SABA-SC is one of the oldest and largest South Asian bar associations in the country.

About SABA-SC

The South Asian Bar Association of Southern California (SABA-SC) strives to promote the professional development of South Asian lawyers and law students, educate the community about legal issues, and expand and enhance business and professional opportunities for South Asians. SABA-SC serves Los Angeles and Orange Counties, and is one of the oldest and largest South Asian bar associations in the country.

SABA-SC was founded by a small group of dynamic and dedicated South Asian attorneys. Since its inception, SABA-SC has formed partnerships with local social service agencies and other SABA chapters nationwide. SABA-SC has created a non-profit Public Interest Foundation staffed exclusively by volunteers, and awarded grants to numerous agencies and law students who provided services to our local community. SABA-SC has also created a successful Mentor-Mentee Program to support law students and young lawyers. SABA-SC has also created Judicial Evaluation Committee to help attorneys seeking our support with the judicial appointment process.

SABA-SC is a member organization of the Multicultural Bar Alliance, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles, the South Asian Bar Association of North America, and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Our participation in the community includes:

15+

Organizational grants

15+

Partner organizations

$275K+

Dollars donated to date

Our Mission

SABA-SC is one of the oldest and largest South Asian bar associations in the country. SABA-SC is dedicated to the advancement and development of South Asian attorneys as well as attorneys interested in issues affecting the South Asian community.

SABA-SC strives to promote the professional development of South Asian lawyers and law students, educate the community about relevant legal issues, expand and enhance business and professional opportunities for South Asians, increase the participation of South Asians in civic affairs and government, facilitate the exchange of ideas and information, and foster goodwill, fellowship and unity among the community.

SABA-SC was founded by a small group of dynamic and dedicated South Asian attorneys, including Navneet S. Chugh, Anju Multani, Sreedhar Reddy, Yetur Madhu Kalra, Paul Saghera, Ajay A. Patel and Mona Patel-Sikora. Since its inception, SABA-SC has formed partnerships with local social service agencies and other SABA chapters nationwide.

SABA-SC Past Presidents

1993 - 2024

2023 - 2024: Julie Ferguson / Shafiqa Kureshi

2022 – 2023: Pooja V. Patel / Taiyyeba Safri Skomra

2021 – 2022:  Rohit Nath / Marize Alphonso

2020 – 2021:  Gopi Panchapakesan / Vandana Kapur

2019 – 2020:  Shilpa Coorg  /  Janani S. Rana

2018 – 2019:  Ashe Puri  /  Purvi Patel

2017 – 2018:  Harsh Parikh

2016 – 2017:  Vikas Bhargava

2015 – 2016:  Anjan Choudhury

2014 – 2015:  Sarina Saluja

2013 – 2014:  Hon. Rupa Goswami  /  Puneet Kakkar

2012 – 2013:  Teddy Kapur

2011 – 2012:  Salil Bali  /  Fred Thiagarajah

2010 – 2011:  Gaurav Mohindra  /  Ankita Patel

2009 – 2010:  Mona Patel Shah

2008 – 2009:  Pankit J. Doshi / Paul S. Saghera

2007 – 2008:  Shanaira Udwadia

2006 – 2007:  Bijal Shah

2005 – 2006:  Suma Mathai

2004 – 2005:  Sheila Swaroop

2003 – 2004:  Sandeep Baweja

2002 – 2003:  Nimish Patel

2001 – 2002:  Inderpreet Sawhney

2000 – 2001:  Hon. Jay Gandhi (Ret.)

1999 – 2000:  Kevin Parikh

1998 – 1999:  Kevin Parikh  /  Niraj Desai

1996 – 1998:  Ajay Patel  /  Shai Halbe

1995 – 1996:  Anju Multani

1994 – 1995:  Sreedhar Yetur

1993 – 1994:  Navneet S. Chugh