Board of Directors

Mike continues to spearhead the Foundation's steady push to expand program offerings and grow leadership in furtherance of its overarching mission to promote legal education and fair and equitable treatment for all. Mike fondly recalls chairing the very first ABAS scholarship committee back in the late '80s after proposing the idea to then ABAS President, Jeff Ogata, who, after giving a quick thought to the ABAS bank balance said something like, "good to support the law students, we should be able to afford a couple hundred dollars." (It might have wound up being $250. Those were the days.)

Jerilyn (“Jeri”) Paik formed the ABAS Law Foundation in 1997, and is the CFO. She serves as a co-chair of the Speaker Series and formerly chaired the ABAS annual golf tournament. When not helping her favorite non-profit, she can be reached at her law firm. She is certified by the State Bar of CA, Bd. of Legal Specialization, as a specialist in her principal areas of practice, which are estate planning, probate and trust administration. For more information about her, visit www.jplawoffice.com.

Jeannie Lee Jones was the ABAS President in 2010 and served on the SCBA as an elected board member from 2011-2014. She has previously interned for LSNC and volunteered in VLSP’s debt collection clinic. Ms. Jones has helped plan and organize numerous events such as the annual ABAS dinner and the SCBA Bench Bar reception.