Awards

2026 NAPABA Awards: Celebrating Excellence in the City of Angels

NAPABA proudly honors outstanding attorneys and innovative organizations who have made exceptional contributions to the legal profession and the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community within the past year. These annual awards recognize excellence, impact, and leadership across all stages of the profession and celebrate those who are advancing NAPABA’s mission and values in their work.

Join us in Los Angeles, California, as we celebrate the 2026 NAPABA Awards during what promises to be our biggest Convention yet.

Nominations for all 2026 awards will open on April 15, 2026

Previous NAPABA award recipients include Vice President Kamala Harris, U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono, Rear Admiral A.B. Cruz III (ret. USN), former Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the United States Neal Katyal, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary of Medtronic Ivan Fong, former Mayor of San Francisco Edwin Mah Lee (posthumous), Ambassador Gary Locke, Ambassador Katherine Tai, civil rights attorney Dale Minami, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye, Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan, Judge Amul Thapar, President of Queens College Frank Wu, and activist and author Helen Zia to name a few.