Connie Montoya Presents at the 2026 NAPABA Conference

Hinshaw partner Connie Montoya will present during the session, “Concededly Loyal: Ex Parte Mitsuye Endo,” at the 2026 National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Convention on November 13 in Los Angeles, California.

Connie is a member of the Asian American Bar Association’s trial reenactment team, whose annual presentations have been a hallmark of the NAPABA Convention for 14 years. Each year, the reenactments examine significant civil rights cases involving Asian Americans and their lasting impact.

This year’s presentation will focus on the Endo case, which centered on Mitsuye Endo’s successful challenge to the US government’s detention of loyal Japanese American citizens during World War II. Connie and her fellow presenters will share Endo’s story and examine the legal and civil rights issues raised by her case, many of which remain relevant today.

About the NAPABA Convention

The NAPABA Convention is a premier annual gathering of attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students. Legal professionals from across the country come together to exchange ideas, build connections, and engage in meaningful conversations about the future of the legal profession and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities.