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2015: UC Hastings College of the Law

Past Conferences

Firm & In-House Panel

Moderator - Lin Chan: Associate, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein

  • Vidhya Prabhakaran: Partner, Davis Wright Tremaine

  • Shaamini Babu: Partner, Saltzman & Johnson

  • Christina Hsiang: General Counsel, Lit Motors

  • Billy Chan: Owner, Law Offices of Billy Chan

 

Public Interest & Public Service Panel

Moderator - Honorable Judge Steven Owyang: Administrative Law Judge (Ret.)

  • Honorable Judge Stuart Hing: Alameda Superior Court

  • Abigail Rivamonte Mesa: Deputy Public Defender, San Francisco

  • Cindy Liou: Owner, Cindy Liou Consulting

  • Shalini Swaroop: Regulatory Counsel, Marin Clean Energy

 

Alternative Careers Panel

Moderator - Charles Jung: Owner & Trial Lawyer, Jung & Nassiri

  • Mayor Ray Buenaventura, Daly City

  • Kay Suk: Owner & Mediator, Forward Mediation

  • Nikki Dinh: Program Associate, Blue Shield Foundation

  • Jay Kim: Managing Director, Major, Lindsey & Africa

 

Law Student Panel

Moderator - Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless

  • Stephanie Vo: University of San Francisco School of Law

  • Richard May: Santa Clara University School of Law

  • Michelle Geronimo: UC Hastings College of the Law

 

AABA Conference Coordinators

  • John B. Lough, Jr.: Lough Law Office

  • Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless

  • 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)

  • Ben Hur: Partner, Keker & Van Nest

  • Kimberly Wong: Associate, The Veen Firm

  • T.H. Nguyen: Legal Counsel & Director of Policy, Artemis Internet

  • Vincent Tong: Owner, Tong Law

 

Public Interest & Public Service Panel

Moderator - Shaamini Babu: Associate, Saltzman & Johnson

  • Honorable Judge Cynthia Ming-mei Lee: Presiding Judge, San Francisco Superior Court

  • Andrew Huang: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California

  • Pelayo Llamas: Deputy City Attorney, Oakland City Attorney's Office

  • Nikki Dinh: Staff Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

 

Alternative Careers Panel

Moderator - Charles Jung: Owner & Trial Lawyer, Jung & Nassiri

  • Supervisor Jane Kim: SF Board of Supervisors

  • Professor Eumi K. Lee: Clinical Professor of Law, UC Hastings

  • Marina Feehan: Owner & Founder, Positive Counsel

  • Ki Yun Hwang: CEO & General Counsel, Black Letter Discovery

 

AABA Conference Coordinators

  • Jennifer Y. Lee: Owner, Law Offices of Jennifer Y. Lee

  • John B. Lough, Jr.: Lough Law Office

  • Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless

 

Click here for more photos from our 2014 conference!

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

  • Neel Chatterjee: Parnter, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

  • Eunice Yang: Associate, Minami Tamaki LLP

  • David Mesa: Associate, Sedgwick LLP

 

Public Interest & Public Service Panel

  • Honorable Judge Erica Yew: Santa Clara County Superior Court

  • Andrew Huang: Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of California

  • Maria Segarra: Staff Attorney, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

  • Protima Pandey: Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid

 

Alternative Careers Panel

  • David Chiu: SF Board of Supervisors

  • Zahra Billoo: Executive Director, CAIR San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

  • 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

  • Fred N. Lim: Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP

  • Salle Yoo: Uber, General Counsel

  • Matthew Ahn: Oracle, Senior Corporate Counsel

  • Sean Tamura-Sato: Associate, Minami Tamaki LLP

 

Public Interest & Public Service Panel

Moderator - Christy Kwon: Supervisory Attorney, National Labor Relations Board

  • Honorable Judge Tracie Brown: San Francisco County Superior Court

  • Susie Ra: Deputy Public Defender, Alameda County Public Defender

  • Wade Chow: Chief of the Brady, Appellate & Training Division, San Francisco District Attorney's Office

  • Victor Hwang: Deputy Director, Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

 

Alternative Careers Panel

Moderator - Shaamini Babu: Partner, Saltzman & Johnson

  • Eddie Ahn: Executive Director, Brightline Defense Project

  • Michael Doko: eDiscovery Project Manager, Stroz Friedberg

  • Niki Khoshzamir Moore: Founder & CEO, PracticePro

 

Law Student Panel

Moderator - Victory Ng: USF School of Law

  • Elisa Shieh: UC Davis School of Law

  • Louis Lee: UC Hastings College of the Law

  • Kaitlin Toyama: UC Hastings College of the Law

 

AABA Conference Coordinators

  • Lisa P. Mak: Associate, Lawless & Lawless

  • Claire Y. Choo: Associate, Danko Meredith

  • James J. Lee: Associate, Gilson Daub

  • Stephen T. Chong: Principal Attorney, Law Offices of Stephen T. Chong

 

Check out photos from the 2016 conference:

https://goo.gl/photos/u2jiQxy9TnXqeWS5A

https://goo.gl/photos/xXrchnmwyYYeGW9M7

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