The 2023-2024 Executive Board

Francis W. Yook

President

Francis W. Yook is a litigation associate at Walsh Pizzi O’Reilly Falanga LLP. He presently serves as the President of APALA-NJ.

Lena K. Kim

Vice President of Communications

Lena K. Kim is an Associate with Jackson Lewis, P.C. and serves as Vice President of Communications of APALA-NJ.

Arupa Barua

Director

Ms. Barua serves as Ethics Liaison Officer for the NJ Department of Transportation and as a director of APALA-NJ.

Irene Hsieh

Director

Irene Hsieh is a partner at Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP, and serves as director of APALA-NJ.

Vincent J. Roldan

Director

Vincent J. Roldan is a Partner in the Banking and Financial Services group for Mandelbaum Barrett PC and serves as director of APALA-NJ.

Allan Zhang

President-Elect

Allan Zhang is an attorney with McKirdy, Riskin, Olson & DellaPelle, P.C. and currently serves as the President-Elect of APALA-NJ.

Brian Yarzab

Secretary

Brian J. Yarzab is a corporate and commercial real estate lawyer at Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C. and serves as the secretary of APALA-NJ.

Rasmeet K. Chahil

Director

Rasmeet is an associate at Lowenstein Sandler's litigation department and serves as director of APALA-NJ.

Nick Pradaxay

Director

Nick is an Associate Attorney at Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC in the firm's litigation department and serves as director of APALA-NJ.

Neethi Vasudevan

Director

Neethi Vasudevan is a family law attorney with Ulrichsen Rosen & Freed LLC and serves as director of APALA-NJ.

Doris Cheung

Vice President of Membership

Doris Cheung is Counsel with Pashman Stein Walder Hayden P.C., and serves as Vice President of Membership of APALA-NJ.

Sudha Raja

Treasurer

DAG Sudha Raja serves as the Deputy Chief of Staff in the Division of Law, Department of Law and Public Safety, State of NJ and as the treasurer of APALA-NJ.

Irene Chiu

Director

Irene Chiu is the Senior Vice President, General Counsel at MicroPort Orthopedics, and serves as director of APALA-NJ.

Amos Kim

Director

Amos Kim is a commercial litigation associate with an emphasis on bankruptcy at BakerHostetler and serves as director of APALA-NJ.

Amanda M. Yu

Director

Amanda M. Yu is a Partner at O’Cathain Law Group, LLC, practices family and matrimonial law, and serves as director of APALA-NJ.