Seattle lawyer honored with ABA Rosner & Rosner Young Lawyers Professionalism Award
The American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility is proud to announce Mason Ji as the recipient of the 2025 ABA Rosner & Rosner Young Lawyers Professionalism Award. Since 2021, Ji has been an associate at Perkins Coie LLP in Seattle, where he practices complex commercial litigation and cross-border regulatory advice.
A Rhodes Scholar, Ji has made significant contributions to advancing legal and judicial ethics, lawyer professionalism, client protection and professional regulation. He has been commended in his practice for holding opposing counsel accountable when their demands are unreasonable or infringe upon the attorney-client privilege, and for his work on the significant issue of preserving privilege in discovery in the U.S.-China cross-border context. On the latter issue, he has authored multiple publications in outlets such as Bloomberg Law, Law360 and the ABA Criminal Justice Section Newsletter.
In addition to his professional excellence, Ji is an avid speaker on the international rule of law. He has lectured frequently on the subject at the University of Oxford and the University of Washington School of Law, where he has also served on doctoral committees.
Ji is also active in local, state and national bar associations in promoting young lawyer professionalism. He is chair of the Washington State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Committee, a board member of the King County Bar Association’s New Lawyers Division and the District Representative to the ABA Young Lawyers Division for Washington and Oregon, where he has advocated for judicial ethics reform.
Outside his professional life, Ji is a committed community leader. He founded two nonprofits — Friends of Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center and Asian Americans for Justice and Equality — and hosts a bilingual legal education radio program, “Decoding America,” serving at-risk communities in the Seattle area.
Ji will be presented with the award on May 29, during the 2025 ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility at The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia.
A Rhodes Scholar, Ji has made significant contributions to advancing legal and judicial ethics, lawyer professionalism, client protection and professional regulation. He has been commended in his practice for holding opposing counsel accountable when their demands are unreasonable or infringe upon the attorney-client privilege, and for his work on the significant issue of preserving privilege in discovery in the U.S.-China cross-border context. On the latter issue, he has authored multiple publications in outlets such as Bloomberg Law, Law360 and the ABA Criminal Justice Section Newsletter.
In addition to his professional excellence, Ji is an avid speaker on the international rule of law. He has lectured frequently on the subject at the University of Oxford and the University of Washington School of Law, where he has also served on doctoral committees.
Ji is also active in local, state and national bar associations in promoting young lawyer professionalism. He is chair of the Washington State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Committee, a board member of the King County Bar Association’s New Lawyers Division and the District Representative to the ABA Young Lawyers Division for Washington and Oregon, where he has advocated for judicial ethics reform.
Outside his professional life, Ji is a committed community leader. He founded two nonprofits — Friends of Bellevue Cross-Cultural Center and Asian Americans for Justice and Equality — and hosts a bilingual legal education radio program, “Decoding America,” serving at-risk communities in the Seattle area.
Ji will be presented with the award on May 29, during the 2025 ABA National Conference on Professional Responsibility at The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City in Arlington, Virginia.
2025 Equity Summit will examine complex legal challenges June 5-6
Overcoming legal obstacles and adapting justice-focused work in a shifting legal and political environment are among the topics experts will discuss during the 2025 ABA Equity Summit: Navigating the Future June 5-6. The two-day virtual program, hosted by the American Bar Association Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Council, builds on ABA efforts to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the legal profession.
Attorney Melissa Murray, a constitutional law expert, co-host of Strict Scrutiny podcast and an MSNBC legal analyst and host, will participate in a fireside chat from 1:45-2:35 p.m. EDT on June 5. She is the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes professor of law and faculty director for the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at the New York University Law School. Her publications have appeared in the California Law Review, Columbia Law Review, Harvard Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Pennsylvania Law Review, Virginia Law Review and Yale Law Journal, among others.
Murray is a 2023 recipient of the ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, which honors women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way for other women in the legal profession.
The summit, which brings together legal professionals, scholars and advocates to explore solutions to today’s most pressing social, legal and ethical challenges, will feature panel presentations on these topics:
• “Adapting Justice-Focused Work in a Shifting Climate”
• “Latinos in the United States: Overcoming Legal Obstacles, Engaging in Civil Life”
• “From Research to Reality: Leveraging Insights from ABA Commission on Women in the Profession’s Resource Library for Inclusive Workplace Practices”
• “Under Attack: Protecting Trans Communities in a Hostile Landscape”
• “Navigating AI’s Challenges: Equity, Ethics and Impact (Ethics)”
• “Revisiting Character and Fitness: Addressing Barriers to Equity in Legal Education and Practice”
• “Maintaining Wellness in These Fraught Times”
• “Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: Seeking Continued Equity”
• “The Right to Live and Participate in the Community: Ensuring the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities”
• “Rethinking Metrics: How to Measure Success in Pipeline Programs”
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council is an entity under the ABA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center.
Attorney Melissa Murray, a constitutional law expert, co-host of Strict Scrutiny podcast and an MSNBC legal analyst and host, will participate in a fireside chat from 1:45-2:35 p.m. EDT on June 5. She is the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes professor of law and faculty director for the Birnbaum Women’s Leadership Center at the New York University Law School. Her publications have appeared in the California Law Review, Columbia Law Review, Harvard Law Review, Michigan Law Review, Pennsylvania Law Review, Virginia Law Review and Yale Law Journal, among others.
Murray is a 2023 recipient of the ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, which honors women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way for other women in the legal profession.
The summit, which brings together legal professionals, scholars and advocates to explore solutions to today’s most pressing social, legal and ethical challenges, will feature panel presentations on these topics:
• “Adapting Justice-Focused Work in a Shifting Climate”
• “Latinos in the United States: Overcoming Legal Obstacles, Engaging in Civil Life”
• “From Research to Reality: Leveraging Insights from ABA Commission on Women in the Profession’s Resource Library for Inclusive Workplace Practices”
• “Under Attack: Protecting Trans Communities in a Hostile Landscape”
• “Navigating AI’s Challenges: Equity, Ethics and Impact (Ethics)”
• “Revisiting Character and Fitness: Addressing Barriers to Equity in Legal Education and Practice”
• “Maintaining Wellness in These Fraught Times”
• “Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice: Seeking Continued Equity”
• “The Right to Live and Participate in the Community: Ensuring the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities”
• “Rethinking Metrics: How to Measure Success in Pipeline Programs”
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council is an entity under the ABA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center.
