Kelly Matayoshi Receives 2026 Minority Bar Coalition Unity Award

Farella Braun + Martel is proud to announce that partner Kelly Matayoshi received a 2026 Minority Coalition Unity Award from the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area at the annual MBC Unity Awards on November 10, honoring leaders from member organizations for being exemplary in promoting the cause of diversity in the legal profession and in the San Francisco Bay Area community.

Kelly served as AABA president in 2025. It is one of the nation’s largest and oldest Asian American bar associations and one of the largest minority bar associations in California. As president, Kelly created the first-ever API LGBTQ+ Lawyer Conference and helped establish an API LGBTQ+ scholarship for law students. She led the organization through a tumultuous year for civil rights and the rule of law, partnering with organizations like the Asian Law Caucus and API Legal Outreach to expand AABA’s reach. Kelly has served as a director or officer of the AABA board since 2016.

Minority Bar Coalition (MBC) of the San Francisco Bay Area is a network of diverse bar associations and law pathway programs dedicated to advancing diversity in the legal profession by sharing best practices and resources in bar association programming and advocacy.

Farella Braun + Martel is a leading California law firm representing corporate and private clients in sophisticated business and real estate transactions and complex commercial, civil, and criminal litigation. Clients seek our imaginative legal solutions and the dynamism and intellectual creativity of our lawyers. We are headquartered in San Francisco and maintain an office in the Napa Valley focused on the wine industry.

Contact:
Cheryl Loof
Farella Braun + Martel LLP
415.954.4433 / [email protected]