The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) selected Minami Tamaki LLP attorney Suhi Koizumi and 17 others to receive its 2017 Best Lawyers Under 40 Award (BU40 Award).

The BU40 Award recognizes talented individuals in the Asian Pacific American legal community who are under the age of 40 and have achieved prominence and distinction in their respective fields — be it the practice of law, academia, business, civic and charitable affairs, the judiciary, or politics — and who have demonstrated a strong commitment to Asian Pacific American civic or community affairs.

The BU40 Award will be presented on Nov. 2, 2017, during the 2017 NAPABA Convention in Washington, D.C. For a complete list of this year’s award winners, visit http://www.napaba.org/news/362444/NAPABA-Announces-Its-Best-Lawyers-Under-40.htm.

In its announcement, NAPABA stated: “The 2017 class of honorees continues the BU40 Award legacy of excellence and leadership in both the legal and Asian Pacific American communities. NAPABA congratulates the 2017 BU40 Award winners and looks forward to their future successes.”

Suhi is a Senior Associate in our Immigration Practice Group, where she partners with executives and legal and human resources personnel to address a wide spectrum of immigration issues of corporate clients.

She is a past president of the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California and has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the Rising Star category from 2010 through 2017. She has served as General Counsel for the Asian Business League of San Francisco and as a board member of the Korean American Chamber of Commerce. Suhi also regularly volunteers at immigration clinics where she advises indigent clients and has promoted the rights of women fleeing from persecution at the Center for Gender and Refugee studies.