Diversity
BS&K has long believed in, and been committed to, promoting diversity at all levels of the Firm. We firmly believe that our individual differences and insights are an integral part of our ability to provide the highest quality legal services to our clients. We value our racial, ethnic, cultural, social, gender, sexual orientation, religious and other personal differences, and we are committed to enhancing our diversity in all respects. This commitment extends to every office, department and level of the Firm, from our lawyers to our staff. BS&K's goal is not merely to recruit exceptionally talented individuals from all backgrounds but also to help them develop their potential to the greatest extent possible and advance to leadership positions within the Firm. We are committed to the promotion of greater diversity throughout the legal profession and in the communities where we live and practice.
The Firm's Diversity Committee, comprised of Members, Associates and Staff, is charged in the first instance to advance this policy and the Firm's diversity goals by, among other things, developing and implementing Firm-wide diversity initiatives. The Committee reports directly to the Firm's Executive Committee, which has ultimate responsibility for implementation of this policy.
Equal Employment Opportunity
BS&K continues to provide all employees and applicants an equal employment opportunity in the manner required by law in all aspects of employment regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability or handicapped status.
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Clifford G. Tsan Re-appointed to Serve as Member of the NYSBA House of Delegates Representing Persons of Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce the re-appointment of Litigation Attorney Clifford G. Tsan to serve as a member of the New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates representing persons of racial and ethnic diversity. In this leadership position, Mr. Tsan will play an integral role in the NYSBA's continued mission to increase the diversity of the Association and the profession of law. His first term will run through May 31, 2010 and second term will commence on June 1, 2010.
Mr. Tsan is resident in our Syracuse office. He is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A., 2000) and Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 2003).
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John S. Ho To Serve As Panel Member at NAPABA's Regional Conference June 11-12
John S. Ho, a member and resident in the Firm's New York City office, is serving as a panel member at the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's Northeast Regional Conference held on June 11-12 in New Brunswick, New Jersey at the Heldrich Hotel. John will be serving on the panel, Navigating Your First Years of Practice.
The panel will explore how new attorneys should go about building good reputations for themselves early on in their careers. By doing so, not only do new attorneys develop their professional skills, but they also increase their chances of advancement. But now more than ever, new attorneys are striving to stand out from the crowd, with both advancement and job security in mind. How can new attorneys distinguish themselves from their colleagues? Is "doing good work" enough? Or are billable hours and face time unspoken requirements? Are there different unwritten rules in the public sector? Established practitioners who have been there before and new attorneys who are there now will discuss these and related issues. For registration information, please visit http://www.apalanj.com/conf.shtml.
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NYC Attorney John Ho Serves on "Hot Practice Areas Panel for Law Students of Color" for Practicing Attorneys for Law Students Program, Inc. (PALS)
"Hot Practice Areas Panel for Law Students of Color"
John Ho, Esq., Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Labor and Employment Law Panelist
Tuesday, April 13 from 6:30 - 8:30pm (including the post panel networking reception)
Location: White & Case LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY
www.palsprogram.org
PALS Mission Statement:
PALS is dedicated to enhancing the skills and careers of minority law students and early career attorneys. PALS does this by offering customized mentoring, educational and professional development opportunities. PALS provides resources to augment the law school and employer training of, respectively, minority law students and beginning lawyers, and will continue to offer its services free of charge.
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Bond, Schoeneck & King Hosts Asian American Bar Association Of New York Meeting
(Syracuse, NY) On Saturday, September 19th, Bond, Schoeneck & King hosted a launch event for the newly-formed Syracuse chapter of The Asian American Bar Association of New York ("AABANY"). More than 25 professionals were in attendance, including students from the Syracuse University College of Law, and dinner was supplied by China Road restaurant in Mattydale. The purpose of the meeting was to gather attorneys, judges, law students and other legal professionals who live, work or attend school in the Central New York region to meet with the Executive Director and other current members of AABANY to learn more about AABANY, its mission, and the career and networking opportunities available to AABANY members. Meetings were also held in Albany and Ithaca between September 19-20 and were similarly well-attended.
"The Syracuse meeting was a huge success," stated Clifford Tsan, a litigation attorney at Bond, Schoeneck & King, who conceived of the idea to start a Central New York branch of AABANY upon his relocation to Syracuse from New York City in 2008. "I am excited for our legal community to become involved with AABANY and for more meetings and activities to be scheduled, and I am proud to be part of Bond, Schoeneck & King's role in helping to lead this effort."
AABANY is a professional membership organization of attorneys concerned with issues affecting the Asian Pacific American legal community in New York and the Asian Pacific American community at large. AABANY is an affiliate of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, this nation's only association of Asian Pacific American attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students, providing a national network for its members and affiliates, representing the interests of over 40,000 APA attorneys, and advocating for the legal needs and interests of the APA community.
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, founded in 1897, is a full service law firm comprised of 200 attorneys, with offices in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Garden City, Ithaca, Oswego, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica, New York; as well as Overland Park, Kansas; Bonita Springs and Naples, Florida.
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Labor and Employment Law Attorney John Ho Elected Vice President of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association (CAPABA)
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce that Partner John Ho has been elected to the position of Vice President of the Connecticut Asian Pacific American Bar Association (CAPABA). He will serve the term from 2009-2010. Mr. Ho practices Labor and Employment law in the Firm's New York City Office and is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (B.A., 1992) and St. John's University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997).
CAPABA is the only association focused towards all Asian Pacific American attorneys in Connecticut. CAPABA's membership consists of attorneys, law professors, law students and other interested individuals. Membership in CAPABA automatically includes membership in the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) that is the voice of over 40,000 Asian Pacific American attorneys nationwide through over 45 chapters and affiliates. CAPABA, the Connecticut affiliate of NAPABA (www.napaba.org), was formed on May 1, 2000 and is a 501(c)(6) organization. CAPABA's mission is to establish a support network for Asian Pacific American attorneys and communities and those interested in Asian Pacific American legal issues throughout the state of Connecticut.
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC, founded in 1897, is a full service law firm comprised of 200 attorneys, with offices in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Garden City, Ithaca, Oswego, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica, New York; as well as Overland Park, Kansas; Bonita Springs and Naples, Florida.
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Clifford G. Tsan Appointed to Serve as a Member of the NYSBA House of Delegates Representing Persons of Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce the appointment of Litigation Attorney Clifford G. Tsan to serve as a member of the New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates representing persons of racial and ethnic diversity. In this leadership position, Mr. Tsan will play an integral role in the NYSBA's continued mission to increase the diversity of the Association and the profession of law. His term will run from June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010.
Mr. Tsan is resident in our Syracuse office. He is a graduate of Stanford University (B.A., 2000) and Columbia University School of Law (J.D., 2003).
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John S. Ho Appointed to Serve as a Member of the NYSBA House of Delegates Representing Persons of Racial and Ethnic Diversity
Bond, Schoeneck & King is pleased to announce the appointment of Labor and Employment Law Attorney John S. Ho to serve as a member of the New York State Bar Association's House of Delegates representing persons of racial and ethnic diversity. In this leadership position, Mr. Ho will play an integral role in the NYSBA's continued mission to increase the diversity of the Association and the profession of law. His term will run from June 1, 2009 to May 31, 2010.
Mr. Ho is resident in our New York City office and practices Labor and Employment Law. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut (B.A., 1992) and St. John's University (J.D., cum laude, 1997).
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M. Catherine Richardson Elected President of New York Bar Foundation
M. Catherine Richardson, a retired member of Bond, Schoeneck & King and former president of the New York State Bar Association (1996-97), has been elected president of The New York Bar Foundation by its Board of Directors. Currently serving as The Foundation's vice president, Richardson will begin her one-year term as president on June 1, 2009.
A member of The New York Bar Foundation Legacy Society, Ms. Richardson was elected a Fellow of The Foundation in 1990 and served as chair of the Fellows from 2004-2007. She has served as an officer, director or ex officio director of the Foundation since 1993.
During her professional career, Ms. Richardson assisted hospitals in mergers and consolidations and advised medical centers on corporate and medical staff bylaws, credentialing of medical staff and allied health professionals, investigations of Article 28 deficiencies and contracts between health care providers and consumers. Additionally, she worked on the formation and certification of an HMO and regularly advised insurance companies and HMO's regarding New York State Insurance Law and Public Health Law.
A graduate of the State University of New York at Oswego (B.S., 1963), Ms. Richardson was awarded degrees from the University of Northern Colorado (M.A., 1969); Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977); and State University of New York (honorary Doctor of Laws, 2005). She is a member of the Order of Coif; Justinian Honorary Law Society (National Honorary); SUNY Oswego Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi; The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International (Honor Society of Women Educators); Kappa Delta Pi (National Education Honorary); and Lambda Sigma Tau (National Mathematics Honorary).
Richardson has been awarded the Onondaga County Bar Association's Distinguished Lawyer Award (2003); New York State Bar Association's prestigious Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award (2002); Syracuse University Law College Association's Distinguished Service Award (1996); Albany Law School's Kate Stoneman Award (1996); SUNY Oswego's Outstanding Alumni (1995); Syracuse Law Review's Alumni Achievement Award (1995); the Girls Inc. of Central New York's 1994 Spirit of American Women Award; Onondaga County Bar Association's Pro Bono Award (1989); the 1989 Athena Award from the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce Small Business Bureau; the 1988 Take The Lead Award from the Central New York Girl Scout Council; and the 1987 Post-Standard's Women of Achievement-Career Award.
A member of the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association, Ms. Richardson also serves as chair of the Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services at the American Bar Association; is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; a member of the New York State Judicial Institute on Professionalism in the Law; and a Board member of the New York Chiropractic College, Oswego College Foundation, Inc., Rosamond Gifford Foundation, Eldercare of Central New York, Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York, ABA Retirement Funds, Inc., and Syracuse Research Corporation where she also serves as vice president. She served on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association from 2003-2006.
Established in 1950, The New York Bar Foundation is dedicated to aiding charitable and educational projects to meet the law-related needs of the public and the legal profession. For more information, contact Rosanne M. Van Heertum, director of development, at 518/487-5650 or visit www.tnybf.org.
Bond, Schoeneck & King is a full service law firm, founded in 1897, and has since grown to a firm of 200. The firm operates offices in Albany, Buffalo, Garden City, Ithaca, Manhattan, Oswego, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica, New York; as well as Overland Park, Kansas; Bonita Springs and Naples, Florida. For a complete list of practice areas and industries served visit the Bond, Schoeneck & King website at www.bsk.com.
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BS&K Sponsors New York State Bar Association's 6th Annual "Celebrating Diversity in the Bar Reception and Presentation of the Committee on Minorities in the Profession Diversity Trailblazer Award"
Monday, January 26, 2009
New York State Bar Association's 6th Annual "Celebrating Diversity in the Bar Reception and Presentation of the Committee on Minorities in the Profession Diversity Trailblazer Award"
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Marriott Marquis
New York, New York
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Bronze Sponsor
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Clifford Tsan to Present at Syracuse University College of Law's "Increasing Diversity in the Legal Profession" program on Monday, February 9th
As part of Syracuse University College of Law's Diversity Week, The College will hold a presentation on Monday February 9th entitled, "Increasing Diversity in the Legal Profession." The presentation consists of a panel discussion featuring attorneys from the Syracuse area. Clifford Tsan, a litigator with Bond, Schoeneck & King, will be participating along with other local attorneys. For more information contact the Syracuse University College of Law's Office of Professional & Career Development at 315-443-1941.