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The month of June, traditionally the most sought after month of the year for weddings, was utilized by the Armenian Bar Association as an opportunity to solidify its union with the Armenian Church. In consecutive weeks, Board members and leaders of ArmenBar met with Archbishop Hovnan Derderian Primate of the Western Diocese and Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian Prelate of the Western Prelacy.
Glendale, California-Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and Glendale Mayor Ara Najarian, were the guests of honor as the Armenian Bar Association hosted a reception at the elegant Phoenicia Restaurant on Thursday, June 24, 2010. Nationally-acclaimed attorney Garo Mardirossian, Chairman of the Consumer Attorneys’ Association of Los Angeles (CAALA), was on hand to introduce Mayor Najarian, and Steve Simonian, Mayor of La Habra, introduced Sheriff Baca.
Samuel Der-Yeghiayan, the first Armenian immigrant to be appointed to the federal bench in the United States, received a rousing ovation from over 100 legal scholars, judges, law professors, lawyers and law students from the United States and Canada, as he was the keynote speaker at the Armenian Bar Association’s 21st Annual National Meeting on May 15, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois.
City Will Revise Gun Ordinance To Address Ruling
Chicago John Marshall Law School Professor Ann Lousin says instead of a blanket gun ban, Chicago will have to incorporate reasonable restrictions...
John Marshall Law school professor Ann Lousin says the stiff regulations will be challenged by gun rights activists. "What's going to be interesting is what...
Los Angeles, California–The "Jo-Ann Grace Roast" presented by the Italian American Bar Association (IALA) turned out to be a multi-cultural affair, as several ArmenBar members joined their Italian brethren in honoring a leader in the legal community, and candidate for the California State Bar Board of Governors. Over 200 people packed the Casa Italiana restaurant near the Chinatown area of Downtown Los Angeles to honor Jo-Ann Grace, Co-Publisher of the Metropolitan News-Enterprise.
Glendale, California-Trendy nightclub Minx, located in the hub of the Armenian community in Glendale, served as the venue as the Armenian Bar Association held a social networking event in conjunction with the USC Armenian Alumni Association, on March 23, 2010. Over 300 members and friends of the two associations attended the function which served as an opportunity to network and renew friendships.
On Tuesday, March 2, 2010, at the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, a three-judge panel consisting of Justice David Souter, Judge Michael Boudin, and Judge Jeffrey Howard heard the arguments in the case of Griswold v. Driscoll.
The Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar) made a triumphant return to Canada for its Mid-year meeting, on the weekend of October 2-4, 2009 in Toronto. The meeting was be held at the elegant Hilton Hotel, and marked only the third time in ArmenBar’s history that it has held a meeting in Canada. Vartkes Yeghiayan, respected attorney, author and the architect of the New York Life and other Genocide reparation cases, was be the keynote luncheon speaker.
Glendale, California-Newly elected Los Angeles City Attorney Carmen Trutanich was the guest of honor as the Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar) hosted a reception at the elegant Phoenicia Restaurant on October 21, 2009. Also recognized were a new crop of attorneys of Armenian descent recently admitted to the California State Bar. Over 120 judges, lawyers, law students and members of the public were in attendance.
"Children of Armenia, a Forgotten Genocide and the Century-Long Struggle for Justice," a book by Michael Bobelian, was the subject of the Glendale Public Library’s free lecture series on September 29, 2009.
New York, NY: On January 27, 2012, close to 300 Armenian-Americans of the NY/NJ community gathered at St. Leon Armenian Church in Fairlawn, NJ to participate in the first serious conversation about the deplorable state of corruption and human rights in Armenia. The organizer’s stated purpose was to raise awareness, share information, consid ...
Glendale, Calif. - The City Council of Glendale, California has unanimously confirmed the nomination of law school dean and professor Garo Ghazarian to the City's Civil Service Commission. In making the nomination, Glendale City Council Member and two-time former mayor of Glendale, Rafi Manoukian, referred his Council colleagues to ...
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;Arial" ,"sans-serif";color:black;"="">Las Vegas, Nevada-The recently renovated, elegant Tropicana Hotel and Casino will be the venue, as the Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar) will present an outstanding group of legal experts on January 14, 2012. Garo Mardir ...
Dear Fellow Armenian Bar Member, On Tuesday, October 25, 2011 the European Court of Human Rights granted an application by Turkish national and chairman of Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University Professor Taner Akçam in the case of Taner Akçam vs. Republic of Turkey. On June 21, 2007, Professor Taner Akçam submit ...
JUDGMENT STRASBOURG 25 October 2011 This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 § 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision. ...
Glendale, CA. - The Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar), in conjunction with the Armenian National Committee of Glendale (ANCG), conducted their fourth pro bono legal clinic on immigration-related matters. The venue was the Glendale Youth Center, on August 17, 2011. More than eighty community members were able to consult with volunteer attorneys ...
