CELEBRATIONS and SPOTLIGHT

As a new feature to DAABA News, we will be shining a spotlight each month on some members you should know better. This month, we visit with:

Suzy Fulton, General Counsel for Softlayer Technologies, Inc., fundraiser and organizer extraordinaire for DAABA’s Awards Reception, and a lawyer with a killer sense of humor (see her submitted photo).
10-Questions with Suzy Fulton
1. If I weren’t an attorney, I would be… a rocket scientist or a taster on Iron Chef.
2. My favorite (or fantasy) vacation is… a trip to the Greek Isles, or if my in-laws are reading this, going to Pennsylvania to visit them..
3. In my spare time, I enjoy… swimming in Madeleine’s pool and eating her brie and letting my family drive me to insanity.
4. In my iPod (or other mp3 device) you will find… George Winston, Green Day, Jimmy Buffett, Collective Soul, U2, Bob Marley, Nirvana.
5. My favorite movies are… A Room with a View; Finding Nemo; The Waterboy; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Note: I have children, which is why there is nothing recent on this list).
6. My favorite places to eat in Dallas are… w/o tablecloths: Brother’s Pizza (Forest/Abrams), Desperado’s, Red Hot & Blue; w/tablecloths: Fearing’s, Teppo, Nonna, Shinsei.
7. The sport team(s) I root for is/are… Penguin Power! (Pittsburgh Penguins), 4DogFlight (flyball team, in particular, for team member, Sunny the bad vizsla), Dallas Stars, Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, UT Longhorns, and ASU (that’s Angelo State University, for those not in the know) Rams, Team USA Curling and Beach Volleyball.
8. If I won the lottery, I would… Fund some cancer research, buy Wei Wei a chicken and the Honorable Judge Johnson a bikini wax, take the family to Europe and Asia, buy one of the sports teams that I root for, become a taster on the Iron Chef, oops – am I out of money?
9. I recommend reading… User instructions before installing software, 100 Years of Solitude, Is Your Mama a Llama? and anything Dr. Seuss.
10. Most DAABA members probably don’t know that… I’m really not Asian, I just infiltrated this group. Also, I used to be a rocket scientist and my husband chased me for 13 years before I came to my senses and married the LOML, but please see response to question 3 above.

Rosa A. Shirley, DAABA’s Treasurer, a health law attorney with Baker and McKenzie, a super mom, and fashonista.

10-Questions with Rosa Shirley

1. If I weren’t an attorney, I would be… a neurologist or a housewife.
2. My favorite (or fantasy) vacation was In Paris, France. I could go back and live there.
3. In my spare time, I enjoy… hanging out with my son, shopping, dining, and catching up on fashion, movies and TV shows, and on Hollywood gossip.
4. In my iPod (or other mp3 device) you will find… Adam Lambert’s performances.
5. My favorite movies are… Chances Are, St. Elmo’s Fire, Legally Blonde I & II, Sex and the City, Gladiator, and Pretty Woman.
6. My favorite place to eat in Dallas is… Roy’s.
7. The sport team(s) I root for is/are… No sport here – just serious shopping.
8. If I won the lottery, I would… move to NY and practice law from there.
9. I recommend reading… the Bible.
10. Most DAABA members probably don’t know that… military training was part of the high school curriculum (mandatory) where I grew up. We were taught among other things, how to assemble and disassemble certain military equipment. I was an officer (medic) in my high school’s program.

 

Jennifer C. Wang, DAABA’s Secretary, a litigator with Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP, a former journalist, and mom of 1 and ½ kids (the second is on the way!).

10-Questions with Jennifer Wang
1. If I weren’t an attorney, I would be… an interior designer.
2. My favorite (or fantasy) vacation is… some place I’ve never been, like Prague or Australia.
3. In my spare time, I enjoy… having fun with my husband and son.
4. In my iPod (or other mp3 device) you will find… audio book of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (trying to catch-up before seeing the movie).
5. My favorite movies are… Emma, Shakespeare in Love, Star Wars (IV-VI).
6. My favorite place to eat in Dallas is… so many restaurants, so little time; Zodiac Room, Ali Baba’s, Fearing’s, just to name a few.
7. The sport team(s) I root for is/are… my hometown fav, the Astros, or my adopted-town, better-than-ever Rangers.
8. If I won the lottery, I would… build my dream home, or at least decorate my current one.
9. I recommend reading… The Girlfriend’s Guide to Pregnancy (maybe not to everyone).
10. Most DAABA members probably don’t know that… I’ve been tasered before.
 

DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and Lantern Festival

DAABA’s Legal Lions raced to glory during the annual DFW Dragon Boat, Kite, and Lantern Festival in Irving on May 17. The Legal Lions (last year’s Lawyer’s Cup Champions) had no competition in the Lawyer’s Division this year, and entered the Community Division. The Legal Lions won all three of its head-to-head races, ending the day with a 3-0 record. Since the Legal Lions had the second best time of the day (1:18:40) the team took second place in the Division. The Organization of Chinese Americans, which lost against our Legal Lions in a head-to-head race, ultimately eked out the Division title with a best time of 1:18:17.

Congratulations to our team (and our team captains who are already planning for next year’s event)! DAABA would like to thank our captains, all the team members, and the family, friends, and fans who bought food, drinks, tents, chairs, and lots of good cheer.
 

AALSA, SMU’s Asian American Law Students Association, honored Albert Tan with its Outstanding Attorney Achievement Award at its spring Banquet in April. Among those congratulating Albert, and assisting with the awards presentation, was past DAABA president Michele Wong Krause and AALSA officer Marvin Liang.