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Congratulations to SABA GB's "Know Your
Rights!" Graduates!
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Message from "Know Your Rights!" Co-Chairs Pallavi
Chintapalli and Manisha Bhatt:
On June 9, 2011, SABA GB proudly honored its inaugural class
of "Know Your Rights!" participants and faculty
members in a graduation ceremony conducted at the Lecture
Hall of the Waltham Public Library. The Honorable Justice
Ralph Gants of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
and co-chair of the Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission
presented the Keynote Address. Justice Gants highlighted the
importance of access to justice initiatives such as "Know
Your Rights!". Justice Gants expressed his appreciation
of SABA GB's efforts and has since assisted SABA GB in identifying
additional participants for subsequent years of the "Know
Your Rights!" program. Following Justice Gants, President
of India Circle for Caring and "Know Your Rights!"
2010-2011 participant, Girish Mehta, remarked that he has
not only retained the information learned in these classes,
but he has already put them to use within the community. He
encouraged SABA GB to continue this important program and
challenged SABA GB to expand this initiative so that it reaches
far beyond the boundaries of Massachusetts. We concluded the
evening with a reception of appetizers and celebratory cakes
to commemorate this momentous occasion for the program graduates
and SABA GB. The evening's ceremony was recorded and will
be broadcast by Waltham Public Access Television at a date
yet to be announced.
| Congratulations
to the 2010-2011 "Know Your Rights!" Graduates |
| Bijal Ganatra,
Gurjar
Kiran Gala, Gurjar |
Deepika Madan,
Saheli
Nehal Shah, Gurjar |
Gouri Banerjee,Saheli
Tushar Gala, Gurjar |
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| 2010-2011 "Know
Your Rights!" Faculty |
Betsey Crimmins,
Greater Boston Legal Services
Clayton
Meixel, Legal Advocacy and Resource Center
Hema Sarangapani, The Network/La
Red
Karen Erickson, MA Commission
Against Discrimination
Monica Halas,
GBLS
Sherly Cruz, MA Attorney
General's Office
Taramattie Doucette,
Greater Boston Legal Services |
Carol Bates, OSHA
Hanishi Ali, Mithras Law Group
Mehreen Butt, Tufts Health
Plan
Manisha Bhatt, GBLS
Nadine Cohen, GBLS
Nancy
Lorenz, GBLS
Vikas Dhar,
Dhar Law LLP |
| The Honorable Sabita Singh,
Department of the Massachusetts District Courts |
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Also a special thanks to the team that made
Know Your Rights happen, Hanishi Ali, Lalitha Gunturi, Priya
Kumar, Radha Natarajan, Sa'adiyah Masoud, Sonia Shah, Viji
Sritharan, and Vikas Dhar.
Time to Join SABA GB
We encourage everyone to join SABA GB or renew
your existing membership today! Membership is vitally important
to project the strength of the South Asian legal community.
The annual dues support SABA GB's programming, including:
- Attorney Practice Area Mentorship Circles
- Law Student Mentorship Program
- Law Student Mentorship Program
- Law Student Public Interest Fellowships
- The "Know Your Rights!" Program
- Substantive Panels that cater to the goals of our members
Your involvement begins with membership and
is essential for the strength and growth of the organization.
You can apply for or renew your membership online through our
online membership management service, BigTent (www.bigtent.com).
Please go to our website at www.sabagb.org
and simply click on the "Membership" button at the
top of the page to receive an invitation to sign up online.
If your BigTent login has expired, please go to our website
at www.sabagb.org.
Simply click on the "Membership" button at the top
of the page to receive a new invitation to sign up online.
Membership Categories
| General Members * |
1 Year Membership |
2 Year Membership |
| Judges |
Free |
N/A |
Law Firm Attorneys (more
than 10 attorneys) |
$50 |
$90 |
| In-House Counsel |
$50 |
$90 |
Solo Practitioners & Small
Firm (10 attorneys or less) |
$25 |
$40 |
Educators, Government & Non-
Profit Attorneys |
$25 |
$40 |
| Lawyers in Transition |
$10 |
N/A |
| Associate Members ** |
1 Year Membership |
2 Year Membership |
Legal Associates (law
school graduates pending
bar admission, attorneys
who are in good standing in
a jurisdiction outside of
Massachusetts, and all
related legal professionals
, i.e. patent agents, paralegals
and legal assistants.) |
Free |
N/A |
| Law Students |
$10 |
N/A |
Community Associates
(members of South Asian and
business communities) |
$30 |
N/A |
* All General members have voting powers and
must be in good standing with the assachusetts Board of Bar
Overseers.** Associate members do not have voting powers.
If you have any questions regarding membership, please feel
free to contact the
Membership Committee:
Jigisha Patel (ji.patel@neu.edu),
Gauri Patil (gpatil@nixonpeabody.com),
Pallavi Chintapalli (Pallavi.chintapalli@state.ma.us),
or Avani Lodhavia (alodhavia@gmail.com).
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Law Students - Time to Join SABA GB
Attention Law Students! Join SABA GB today
to take advantage of networking events, SABA GB member discounts,
law student mentorship and up-to-date information on SABA
GB events year round. Remember- your membership is free! Please
go to www.sabagb.org
and click on membership to receive an invitation to join through
our online service.
Friday, July 01, 2011
Support SABA GB Advisory Board Member
Navjeet Bal in BBA Council Election
Ballots for the 2011 BBA Council election
have been mailed to all eligible BBA members and our very
own Advisory Board Member Navjeet Bal is on the ballot.
Navjeet is the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue
and has held this position since February 2008. Prior to
her appointment, Navjeet worked at Mintz Levin for 17 years
in its public finance department and she also co-founded
Mintz's Domestic Violence Project. Navjeet is currently
a Board member of the Legal Advocacy and Resource Center,
the Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights, and was appointed
in February 2010 by Chief Justice Marshall to the Access
to Justice Commission. Navjeet is a member of the South
Asian Bar Association of Greater Boston Advisory Board,
and was a 2008 recipient of the National South Asian Bar
Association's Cornerstone Award. Navjeet graduated from
Williams College and Northeastern University School of Law.
Please note that ballots are due by July 1. For more information
about the election or questions about the ballot click
here.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
SABA GB Co-sponsors Judicial "Firsts"
Event with Affinity Bars
Judicial "Firsts" Event - Please
join the Affinity Bars on June 23, 2011 in celebrating this
year's Judicial "Firsts" as well as honoring other
judiciary firsts with the BBA and other affinity bars. The
event will be held at the Boston Bar Association at 16 Beacon
Street in Boston from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. RSVP to pjohnson@bostonbar.org.
Tips for Being a Successful Attorney! Panel
at the BBA
On Thursday, SABA GB's past president, Natasha
Varyani and other attorneys gave advice to new members of
the bar. The program was co-sponsored by SABA GB and the MBLA.
The panelists shared pitfalls to avoid in legal careers including
words of wisdom. Natasha encouraged the audience to make networking
a part of what they do everyday!
AALAM Banquet Recap
SABA GB members attended the 27th Annual AALAM
Banquet honoring Mr. William F. Lee, Co-Managing Partner of
WilmerHale LLP with its Founders Award, which is awarded annually
to an Asian-American attorney who has made significant contributions
in business, academics or the community as it relates to the
law. The evening's key note speaker was Lisa A. Wong, the Mayor
of Fitchburg. Mayor Wong is the first minority mayor of Fitchburg
and the first Asian-American woman to be elected mayor in the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Join SABA GB's Know Your Rights
Planning Committee
The graduation ceremony for SABA GB's inaugural
"Know Your Rights!" class is coming up this June.
We are looking for a few volunteers from our general membership
to help us plan this event. The "Know Your Rights!"
program is a SABA GB collaboration with attorneys from a variety
of organizations and firms in Boston, including Greater Boston
Legal Services, the Attorney General's office, MCAD, and OSHA
to provide a comprehensive legal education program to South
Asian community leaders about their basic legal rights in the
areas of employment, discrimination, consumer protection, elder
care, family law, immigration, health, disability and criminal
law. SABA GB is proud to recognize the current class participants
and demonstrate the significance of developing strong relations
with our South Asian community through legal education.
Please contact Pallavi Chintapalli (Pallavi.Chintapalli@State.MA.US)
or Manisha Bhatt (MBhatt@gbls.org)
if you are interested in being a part of this special event.
Will be updated shortly
Monday, August 1, 2011
10th Harvard University Conference on
Islamic Finance- Call for Papers
Harvard Universtiy is holding its tenth
conference on Islamic Finance on March 24 and 25, 2012.
Click here for information regarding the conference and
submission of papers. Please note that the first submission
deadline is August 1, 2011.
Thursday, June 23, 2011
NASABA 2011 Convention
NASABA Convention NEXT WEEK in LA! Please
see here
for new announcements regarding Career Coaching for Midlevel
Attorneys and 'Outsourced' Star Guru Singh at NASABA Idol.
Mix Business with Pleasure: Please see here
for more exciting announcements from NASABA regarding the
upcoming national Convention in LA (June 23-26)- featuring
Sonal Shah from the television show, Scrubs, a tour of the
Getty Center for art lovers, and mentoring opportunities.
2011 NASABA Convention Tickets are now available.
The Eighth Annual NASABA Convention takes place June 23-26 in
Los Angeles. Buy your tickets
today to celebrate the past successes and bright future of the
South Asian legal establishment.
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