EST. 1991 · DENVER, COLORADO
APABA

The Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado (APABA) is a member organization of attorneys, judges, law students, and legal professionals in Colorado.

OUR HIGHEST-VOLUME PROGRAM

Thirty-minute consultations,
free of charge,
the second Thursday of every month.

Volunteer attorneys offer one-on-one consultations on family, employment, immigration, and small-business matters. Walk-ins welcome; appointments preferred. Translation available in Mandarin, Vietnamese, and Korean on request.

NEXT CLINIC
14 May
THURSDAY · 6:00 — 8:30 PM
Sakura Square Community Room
1255 19th Street, Denver
SLOTS REMAINING11 / 16
UPCOMING · APRIL — JUNE 2026

The next gathering of
the Colorado bar.

All events
FEATURED · 35TH ANNUAL GALA
26 September
SATURDAY EVENING · GRAND HYATT, DENVER

Honoring Hon. Christine M. Arguello
with the Trailblazer Award

03 May
CLE

Implicit Bias in Civil Litigation

Saturday · Davis Graham & Stubbs · 6 CLE credits
17 May
Mentorship

Spring Mentor Match Brunch

Saturday · Hotel Clio, Cherry Creek
06 Jun
Social

Summer Members Happy Hour

Friday · Mercantile Dining & Provision
FROM THE ARCHIVE

A year in frame.

2024 GALA· 01 / 04
JUNE CLINIC· 02 / 04
CLE PANEL· 03 / 04
FOUNDATION GRANTEE· 04 / 04
OUR MISSION

APABA serves the Asian Pacific American legal community of Colorado through four enduring commitments.

The chapter has held to these since 1991. The forms have changed; the work has not.

  1. i.

    Advocacy

    We speak in public to public matters when the moment calls. Our statements are short, considered, and signed by the chapter, not by anonymity.

  2. ii.

    Mentorship

    A mentor program that connects law students and junior attorneys with practitioners who have been in their seat. Twice-yearly matching; year-round informal continuity.

  3. iii.

    Pro Bono

    The Free Legal Clinic and four allied volunteer programs. Volunteer attorneys give roughly 4,200 hours of service every year.

  4. iv.

    Community

    Annual gala, quarterly happy hours, judicial receptions, the Lunar New Year gala, and the small dinners that hold the rest together.

THE APABA FOUNDATION

A separate 501(c)(3),
granting back
to the community.

Since 2003, the Foundation has awarded $420,000 in scholarships to APA law students and grants to Colorado community organizations serving Asian Pacific American residents.

$420K
granted since 2003
62
scholarship recipients
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT · APRIL 2026
“What APABA gave me was permission to bring my whole self to the practice — not less of one part, not more of another.”
Jennifer Tanaka
PARTNER · WHEELER TRIGG O'DONNELL · APABA MEMBER SINCE 2014