Board of Directors

Michael P. Chu, President
Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
Chicago, IL

Vivian Hsu, Vice-President
Hsu & Associates LLC
Needham, MA

Diana Lin, Treasurer
Chicago, IL

Judith Kim, Secretary
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, AR

Sylvia Fung Chin
White & Case LLP
New York, NY

Bruce L. Ishimatsu
Bird Marella et al.
Los Angeles, CA

Helen B. Kim
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Los Angeles, CA

Amy Lin Meyerson
Law Office of Amy Lin Meyerson
Weston, CT

Kim M. Tran
Stafford Frey Cooper PC
Seattle, WA

Hon. Alvin T. Wong
DeKalb County Courthouse
Decatur, GA

Nimesh M. Patel
Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Washington, DC

Linda E. Lu
Allstate Insurance Co.
Northbrook, IL

Joseph J. Centeno
Obermayer Rebmann et al.
Philadelphia, PA

Paul O. Hirose
Perkins Coie LLP
Anaheim, CA

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Law Foundation is pleased to announce the 2009 Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition winners from a field of over 70 teams from around the United States and abroad. The National Finals were held in Boston, MA on November 21, 2009.

Champion: Yumi Nam and James de los Reyes, University of California Hastings College of the Law

Finalist: Dena Sacharow and Mick Jacobsen, Nova Southeastern University Law Center

Semi-Finalist: Nidhi Soni and Geetu Naik, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Semi-Finalist: Pat Chia Hua Jan and Tara Shelke, John Marshall Law School

Best Brief: Dena Sacharow and Mick Jacobsen, Nova Southeastern University Law Center

2nd Brief: Yumi Nam and James de los Reyes, University of California Hastings College of the Law

3rd Brief: Sophia Apostola and Jennifer Chang, Northeastern University School of Law

4th Brief: Pat Chia Hua Jan and Tara Shelke, John Marshall Law School

5th Brief: Nidhi Soni and Geetu Naik, Chicago-Kent College of Law

Best Oralist: Tara Shelke, John Marshall Law School

2nd Oralist: Leighton O'Connell Miller, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

3rd Oralist: Ruby Banipal, Chapman University School of Law

4th Oralist: Dena Sacharow, Nova Southeastern Law Center

5th Oralist: Yumi Nam, University of California Hastings College of Law

6th Oralist: Geetu Naik, Chicago-Kent College of Law

The NAPABA Law Foundation extends its sincere congratulations to all of the winners and competitors.

We are actively making preparations for the 2010 competition in Los Angeles, CA.

The Thomas Tang National Moot Court Competition was founded in 1993 by the APA Law Student Association of the South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas. It is now administered by the NAPABA Law Foundation and the NAPABA Judicial Council. The Competition honors the late Judge Thomas Tang, a champion of individual rights, an advocate for the advancement of minority attorneys, an ardent supporter of NAPABA and the moot court competition. Judge Tang served on the United States Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1977 until his passing in 1995. Judge Tang’s wife, Dr. Pearl Tang, continues the legacy and participates every year.

The Competition is open to all students but is especially designed to reach out to APA law students and provide them with an opportunity to showcase their writing and oral advocacy skills and compete for scholarships totaling $10,000 which are generously sponsored by the Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

Preparations for the 2009 Competition in Boston, MA are underway. For more information, contact Andy Le at thomastang@napaba.org.

To enter the competition, please fill out and submit the linked entry form. The entry fee is $150 per team. Payment may be made by sending a check along with the entry form or credit card via the PayPal link below. Multiple entries may be paid for in one transaction by changing the quantity on the payment screen. A PayPal account is not necessary to make a payment.

Entry form for the 2009 Competition is here.

The September 11, 2008 version of the 2008 Rules are here. Watch for updated 2009 Rules in this space. However, there will be only cosmetic changes.

The entry deadline is September 25, 2009 for all regions aside from KC and NY, which are September 18.

The brief service deadline is the Wednesday 2 weeks prior to the regional competition for all regions (approximately 16 days before the regional).

Stay tuned to this website for updates and upcoming information on this year's competition, including: the dates/locations of the regional competitions, deadlines, and the 2009 problem. Should there be any questions in the meantime, please feel free to contact one of the competition chairpersons listed below. We look forward to another exciting year for this prestigious competition, which is named after the first Asian American, the late Thomas Tang, to be appointed to the federal judiciary (9th Circuit).

The Brief Service Deadline is the Wednesday 2 weeks before the regional competition (approximately 17 days).

See you in Boston on November 19-22, 2009!

The Honorable Brian Kim

The Honorable Erica Yew

Andy Le, Esq. 347.691.2809 (cell) thomastang@napaba.org

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Law Foundation is pleased to announce the 2008 Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition winners from a field of 60 teams from around the United States and abroad. The National Finals were held in Seattle, WA on November 22, 2008.

Champion: Bill Richmond and Lindsey Griffin, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

Finalist: Jeremy Moorehouse and Dipesh Mehta, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

Semi-Finalist: Euborn Chiu and Kyong Mi Kim, University of California Hastings College of the Law

Semi-Finalist: Satinder Singh and Ernie Gao, Fordham University School of Law

Best Brief: Natalya Kasyanyuk and Gregory Morphew, Seattle University School of Law

Best Oralist: Nicholas Hudson, University of Washington School of Law

2nd Oralist: Euborn Chiu, University of California Hastings College of Law

3rd Oralist: Bill Richmond, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law

The NAPABA Law Foundation extends its sincere congratulations to all of the winners and competitors.

We are actively making preparations for the 2009 competition in Boston, MA.