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SABA New Year's Happy Hour: January 6, 2010
SABA celebrated the new year with our friends from the Asian Bar Association, La Raza Lawyers, SacLEGAL (Sacramento Lawyers for the Equality of Gays and Lesbians), and Wiley W. Manuel Bar Association.
SABA Holiday Potluck: December 3, 2009
SABA of Sacramento hosted a festive holiday potluck at the lovely home of board member Preeti Bajwa.
Unity Bar Dinner: October 22, 2009
SABA of Sacramento presented a community service award to Niti Gupta for her working in helping to reduce youth violence in the Sacramento community, and a scholarship to UC Davis law student Rabia Paracha (pictured above with US District Court Judge Morrison England).
Second Annual SABA Diversity Law Student Reception: September 19, 2009
SABA of Sacramento hosted its second annual diversity reception for law students from UC Davis, McGeorge, Lincoln, and Golden Gate at Shama Mesiwala’s home in Davis. The reception, attended by over 100 people, provided law students from all backgrounds with an opportunity to mingle with judges and attorneys in a relaxed setting. SABA was honored by the attendance of Presiding Justice Art Scotland from the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, Judge Morrison England from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California, Judge Troy Nunley, Judge Raoul Thorbourne, Judge Elena Duarte, Judge Thadd Blizzard, and Referee Carol Chrisman from Sacramento County Superior Court, and Dean Kevin Johnson from UC Davis School of Law. The reception was generously underwritten by the law firm of Downey Brand LLP.
India Day: August 15, 2009
SABA of Sacramento participated in the India Day celebration in Folsom, making available access to legal services for the South Asian community.
Second Annual SABA Wine Tasting: July 22, 2009
SABA of Sacramento hosted its second wine tasting at 58 Degrees and Holding Co. Joining with members of the Sacramento County Bar and other local bar associations, we sampled six different wines, enjoyed appetizers, and shared in conversation.
Panel Seminar for Solo Practitioners: June 17, 2009
SABA of Sacramento held its first educational seminar for solo practitioners featuring Gaurav Kalra, Clifford Chigbu, and Keith Staten. Our panelists offered tips for those already in solo practice as well as insights for those thinking about starting their own firms. A big thank you to our panelists and attendees.
Second Annual SABA Midtown Potluck: May 20, 2009
Friends and members of SABA of Sacramento shared dinner and conversation atop Niti’s lovely apartment rooftop for our second annual midtown potluck. As a special treat, we sampled tropical dessert wines made locally by a friend of SABA of Sacramento.
SABA One-Year Anniversary Celebration: March 25, 2009
SABA Sacramento celebrated its one year anniversary at Tandoori Wok, a local Indo-fusion restaurant, which graciously welcomed about sixty people with hot appetizers, food and drinks. SABA members and friends found themselves inspired by the keynote speaker, Kunal Merchant, the chief of staff to Mayor Kevin Johnson. Kunal Merchant connected the South Asian values of integrity, industriousness, and foresight that define us to the civic responsibilities that we each have to our community here in Sacramento and beyond.
SABA New Year’s Happy Hour: January 22, 2009
SABA members and friends celebrated the new year fiesta-style at Zocalos Mexican restaurant in the heart of midtown Sacramento.
SABA Holiday Banquet: December 3, 2008
SABA of Sacramento celebrated the holiday season at Gaylord Restaurant's banquet hall with a festive evening of food, drinks, and dialogue with guest speaker Chief Public Defender of Sacramento County, Paulino Duran. He addressed the crowd of approximately 75 SABA and community members and spoke of our responsibility as members of the Bar to ensure the integrity of the Constitution and the education of our citizens on legal issues.
Unity Bar Dinner: October 20, 2008
SABA of Sacramento was formally welcomed as the newest member of the Unity Bar of Sacramento at the Unity Bar’s annual dinner and awards ceremony. SABA of Sacramento presented a community service award to Shama Mesiwala, one of SABA’s cofounders, and a scholarship to UC Davis law student Ayesha Sheikh. Also honored with a scholarship by the Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento was UC Davis law student Ramaah Sadasivam.
SABA Voter Registration Drive/Interfaith Peace March: October 11, 2008
SABA of Sacramento sponsored a voter registration drive at the Interfaith Peach March held at our State’s Capitol. Our attorney volunteers spent the afternoon educating the community about the voting process, registering first time voters and helping previously registered voters update their voter registration information. We are happy to announce we registered nearly 50 new voters who are now eligible to vote in the November 2008 election!
First Annual SABA Diversity Law Student Reception: September 20, 2008
SABA of Sacramento hosted itst first annual diversity reception for law students from UC Davis, McGeorge, Boalt, and Golden Gate at Shama Mesiwala’s home in Davis. The reception, attended by over 80 people, provided law students from all backgrounds with an opportunity to mingle with justices, judges, and attorneys in a relaxed setting. SABA was honored by the attendance of Justice Davis, Justice Nicholson, Justice Raye, Justice Hull, Justice Robie, and Justice Cantil Sakayue from the Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, Presiding Judge Susan Harlan from Amador County, and Judge Raoul Thorbourne from Sacramento County. The reception was generously underwritten by the law firm of Downey Brand LLP.
SABA Family Picnic: August 9, 2008
SABA of Sacramento hosted a family picnic in Davis Central Park on a warm summer afternoon. We sampled local fruits and vegetables from the farmer's market in the park and played kickball and Frisbee. A few of us were even spotted climbing trees!
SABA Voter Registration Drive: July 18, 2008
SABA of Sacramento sponsored our first voter registration drive at the Salam Center in Sacramento. Members set up two voter registration tables, answered questions about the voter registration process, and signed people up to vote in the November election.
SABA Wine Tasting: July 16, 2008
SABA of Sacramento hosted its first wine tasting event at 58 Degrees and Holding Co. in midtown Sacramento. About 20 of us sampled five different wines while nibbling on cheese, olives, and appetizers and mingling with one another at 58 Degrees’ cozy wine bar. SABA and IVACC Joint Banquet: June 12, 2008
SABA of Sacramento partnered with the Indus Valley American Chamber of Commerce (IVACC), an association of business owners and professionals in the greater Sacramento area, to host a dinner for an overflow crowd of approximately 100 people at Gaylord Restaurant’s banquet hall in midtown Sacramento. The keynote speaker was Sanjiv Chopra, founder of Chopra Development Investments, Inc., a private commercial real estate and development company based in Modesto. Mr. Chopra encouraged South Asian lawyers and business people to turn to one another when seeking legal advice and business development, stressing that collaboration between the two groups helps unite the community and forge strong business and social networks. SABA Midtown Potluck: May 8, 2008
SABA of Sacramento hosted a convivial group of South Asian attorneys on the rooftop patio of Niti Gupta's apartment complex in midtown Sacramento on a breezy Spring evening. Over 20 of us shared food and conversation, reconnecting with familiar faces and introducing ourselves to new members. SABA Kickoff Banquet: March 13, 2008
SABA of Sacramento celebrated its incorporation with a kickoff banquet at Gaylord Restaurant's banquet hall in midtown Sacramento. The keynote speaker was Ro Khanna, a lawyer with O’Melveny & Myers in San Francisco who chairs the Indian American Council for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Mr. Khanna, who ran for Congress in 2004, urged members of SABA of Sacramento to get involved in the legislative and judicial branches of government, emphasizing that South Asians have much to offer, given their success as American immigrants both educationally and financially. Mr. Khanna’s speech was followed by a lively discussion about these topics.
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