
Brandon Marquis Lawrence - Bar Association of San Francisco
Lindsey M. Rosellini - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Megan M. Lawson - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California
Eric Casher - Charles Houston Bar Association
Alberto T. Rosas - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association
Vanessa Candelaria - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California
Babak Yousefzadeh - Iranian American Bar Association
Benjamin Feuer - Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco
Adante Pointer - UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program
Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero - Women Lawyers of Alameda County
| 2016_mbc_program.pdf |
2015 MBC Unity Awards
UC Hastings Louis B. Mayer Lounge | 40+ Member Organizations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Teri L. Jackson
Master of Ceremonies: Hon. Daniel A. Flores
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association - Jim Yu
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - Ted Ting
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association - Vilaska Nguyen
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Chester Te
Bar Association of San Francisco - Clifford Yin
Bay Area Black Prosecutors Association - Nichelle Holmes
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Brian Wong
Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California - Nakeena Covington Taylor
Charles Houston Bar Association - Paul Henderson
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - David Pereda
Iranian American Bar Association NorCal - Shahpour (Shawn) Matloob
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco - Yuval Michael Miller
Marin County Women Lawyers - Jasmine Davaloo
Queen’s Bench Bar Association - Clarissa Kang
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association - Martha Melendez
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Shaana A. Rahman
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Maulik Shah
UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program - Myriam Halima Bouaziz
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California - Hoang-chi Truong
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Bentrish Satarzadeh
Master of Ceremonies: Hon. Daniel A. Flores
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association - Jim Yu
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area - Ted Ting
Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association - Vilaska Nguyen
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Chester Te
Bar Association of San Francisco - Clifford Yin
Bay Area Black Prosecutors Association - Nichelle Holmes
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Brian Wong
Black Women Lawyers Association of Northern California - Nakeena Covington Taylor
Charles Houston Bar Association - Paul Henderson
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - David Pereda
Iranian American Bar Association NorCal - Shahpour (Shawn) Matloob
Jewish Bar Association of San Francisco - Yuval Michael Miller
Marin County Women Lawyers - Jasmine Davaloo
Queen’s Bench Bar Association - Clarissa Kang
San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association - Martha Melendez
San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association - Shaana A. Rahman
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Maulik Shah
UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program - Myriam Halima Bouaziz
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California - Hoang-chi Truong
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Bentrish Satarzadeh
2014 MBC Unity Awards
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at UC Hastings Louis B. Mayer Lounge | 35+ Member Organizations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Goodwin H. Liu
Master of Ceremonies: Hon. Tara Desautels
Abigail Rivamonte Mesa - Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (AACTLA)
Abigail Rivamonte Mesa - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC)
Akshay Verma - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABANC)
Amarra A. Lee - UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP)
Atessa Chehrazi - Iranian American Bar Association Northern California (IABA-NorCal)
Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero - Women Lawyers of Alameda County (WLAC)
Catherine Ongiri - Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA)
Daniel A. Flores - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association (SFLRLA)
David Sohn - Asian American Bar Association (AABA)
Dorothy Chou Proudfoot - Marin County Women Lawyers (MCWL)
Duy Q. Thai - Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC)
Edward Joy - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
Erika Jacobsen-White - Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (ACCTLA)
Esau Ruiz Herrera - Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association (SCCLRLA)
Gemma Daggs - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California (BWL-NC)
Paul R. Chavez - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (EBLRLA)
Robert Augustine Depew - Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
Tae Woong Koo, Ph.D. - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC)
Valerie Alabanza-Cary - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA-SV)
Master of Ceremonies: Hon. Tara Desautels
Abigail Rivamonte Mesa - Asian American Criminal Trial Lawyers Association (AACTLA)
Abigail Rivamonte Mesa - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California (FBANC)
Akshay Verma - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California (SABANC)
Amarra A. Lee - UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program (LEOP)
Atessa Chehrazi - Iranian American Bar Association Northern California (IABA-NorCal)
Brenda Aguilar-Guerrero - Women Lawyers of Alameda County (WLAC)
Catherine Ongiri - Charles Houston Bar Association (CHBA)
Daniel A. Flores - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association (SFLRLA)
David Sohn - Asian American Bar Association (AABA)
Dorothy Chou Proudfoot - Marin County Women Lawyers (MCWL)
Duy Q. Thai - Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California (VABANC)
Edward Joy - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)
Erika Jacobsen-White - Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association (ACCTLA)
Esau Ruiz Herrera - Santa Clara County La Raza Lawyers Association (SCCLRLA)
Gemma Daggs - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California (BWL-NC)
Paul R. Chavez - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (EBLRLA)
Robert Augustine Depew - Bar Association of San Francisco (BASF)
Tae Woong Koo, Ph.D. - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California (KABANC)
Valerie Alabanza-Cary - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley (APABA-SV)
2013 MBC Unity Awards
Thursday, November 14, 2013, 5:30-8:00 PM at UC Hastings Louis B. Mayer Lounge | 35+ Member Organizations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. Stuart Hing, Alameda County
Master of Ceremonies: Hon. Tara Desautels, Alameda County
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyer's Association - Suizi Lin
Asian American Bar Association - Emi Gusukuma
Asian American Prosecutors Association - Hon. Stuart Hing
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Reuben Chen
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Chelsea Haley Nelson
Bar Association of San Francisco - Marie Ma
Black Women Lawyers of Northern California - Tiffany R. Thomas
California Minority Counsel Program - Maki Daijogo
Charles Houston Bar Association - Paul Henderson
Consumer Attorneys of California - Micha Star Liberty
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - Delia Trevino
Filipino Bar Association Northern California - David Mesa
Iranian American Bar Association - Nioura Foad Ghazni
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Jean Kim
San Francisco La Raza Lawyer's Association - Sigrid Irias
Santa Clara County Bar Association - Johnny Gogo
Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association - Keishonna Harper
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Shaamini Babu
Thai American Attorneys of Northern California - Torch Sathienmars
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California - ___________________
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Lauren Epstein
UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program - Maria Dominguez
Master of Ceremonies: Hon. Tara Desautels, Alameda County
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyer's Association - Suizi Lin
Asian American Bar Association - Emi Gusukuma
Asian American Prosecutors Association - Hon. Stuart Hing
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley - Reuben Chen
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom - Chelsea Haley Nelson
Bar Association of San Francisco - Marie Ma
Black Women Lawyers of Northern California - Tiffany R. Thomas
California Minority Counsel Program - Maki Daijogo
Charles Houston Bar Association - Paul Henderson
Consumer Attorneys of California - Micha Star Liberty
East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association - Delia Trevino
Filipino Bar Association Northern California - David Mesa
Iranian American Bar Association - Nioura Foad Ghazni
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California - Jean Kim
San Francisco La Raza Lawyer's Association - Sigrid Irias
Santa Clara County Bar Association - Johnny Gogo
Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association - Keishonna Harper
South Asian Bar Association of Northern California - Shaamini Babu
Thai American Attorneys of Northern California - Torch Sathienmars
Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern California - ___________________
Women Lawyers of Alameda County - Lauren Epstein
UC Hastings Legal Education Opportunity Program - Maria Dominguez
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2012 MBC Unity Awards
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 5:30-7:30 PM at Bar Association of San Francisco | 25 Member Organizations
Micha Star Liberty - Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Malcolm Yeung - Asian American Bar Association
Jeff Rosen - Asian American Prosecutors Association
Sanjeet Dutta - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
The Honorable Angela Bradstreet - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Robin Pearson - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California
Deborah Broyles - California Minority Counsel Program
The Honorable Charles A. Smiley - Charles Houston Bar Association
Elena Condes - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (EBLRLA)
Mark Punzalan - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California
Jang Im - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California
Donato Tapia - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association (SFLRLA )
Aileen Casanave - Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association
Craig Konnoth - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
Myron “Mike” D. Moye - The Bar Association of San Francisco
Thuy Thi Nguyen - Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern CA (VABANC)
Mala Sahai - Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Malcolm Yeung - Asian American Bar Association
Jeff Rosen - Asian American Prosecutors Association
Sanjeet Dutta - Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley
The Honorable Angela Bradstreet - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Robin Pearson - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California
Deborah Broyles - California Minority Counsel Program
The Honorable Charles A. Smiley - Charles Houston Bar Association
Elena Condes - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association (EBLRLA)
Mark Punzalan - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California
Jang Im - Korean American Bar Association of Northern California
Donato Tapia - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association (SFLRLA )
Aileen Casanave - Santa Clara County Black Lawyers Association
Craig Konnoth - South Asian Bar Association of Northern California
Myron “Mike” D. Moye - The Bar Association of San Francisco
Thuy Thi Nguyen - Vietnamese American Bar Association of Northern CA (VABANC)
Mala Sahai - Women Lawyers of Alameda County
2011 MBC Unity Awards
Monday, November 14, 2011, 6:30-8:00 PM at UC Hastings Alumni Reception Center | 25 Member Organizations
Billy Chan - Asian American Bar Association
Fairuz Abdullah - Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers
Timothy Cahn - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Stuart Plunkett - Bar Association of San Francisco
Candice Petty - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California
Gordon Greenwood - California Association of Black Lawyers
Jason Clay - Charles Houston Bar Association
Nicole Harris - California Minority Counsel Program
Ruben Sundeen - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association
Genevieve Dong - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California
Nahal Iravani-Sani - Iranian American Bar Association
Kristina Chung - Korean American Bar Association
Judge Angela Bradstreet - Queen's Bench
Mica Estremera - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association
Sharon Godbolt - Santa Clara County Black Lawyers
Eugene Flemate - La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County
Miruni Soosaipillai - South Asian Bar Association
Thanh Ngo - Vietnamese American Bar Association
Tara Flanagan - Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Photo: LegalPad, A Recorder Blog
Fairuz Abdullah - Bay Area Association of Muslim Lawyers
Timothy Cahn - Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom
Stuart Plunkett - Bar Association of San Francisco
Candice Petty - Black Women Lawyers of Northern California
Gordon Greenwood - California Association of Black Lawyers
Jason Clay - Charles Houston Bar Association
Nicole Harris - California Minority Counsel Program
Ruben Sundeen - East Bay La Raza Lawyers Association
Genevieve Dong - Filipino Bar Association of Northern California
Nahal Iravani-Sani - Iranian American Bar Association
Kristina Chung - Korean American Bar Association
Judge Angela Bradstreet - Queen's Bench
Mica Estremera - San Francisco La Raza Lawyers Association
Sharon Godbolt - Santa Clara County Black Lawyers
Eugene Flemate - La Raza Lawyers of Santa Clara County
Miruni Soosaipillai - South Asian Bar Association
Thanh Ngo - Vietnamese American Bar Association
Tara Flanagan - Women Lawyers of Alameda County
Photo: LegalPad, A Recorder Blog
2010 MBC Unity Awards
2010 | 25 Member Organizations
2009 MBC Unity Awards
2009 | 25 Member Organizations
Keynote Speaker: Hon. James Ware, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Champion of Diversity: Keker & Van Nest, LLP
Champion of Diversity: Keker & Van Nest, LLP
2008 MBC Unity Awards
Charles Houston Bar Association's Past MBC Awardees: https://charleshoustonbar.org/about-chba/
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