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  Schedule of Events for NCVAA 2006  
   
 
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Friday, September 29, 2006
 
 
Welcoming Reception,
• Keynote Speaker: Hon. Nho Trong Nguyen, Orange County Superior Court
• VABANC Scholarship Recipients: Van Nguyen (Boalt Hall), Tam Bui (Boalt Hall), Thao Le (Hastings College of the Law)
 
 
 
 
Saturday, September 30, 2006
 
 
Breakfast
 
 
• Welcoming Remarks: Madison Nguyen, San Jose Councilmember; Jim Heiting, California State Bar President
• Keynote Speaker: Hon. Thang Nguyen Barrett, Santa Clara County Superior Court
 
 
 
 
Legal Ethics
 
 
• Speaker: Ann Ravel, County Counsel, Santa Clara County
 
 
 
 
Vietnamese American Attorneys in the High-Tech Industry
 
 
• Panelists: Hung Bui, Stein, McEwen & Bui LLP; Quoc-Huy Do, President of the Vietnamese Silicon Valley Network; David N. Tran, Intel Corporation
• Moderator: Duy Thai, Law Office Of Duy Thai
 
 
 
 
Panel Discussion from Vietnamese American Judges
 
 
• Panelists: Hon. Thang Nguyen Barrett, Santa Clara County Superior Court; Hon. Nho Nguyen, Orange County Superior Court; Hon. Jacqueline Nguyen, Los Angeles Superior Court; Prof. Wendy Duong, former judge of Houston, Texas Municipal Court; Hon. Tu Pham, United States Magistrate Judge, Western District of Tennessee
• Moderator: Vinh Pham, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP
 
 
 
 
Pro Bono and Public Interest Work in Vietnamese American Community
 
 
• Panelists: Mai Phan, Law Office of Mai D. Phan; Derrick Nguyen, Law office of Liem H. Do & Associates; Willie Nguyen; University of California, Hastings College of the Law
• Moderator: Steve Ngo, Minami Tamaki, LLP
 
 
 
 
Lunch, Keynote Speaker: Kamala Harris, District Attorney, San Francisco
 
 
 
 
Client Development
 
 
• Panelists: Tasha Nguyen, TOSOH America, Inc.; James Nguyen, Foley & Lardner, LLP; Viet V. Le, Avnet Inc.; Luan Tran, Lee and Tran; Thuy Thi Nguyen, Peralta Community College District
• Moderator: Minh Hoang, Duane Morris, LLP
 
 
 
 
Elimination of Bias
 
 
• Speaker: Justice Nathan Mihara, CA Sixth Appellate District Court of Appeals
 
 
 
 
Lawyers in Elected Offices
 
 
• Panelists: Van Tran, California State Assembly; Lan Quoc Nguyen, California School Board; Trung Nguyen, California School Board
• Moderator: Luan Tran, Lee and Tran
 
 
 
 
Alternative Careers for Legal Professionals
 
 
• Panelists: Jim Nguyen, Congressional Assistant to Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren; Xuan-Thao Nguyen, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law; Phu Do Nguyen, Law Offices of Do Phu & Anh Tuan; Nhan Vu, Chapman University School of Law
• Moderator: Tran Nhat Thang
 
 
 
 
Roundtable Discussion: Forming a national Vietnamese American bar association
 
 
 
 
Saturday Night, October 27, 2007
 
 
Closing Gala and Banquet
 
 
• Trailblazer Award: Hon. Thang Nguyen Barrett, Santa Clara County Superior Court
 
 
 
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