WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
The Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) fosters the exchange of ideas and promotes the professional growth of ABAS members; provides an opportunity for fellowship among its members; provides service to the general and local community; develops and encourages cooperation with other associations of attorneys; and provides a vehicle and forum for the expression of opinions and positions on current social, political, economic, legal or other matters or events of concern to ABAS members.
The Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) fosters the exchange of ideas and promotes the professional growth of ABAS members; provides an opportunity for fellowship among its members; provides service to the general and local community; develops and encourages cooperation with other associations of attorneys; and provides a vehicle and forum for the expression of opinions and positions on current social, political, economic, legal or other matters or events of concern to ABAS members.
The Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) fosters the exchange of ideas and promotes the professional growth of ABAS members; provides an opportunity for fellowship among its members; provides service to the general and local community; develops and encourages cooperation with other associations of attorneys; and provides a vehicle and forum for the expression of opinions and positions on current social, political, economic, legal or other matters or events of concern to ABAS members.
ABOUT ABAS
The Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) is one of the most dynamic organizations in the Sacramento legal community and the Asian/Pacific Islander American (API) communities. ABAS fosters the exchange of ideas, promotes the professional growth of its members, is an advocate on issues of concern to its communities, and serves in a leadership role on community issues.
ABAS is an association of attorneys, judges, law students, and friends who have associated for the purposes of professional development, community service, public appointments, advocacy, and camaraderie. Since its inception in 1981, ABAS has been an active voice for the legal profession and the API community, and was part of the founding efforts of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), the Asian/Pacific Bar of California (ABC), and the Unity Bar Association of Sacramento. ABAS is a voluntary bar association and is an affiliate member organization of the Sacramento County Bar Association. The ABAS Law Foundation is the 501(c)(3) counterpart to ABAS, which administers and raise funds for law-related educational and charitable scholarship and projects in the API community.
JOIN / RENEW MEMBERSHIP
Thank you for your interest in and continued support of the Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento. We invite you to become a member or renew your annual membership.
The Asian/Pacific Bar Association of Sacramento (ABAS) was formed in 1981 to promote and protect the interests of Asian and Pacific Islander American attorneys and the API communities in the greater Sacramento area. We are a member association of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), the national umbrella organization for Asian lawyers’ and judges’ associations. ABAS is a voluntary bar association and is an affiliate member organization of the Sacramento County Bar Association. ABAS is an advocate on issues of concern to the Asian American community statewide, and ABAS continues to participate, educate, and serve in a leadership role on local community issues.
ABAS is exempt from federal taxation under IRC 501(c)(6). As a result, the amounts paid to ABAS are not tax deductible as a charitable contribution although they may be deductible as a business expense. Please consult with your financial advisor for additional information.
