SABA-SC December 2011 Newsletter

A Message From SABA-SC

Public Interest Foundation

Co-Presidents:

Happy Holidays from the SABA-SC Public Interest Foundation!

 

With the new year around the corner, we are excited about what the Foundation has planned!  The Foundation recently started a legal clinic connecting attorneys to members of the South Asian-American community who need such services.  As a result of the Foundation’s September clinic focusing on citizenship, the South Asian Network has received inquiries for additional assistance

 

Accordingly, the Foundation plans to host another citizenship seminar in the coming months.  Additionally, the Foundation will be hosting clinics focusing on worker’s rights and immigration.  Please express your interest by contacting any Foundation Board member or the Clinic Chair, Sana Muttalib, atsabapif@gmail.com.

 

Further, the Foundation is also proud to announce its 2012 Award Recipients in this newsletter. These distinguished individuals will be honored at the Foundation’s Ninth Annual Banquet, which will be held in March 2012 at a location to be announced.  The Annual Banquet is the Foundation’s primary source of fundraising, supporting the Foundation’s operations to provide grants to local community organizations and to law students furthering the public interest.  Additionally, the Annual Banquet has served as the South Asian-American bar’s forum to honor leaders in our procession.  We hope to see you there!

 

Cheers,

Puneet Kakkar & Sapna Jain

Co-Presidents, SABA-SC Public Interest Foundation

 

 

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SABA-SC Public Interest Foundation is Proud to Announce

its 2012 Award Recipients

 

Each year, the SABA-SC Public Interest Foundation honors distinguished leaders in the legal profession who have made notable imprints in the South Asian-American legal community and community at large. This year, the Foundation will recognize:

 

* The Honorable Peter Espinoza of the Los Angeles Superior Court with the Judicial     Appreciation Award

 

* Ajay Patel of Sony Network Entertainment with the Trailblazer Award; and

 

Please congratulate these individuals for their achievements and recognition. They will be honored at the Ninth Annual Banquet, which will be held in March 2012 at a location to be announced.

 

The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California Public Interest Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to organizing, supporting, and promoting public interest legal activities and projects for the benefit of the South Asian community and the Southern California community at large.

 

 

Sheila Swaroop is a partner at Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP, where she has litigated all types of intellectual propertydisputes through trial and appeal.  Her cases have involved pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer products.  Ms. Swaroop holds a B.A. in Molecular Biology from Harvard and a J.D. from UC Berkeley.  During law school, she was a member of the California Law Review and Berkeley Technology Law Journal and editor-in-chief of the Asian Law Journal.  She also received the American Jurisprudence award for Proprietary Rights in the Biotechnology Industry.

Prior to joining Knobbe Martens, Ms. Swaroop completed a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Saundra Brown Armstrong, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California and a judicial externship with the Honorable Gary L. Taylor, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.  Ms. Swaroop is a past board member and President of SABA-SC.  She has also served on the board of the Association of Business Trial Lawyers and various non-profit organizations in Orange County.

n a survey of her peers published in Los Angeles magazine and Super Lawyers magazine.  She can be reached atsheila.swaroop@kmob.com

Details on this job posting and other job postings are available atwww.sabasc.org