Joseph Juco Centeno, President
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel
One Penn Center
1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 665-3107
Fax: (215) 665-3165
Email: joseph.centeno@obermayer.com
Joseph J. Centeno is an equity partner with Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP, a century-old law firm based in Philadelphia. Mr. Centeno founded the firm’s Diversity Committee and serves as the firm’s Diversity Partner. Mr. Centeno is a trial lawyer with a broad range of experience handling employment and labor matters, as well as complex high-exposure commercial litigation. In 2006, Diversity & the Bar Magazine named Mr. Centeno one of “The Best of the Best” labor and employment lawyers in the country. He has also been recognized as a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer and honored as one of NAPABA’s “Best Lawyers Under 40.”
Mr. Centeno has served as Vice President of Finance and Development for NAPABA, President-Elect for NAPABA, President of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania, a Senior Hearing Officer to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Board and Commissioner to the Philadelphia Human Relations Commission. Mr. Centeno also served as a board member to the Philadelphia Diversity Law Group, the NAPABA Law Foundation, the National Employment Lawyer’s Council and the Homeless Advocacy Project.
Paul O. Hirose, President-Elect
Perkins Coie LLP
c/o Isuzu North America Corporation
Legal Department, Suite 100
1400 S. Douglass Road
Anaheim, CA 92806
Phone: (714) 935-9359
Fax: (714) 935-5203
Email: phirose@perkinscoie.com
Paul O. Hirose is Of Counsel with Perkins Coie LLP where his practice focuses on commercial litigation and business advice. Mr. Hirose also serves as Marketing Counsel for Isuzu North America Corporation and as Corporate Counsel for Kia Motors America, Inc. At Isuzu, he is responsible for advising the Isuzu companies with respect to a variety of commercial matters, including motor vehicle franchise laws, marketing & advertising issues, employment matters and intellectual property. At Kia, he advises the company on motor vehicle franchise laws. Before law school, Mr. Hirose was a licensed Certified Public Accountant in California and worked at Deloitte Haskins & Sells as a Senior Tax Consultant. Mr. Hirose served as past Treasurer of NAPABA and is a member of NAPABA’s Leadership Advisory Council and NAPABA’s Finance Committee.
Alice L. Wong, VP Communications
Nordstrom, Inc.
1700 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1000
Seattle, WA 98101
Phone: (206) 303-4025
Fax: (206) 303-4419
Email: alice.wong@nordstrom.com
Alice L. Wong is the co-founder and a past President of the Vietnamese American Bar Association of Washington. She served as a past President with the Asian Bar Association of Washington and is a member of the Real Property, Probate and Trust Sections of the Washington State Bar Association. Ms. Wong was born and raised in Seattle, where she attended Seattle University with a philosophy and political science degree, and attended University of Washington School of Law. She has been on the NAPABA board since 2007 and likes to work on expanding her shoe collection.
Emily T. Kuo, VP Programs & Operations
M. D. Anderson Services Corporation
7505 South Main, Suite 500
Houston, TX 77030
Phone: (713) 745-9692
Fax: (713) 794-5025
Email: emilykuo@post.harvard.edu
Emily T. Kuo is Associate General Counsel of M. D. Anderson Services Corporation, a nonprofit supporting organization to The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, where her practice focuses on health and corporate law. Ms. Kuo served for two previous terms as Vice President for Membership. She also serves on the Council of the State Bar of Texas Asian Pacific Interest Section (APIS) and was the 2007 President of the Asian American Bar Association (AABA) of Houston. In 2007, Ms. Kuo was named one of NAPABA's “Best Lawyers Under 40” and from 2007-2009, she was named a Texas Super Lawyer – Rising Star by Texas Monthly magazine. Ms. Kuo also serves on the boards of directors for the Society for the Performing Arts (SPA) and Houston Early Music.
Bryce K. Kunimoto, VP Membership
Holland & Hart LLP
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway, 10th Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Phone: (702) 222-2500
Fax: (702) 365-6940
Email: bkunimoto@hollandhart.com
Bryce Kunimoto receieved his undergraduate degree from the University of California at San Diego and his law degree from the University of California at Davis. Bryce has also studied abroad in Japan and Zimbabwe. He is the co-founder and past co-president of the Asian Bar Association of Las Vegas ("ABALV"), legal counsel to the Las Vegas Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League ("JACL") and currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Clark County Bar Association. Bryce practices commercial litigation in Las Vegas.
Linda Lu, VP Finance & Development
Allstate Insurance Co.
2775 Sanders Road, Suite A8
Northbrook, IL 60062
Phone: (847) 402-2219
Fax: (847) 326-6440
Email: linda.lu@allstate.com
Linda Lu is a Senior Attorney with the Corporate Litigation Division of the Law & Regulations Department of Allstate Insurance Company. Ms. Lu manages nationwide and statewide class action litigation challenging Allstate’s policies, practices, and procedures. She is also a member of the Allstate Law Department Diversity Committee. Ms. Lu served as NAPABA’s Vice President of Finance & Development and was named one of NAPABA’s “Best Lawyers Under 40”. She is a past President of the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Chicago Area and served on the Steering Committee of the Alliance of Bar Associations. Ms. Lu was also Vice President of the Board of Governors of The University of Chicago Alumni Association and is a board member of the University’s Chicago Society.
Annie T. Kao, Secretary
Hogan & Hartson LLP
One Tabor Center
1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1500
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 454-2446
Fax: (303) 899-7333
Email: atkao@hhlaw.com
Annie T. Kao is a trial attorney in the Denver office of Hogan & Hartson, LLP. She has handled complex litigation for commercial clients in a wide range of industries, including the ski industry, and has successfully tried jury and bench trials in both state and federal court. Ms. Kao is a past President of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado and she served as the NAPABA Southwest Regional Governor from 2007-2009. She is also currently serving a three-year term on the Denver Bar Association Board of Trustees. Ms. Kao graduated magna cum laude from Amherst College and received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where she was on the Law Review. Following law school, she returned to her home state of Colorado and clerked for the Honorable Mary J. Mullarkey, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Camilla M. Eng, Treasurer
JM Eagle
Global Headquarters
5200 West Century Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90045Phone: (310) 686-4162
Email: camillameng@yahoo.com
Camilla M. Eng is a Deputy City Attorney to the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power, where she represents and advises on a range of energy business projects relating to renewable energy generation, purchase and transmission. In addition to geothermal, wind and biofuel projects, Camilla is currently advising on the Los Angeles Solar Plan, the largest solar plan undertaken by any single city in the world. Camilla serves as the 34 th President of the Southern California Chinese Lawyers' Association and as Co-Chair of NAPABA's Public Sector Committee. She is also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Judicial Appointments Committee, an executive committee member of the California State Bar's Public Law Section, and councilmember of the American Bar Association's Government and Public Sector Lawyers' Division.
Andrew T. Hahn, Sr., Immediate Past President
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
620 Eighth Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: (212) 218-5554
Email: ahahn@seyfarth.com
Andrew T. Hahn, Sr. is a partner in the Litigation and Employment Law Practice Groups in the New York office of Seyfarth Shaw LLP. His practice focuses on commercial litigation cases involving contract disputes (including software licensing, franchising, and insurance matters), antitrust, securities, bankruptcy, product liability, banking, toxic torts, as well as matters involving employment and trade secrets/restrictive covenant related issues. Mr. Hahn has also been involved in numerous internal corporate investigations, including deceptive sales practices and unsafe banking practices. Mr. Hahn served on active duty from 1986 to 1990 as a Captain in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. He is also a member of the firm’s Diversity Action Team. He is the past President of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and is the Chairman of the Board of the Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York.
