Pathways to Law:
Getting Your Law Degree and Beyond
A Prelaw Conference Hosted by the Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area
Formerly known as Legally Asian
2015: UC Hastings College of the Law
Past Conferences
Firm & In-House Panel
Moderator - Lin Chan: Associate, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein
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Vidhya Prabhakaran: Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine
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Shaamini Babu: Partner, Saltzman & Johnson
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Christina Hsiang: General Counsel, Lit Motors
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Billy Chan: Owner, Law Offices of Billy Chan
Public Interest & Public Service Panel
Moderator - Honorable Judge Steven Owyang: Administrative Law Judge (Ret.)
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Honorable Judge Stuart Hing: Alameda Superior Court
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Abigail Rivamonte Mesa: Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco
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Cindy Liou: Owner, Cindy Liou Consulting
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Shalini Swaroop: Regulatory Counsel, Marin Clean Energy
Alternative Careers Panel
Moderator - Charles Jung: Owner & Trial Lawyer, Jung & Nassiri
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Mayor Ray Buenaventura, Daly City
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Kay Suk: Owner & Mediator, Forward Mediation
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Nikki Dinh: Program Associate, Blue Shield Foundation
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Jay Kim: Managing Director, Major, Lindsey & Africa
Law Student Panel
Moderator - Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless
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Stephanie Vo: University of San Francisco School of Law
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Richard May: Santa Clara University School of Law
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Michelle Geronimo: UC Hastings College of the Law
AABA Conference Coordinators
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John B. Lough, Jr.: Lough Law Office
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Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless
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Claire Y. Choo: Associate, Danko Meredith
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2014: Golden Gate University School of Law
Firm & In-House Panel
Moderator - Emi Gusukuma: Of Counsel, Miller Law Group, Past AABA President (2012-13)
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Ben Hur: Partner, Keker & Van Nest
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Kimberly Wong: Associate, The Veen Firm
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T.H. Nguyen: Legal Counsel & Director of Policy, Artemis Internet
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Vincent Tong: Owner, Tong Law
Public Interest & Public Service Panel
Moderator - Shaamini Babu: Associate, Saltzman & Johnson
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Honorable Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee: Presiding Judge, San Francisco Superior Court
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Andrew Huang: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California
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Pelayo Llamas: Deputy City Attorney, Oakland City Attorney's Office
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Nikki Dinh: Staff Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
Alternative Careers Panel
Moderator - Charles Jung: Owner & Trial Lawyer, Jung & Nassiri
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Supervisor Jane Kim: SF Board of Supervisors
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Professor Eumi K. Lee: Clinical Professor of Law, UC Hastings
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Marina Feehan: Owner & Founder, Positive Counsel
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Ki Yun Hwang: CEO & General Counsel, Black Letter Discovery
AABA Conference Coordinators
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Jennifer Y. Lee: Owner, Law Offices of Jennifer Y. Lee
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John B. Lough, Jr.: Lough Law Office
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Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless
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2013: Golden Gate University School of Law
Keynote Speaker
William R. Tamayo (Bill Tamayo): District Director, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, San Francisco District Office
Firm & In-House Panel
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Neel Chatterjee: Parnter, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Eunice Yang: Associate, Minami Tamaki LLP
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David Mesa: Associate, Sedgwick LLP
Public Interest & Public Service Panel
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Honorable Judge Erica Yew: Santa Clara County Superior Court
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Andrew Huang: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California
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Maria Segarra: Staff Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
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Protima Pandey: Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Alternative Careers Panel
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David Chiu: SF Board of Supervisors
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Zahra Billoo: Executive Director, CAIR San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
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Grace Lee: Policy Advocate, Chinese for Affirmative Action
2016: University of San Francisco, School of Law
Firm & In-House Panel
Moderator - David D. Mesa: Associate, Sedgwick LLP
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Fred N. Lim: Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP
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Salle Yoo: Uber, General Counsel
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Matthew Ahn: Oracle, Senior Corporate Counsel
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Sean Tamura-Sato: Associate, Minami Tamaki LLP
Public Interest & Public Service Panel
Moderator - Christy Kwon: Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations Board
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Honorable Judge Tracie Brown: San Francisco County Superior Court
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Susie Ra: Deputy Public Defender, Alameda County Public Defender
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Wade Chow: Chief of the Brady, Appellate & Training Division, San Francisco District Attorney's Office
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Victor Hwang: Deputy Director, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach
Alternative Careers Panel
Moderator - Shaamini Babu: Partner, Saltzman & Johnson
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Eddie Ahn: Executive Director, Brightline Defense Project
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Michael Doko: eDiscovery Project Manager, Stroz Friedberg
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Niki Khoshzamir Moore: Founder & CEO, PracticePro
Law Student Panel
Moderator - Victory Ng: USF School of Law
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Elisa Shieh: UC Davis School of Law
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Louis Lee: UC Hastings College of the Law
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Kaitlin Toyama: UC Hastings College of the Law
AABA Conference Coordinators
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Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless
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Claire Y. Choo: Associate, Danko Meredith
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James J. Lee: Associate, Gilson Daub
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Stephen T. Chong: Principal Attorney, Law Offices of Stephen T. Chong
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