January/February 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS LAWY BE p.18 FEATURES 18 TWO OF A KIND


Kamala and Maya Harris share more than just parents. They are both talented lawyers that see the law as a force for equality and justice. Kamala Harris is California’s attorney general and Maya Harris is vice president of the Ford Foundation in New York City. Although they are on opposite coasts, the sisters share a drive to make the world a fairer place. BY LYDIA LUM


24 NAPABA’s Best Under 40


The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association recognizes 21 of the nation’s most distinguished attorneys from around the country and across the legal spectrum. BY AZIZAH AHMAD


32 Mary Ann Shadd Cary’s Quest for Equality


In honor of Black History Month, Diversity & the Bar looks at the remarkable life of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, the second black woman to earn a law degree in the United States. She was an abolitionist and journalist, and was the first black woman publisher in North America. She later joined the National Woman Suffrage Association where she worked alongside Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. BY TOM CALARCO


p.24 NAPABA’s best young attorneys are profi led in this annual feature.


Photo credit: Offi ce of California Attorney General


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