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Immigration and Family Law Attorney.Represents clients in employment immigration (H-1B's, O-1A's, L-1's, Labor Certifications, I-140's and investment visas such as the EB-1 and E-2), complex removal defense, asylum, family based immigration, immigration for victims of crime/domestic violence. Significant experience representing both early and late stage startups in on-boarding engineers, software developers, research scientists and business staff. Companies previously represented, include unicorn startups, startups in growth mode, and startups acquired by large well-established companies. Represents clients in complex family law cases including but not limited to dissolution, child custody, visitation, restraining orders, and property division. Experience in chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings and civil litigation.

Chief Legal Officer and Co-Founder of Startup creating a cryptocurrency platform that will make crypto easy. Managed outside counsel on corporate/SEC issues/filings. Drafted and reviewed agreements. Engaged in Pre-Seed Fundraising.

South San Francisco, Us

Chair Since January 2021Vice Chair since January 2020.Commissioner at Large since March 2017. Provide staff with direction in the areas of recreation programming, policies, and feesConvey citizen concernsAdvocate for the parks and recreational needs of the communityOversee programs, which include child care, aquatics, classes, special events, sports, picnic and facility rentals, and senior servicesOversee facilities, which include Orange Memorial Pool and Recreation Building, Magnolia Center, Terrabay Gymnasium, Siebecker Center, Westborough Recreation Building, Joseph A. Fernekes Recreation Building, and the Municipal Services BuildingParticipate in planning for new recreation facilities, playgrounds, and parksServe as the appeal body for the City's Tree Ordinance

Immigration and Family Law Attorney

Head designer and CEO for streetwear business. Managed all aspects of business. Designed apparel and accessories. Used Adobe Creative Cloud (Ilustrator, Photoshop), Canva, and Procreate to create designs. Designed website and maintained website.Worked with e-commerce platforms and integrated distribution networks into e-commerce website. Managed sales, distribution, and fulfillment.Maintained social media accounts and handled social media marketing campaigns.Point person for business legal issuesNFT Artist and creator(Non-fungible token)

Consulted on Immigration and Family Law issues.

Immigration: Removal, Asylum, Family-Based, Non-Immigrant Visas, Employment Visas, VAWA/U-Visa, and Investment Visas.

Member of Management Committee and Personnel Committee Carried an individual caseload as lead attorney for immigration, family, elder, and human trafficking cases. Engaged in policy analysis and made recommendations to public officials on legal and social issues.Lobbied elected officials on pertinent public policy issues. Reviewed Amicus briefs in order to determine appropriateness of agency involvementRepresented immigration, human trafficking, deportation, family law, domestic violence, and elder abuse clients in administrative cases, interviews, hearings, and proceedings. Conducted extensive legal research. Drafted petitions, pleadings, motions, stipulations, interrogatories, and requests for production, memorandum of points and authorities, and settlement agreements. Supervised, managed, and coordinated six monthly legal clinics. Created internal immigration training process for law students, volunteers, and staff attorneys.Participated in hiring and interviewing of law clerks, attorneys, management, and legal fellows. Served as supervisor of law clerk program, participating in all aspects of hiring, law clerk management and supervision, training, and interfacing with law schools. Supervised law clerks in legal research and writing, the drafting of legal documents, and the preparation of immigration petitions. Supervised pro bono attorneys preparing VAWA self-petitions. Assisted other legal programs and staff by providing technical assistance related to VAWA, U-Visa, and T-Visa cases. Created and presented training programs on immigration, domestic violence immigration, human trafficking and family law. Supervised paralegals, legal secretaries, and law clerks. Negotiated funding, partnerships, and programs with non-profits, including the CRISP collaborative and the SFILEN network. Drafted grant reports.Represented organization's positions through television and press interviews, with media outlets.

Researched and drafted legal memoranda on public benefits. Prepared and filed immigration petitions Conducted legal intake.

Extensive bilingual client contact experience with clients. Drafted pleadings, motions, memoranda, divorce papers, restraining orders, immigration petitions, and letters. Researched topics in family law, immigration law, wills, and civil procedure. Represented clients at hearings in Superior Court. Participated in legal clinics.

Researched and drafted memoranda addressing intellectual property law. Reviewed licensing agreements, distribution agreements, franchising agreements, terms of employment, service contracts, outsourcing agreements, and bundling agreements. Participated in contract drafting, client meetings, and document review.

Researched civil liberties, workers' rights, immigrants' rights and labor issues, public policy and law.Compiled data for public policy projects. Assisted in creating training CD-ROM. Drafted press releases and memoranda.

Program logistics. Assisted in organizing and presenting educational campaigns on civil liberties issues. Researched information for cases. Recorded intakes.

J.D., Law

Intellectual Property And International Business

Degree: Bachelor Of Arts, History, Asian American Studies

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