About Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago
Formed in 1986, the Chinese American Bar Association of Greater Chicago (CABA) is the first local bar association for attorneys of Asian descent in the Chicagoland area. Today, CABA continues to be a forum and resource for networking and learning, organizing and sponsoring events of interest to its members, and providing public services to the local Chinese and Pan-Asian community.
CABA frequently hosts networking and professional development events as we aim to increase the representation of Asian Americans in leadership positions. Examples include our annual participation in the Minority Bar CLE Conference with ISBA, judicial reviews through the Asian American Bar Association, and webinars on career advancement.
CABA hosts numerous social events as well, such as organizing a dragon boat team for the annual Dragon Boat Race for Literacy, Holiday Dinner, Lunar New Year celebration, and monthly happy hours, sometimes jointly with other bar associations and community organizations.
CABA is also committed to public service. We co-founded the Chinatown Pro Bono Legal Clinic with the Chinese American Service League (CASL) to help provide legal assistance to those in need. We also work closely with the Small Business Development Center at Chinese Mutual Aid Association to provide legal panels for its small business clients. We’ve also partnered with the Pui Tak Center on multiple immigration forums.
