Haynes and Boone, LLP Chicago Associate Judy He will be honored by the National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) as a Rising Star at the organization’s 22nd-Annual Human Rights Awards event. She is being honored for her outstanding pro bono service to ensure access to justice for immigrants.
Judy has an active pro bono practice and was recognized earlier this year by the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service as a Pro Bono Leader for her services through the Free Legal Answers project.
The NIJC Human Rights Awards have honored human rights champions and business, civic, and community leaders for the past two decades. The event draws more than 1,000 attendees and provides critical funding for NIJC. With support from thousands of pro bono attorneys, NIJC has provided legal services to countless people for 30 years and has achieved reforms for a more humane immigration system through litigation and policy advocacy.
The ceremony will take place virtually at 5 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, June 8, and will recognize Judy and eight other lawyers as Rising Stars. To learn about other award honorees or to register to attend the event, click here.
About Judy
Judy has leadership roles with several organizations, including the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI), Intellectual Property (IP) Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC), and Women in Bio – Chicago (WIB-Chicago).
Her practice focuses on IP litigation in federal courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board involving various technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer products. Judy graduated with honors from the University of Iowa with dual degrees in Chemistry and Finance, and she received her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, where she served as a Managing Editor of the Iowa Law Review and was awarded the ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of IP Law.
Judy has an active pro bono practice and was recognized earlier this year by the American Bar Association’s (ABA’s) Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service as a Pro Bono Leader for her services through the Free Legal Answers project.
The NIJC Human Rights Awards have honored human rights champions and business, civic, and community leaders for the past two decades. The event draws more than 1,000 attendees and provides critical funding for NIJC. With support from thousands of pro bono attorneys, NIJC has provided legal services to countless people for 30 years and has achieved reforms for a more humane immigration system through litigation and policy advocacy.
The ceremony will take place virtually at 5 p.m. Central time on Tuesday, June 8, and will recognize Judy and eight other lawyers as Rising Stars. To learn about other award honorees or to register to attend the event, click here.
About Judy
Judy has leadership roles with several organizations, including the Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI), Intellectual Property (IP) Law Association of Chicago (IPLAC), and Women in Bio – Chicago (WIB-Chicago).
Her practice focuses on IP litigation in federal courts and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board involving various technologies, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and consumer products. Judy graduated with honors from the University of Iowa with dual degrees in Chemistry and Finance, and she received her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law, where she served as a Managing Editor of the Iowa Law Review and was awarded the ABA-Bloomberg BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of IP Law.