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• KABA's Monthly Lunch Program

  • Start
    Monday, December 01, 2025
  • End
    Saturday, August 03, 2030

  We invite you to KABA's Monthly Lunch program — an opportunity to meet, connect, and catch up with other KABA members in an informal, small-group setting.

  Once you sign up, we will sort you into a group of up to 6 members. Groups will be formed primarily based on your preferred geographic location and will rotate monthly, giving you the chance to meet new KABA members each month. Once groups are set at the start of each month, we'll leave it up to you to decide on the time and place that work best for the group.

  Sign-up forms will be included in our weekly newsletter in the last week of each month — be sure to look out for it!

  
  

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• KABA Monthly Clinic

  • When
    Tuesday, March 03, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    981 S. Western Ave. #100, Los Angeles, CA 90006

  We are actively recruiting volunteer attorneys and Korean speaking interpreters. Bring your attorney friends and coworkers. Law students are welcome!

  Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 at 6:00 PM

  (*held on the first Tuesday of each month)

  Time: 6-8 PM

  Location: KAFLA Office - 981 S. Western Ave. # 100, Los Angeles, CA 90006

  Volunteer Parking: Koreatown Plaza - 928 S. Western Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90006

  Dinner will be provided.

  Click HERE to volunteer.
  If you have any questions, please email foundation@kabasocal.org.

  
  

  
  

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• 2026 KABA Scholarship Announcement

  • When
    Wednesday, March 25, 2026
  •  
    11:59 PM

  The Korean American Bar Association of Southern California (KABA) is now accepting applications for the 2026 KABA Scholarships. Based on available funding, the KABA Foundation will be awarding a number of $1,000 - $3,000 scholarships to law students in the Southern California area.
  
  Kenneth B. Chang Memorial KABA Foundation Scholarship
  This scholarship was named in honor of Judge Kenneth B. Chang, who was KABA’s inaugural president and the first Korean American to be appointed to the Superior Court in Southern California. Judge Chang immigrated to the United States in the early 1950s and graduated from Santa Clara Law School. After working in a civil litigation firm, he joined the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office as a criminal prosecutor. In 1968, Judge Chang worked for the U.S. government in Korea, where he negotiated and drafted the Status of Forces Agreement, which set guidelines on the Korean government’s treatment of U.S. military personnel in Korea. He returned to Los Angeles in 1972, practicing in the private sector until 1980, when he was appointed to the Superior Court bench by Governor Jerry Brown. Judge Chang was the first and only Korean American judge in Los Angeles until 1998, since which time several Korean Americans have followed in Judge Chang’s footsteps to serve on the bench.
  
  Additional Scholarships
  Additional scholarships are funded through the generous annual donations from the LimNexus Foundation, KABA Past Presidents, Ro & You LLP, OCINET, as well as other individual contributions. Last year, we added a new scholarship for students pursuing a legal aid career.
  
  To Apply
  The scholarships are open to law students who currently attend a law school in Southern California. We are seeking applicants who can demonstrate, through past, current, or future contributions, a commitment to serving the Korean American community and/or Asian American & Pacific Islander community. Financial need and availability of other resources—including receipt of other scholarships, fellowships, and awards—may be factors.
  
  Law students will be evaluated based on their completed applications. The scholarships will be presented at the 2026 KABA Annual Installation Dinner on Thursday, April 16, 2026.
  
  Please complete and sign the attached application. Applications will be accepted by email at foundation@kabasocal.org (all documents must be combined into a single PDF attachment). All applications must be received by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 (no exceptions).
  
  Click HERE for the application form.
  

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• Save the Date: KABA's 46th Annual Board of Governors Installation and Awards Banquet

  • When
    Thursday, April 16, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM
  • Location
    Omni Hotel | 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles

  Date:         Thursday, April 16, 2026
  Time:         6 PM Cocktail hour | 7 PM Dinner & Program
  Location:  Omni Hotel | 251 S Olive St, Los Angeles
  
  

  
  

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