Legal Experience

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Francis Law Group - Principal

Moraga, CA (1995 - Present)

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Hopkins & Carley, A Law Corporation - Partner

San Jose, CA
 

McCubbrey, Bartels, Meyer & Ward – Of Counsel

San Francisco, CA

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Superior Court of California – Judge Pro Tem

Oakland, CA

 

Education

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Juris Doctor

The University of Michigan Law School

Ann Arbor, MI

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Beijing University/Fudan University

People's Republic of China (1983)

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Ph. D Candidate in Theoretical and Applied Science

University of Illinois

Champaign, IL

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Master of Science in Engineering Materials (Magna Cum Laude)

The University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI

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Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Cum Laude)

University of Illinois

Champaign, IL

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Judicial Clerkships

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The Honorable Paul A. Simmons

United States District Court, W.D. PA

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The Honorable Wade H. McCree, Jr.

Special Master - United States Supreme Court

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U.S. Military

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U.S. Air Force - Special Operations

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Vietnam Veteran

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Admissions

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United States Patent and Trademark Office

United States Supreme Court

United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Northern District of California

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

Supreme Court of California