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By Roger M. Grace   I suppose it was inevitable in these super-commercialized times—when the city's leading newspaper now has ads on its front page and PBS stations air paid spiels—that a bar association would sell time on its program for a vendor to make a sales pitch. That's just what the Italian American Lawyers Association is doing this...

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There was plenty of Italian-American pride at the Waldorf Astoria on Friday as Mayor Bill de Blasio was in the house to help the Columbian Lawyers Association, First Judicial Department recognize Hon. Frank Seddio with the Charles A. Rapallo and Justice Antonin Scalia Award during its 51st annual luncheon.   Not only was the Italian-American...

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Presso la Casa Italiana si è svolto, il 4 dicembre scorso, l'evento annuale organizzato dall'Italian American Lawyers Association in onore della Corte Suprema della California con la presenza del Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye.   Durante la serata sono state conferite due borse di studio ad altrettante studentesse di origine italiana....

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The Italian American Lawyers Association and California Women Lawyers will each hold a meeting next month featuring advice on how to land a judgeship.IALA's meeting is slated for May 15 dinner and will be held at Casa Italiana, 1051 N. Broadway, just north of Chinatown. The cocktail hour will start at 6 p.m., with dinner and the program following.T...

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by Silvia Simonetti   Eager to connect more deeply with the local community, IALA's schedule has been particularly rich in engaging events during the last week. On Thursday, January 23, the Italian American Lawyers Association hosted the "NIABA Night" at Casa Italiana, while on Saturday 25, members and their guests gathered at the USC C...

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How hard it must be to leave the homeland as a child and be left all alone to settle in a new country, learning a foreign language and starting a completely different life with no family connections or support? Many people would probably feel overwhelmed, and give up because of the fear of failure.   On the contrary, young Margherita Palumbo...

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