Angeli C. Aragon, an attorney in the
Los Angeles office of Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, has been appointed the 2010 – 2011 President of the Philippine American Bar Association of Los Angeles (PABA). She previously served as the organization’s president-elect, in 2009-2010, and before that as treasurer for approximately 10 years.
The PABA was formed in response to expressed interests in addressing the legal issues confronting the Philipino-American community as well as meeting the professional concerns of Philipino-American lawyers in Southern California. PABA sponsors community legal clinics focusing on various areas of the law and provides pro bono legal services. In addition PABA provides continuing legal education seminars and professional development opportunities for its members, and assists Pilipino-American law students through its scholarship fund and mentorship program.
Ms. Aragon represents clients in a variety of trial and appellate litigation matters, with emphasis on labor and employment law, commercial litigation and professional liability. In her labor and employment practice, Ms. Aragon handles matters involving wage and hour, discrimination, disability, harassment, retaliation, trade secrets and contracts. She also assists clients in making risk management and human resources decisions. In Ms. Aragon’s commercial litigation practice, she handles matters involving contract disputes, business torts and unfair business practices. Ms. Aragon’s professional liability practice is focused on the defense of lawyers and other professionals, including malicious prosecution matters. She speaks Tagalog fluently.
Founded in 1934, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with approximately 500 lawyers in 24 offices spanning 12 states, including
Arizona,
California,
Florida,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
New York,
Oregon,
Rhode Island and
Wisconsin.
Hinshaw offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, business law and corporate transactions, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, estate planning and taxation matters. The firm represents a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include alarm and security services, construction, financial services, health care, hospitality, insurance, legal, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Hinshaw clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.