BOSTON – May 27, 2026 – Mian R. Wang, a Litigation shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Boston office, moderated the webinar “From AAPI Attorney to Judge: Becoming a Judge in Massachusetts” for the Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM). Hosted May 26, the webinar provided an overview of the Massachusetts Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) and the judicial application process.
Wang was joined by a panel that included the Hon. Gloria Tan of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, the Hon. Catherine Ham of the Massachusetts Superior Court, former JNC Commissioner Peggy Ho, and current JNC Commissioner Payal Salsburg. The discussion provided attendees with insight into how the JNC operates and offered practical guidance on pursuing a judicial appointment in the commonwealth.
Wang focuses her practice on matters involving corporate malfeasance related to mergers and acquisitions, alleged financial fraud stemming from borrower-lender relationships, and lawsuits against corporate bad actors. She represents public and private companies, financial institutions, directors, officers, and individuals before state and federal courts in commercial and bankruptcy litigation. Her practice covers multiple disciplines and industries, including education, health care, event management, startup firms, financial institutions, and commercial finance and asset management firms.
Wang is an AALAM board member and a member of the JNC’s Judicial Pipeline Committee.
AALAM is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization devoted to serving the Asian American legal community and improving and facilitating the administration of law and justice. Founded by a small group of Asian American lawyers, AALAM has grown into a network of over 250 lawyers, judges, law professors, and law students in Massachusetts and New England and is a Northeast Region affiliate of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association and an affinity bar partner of the Boston Bar Association.