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EDUCATION
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, St. Louis, Missouri
J.D., received May 1995. Won high oralist award and highest brief score in 1995 Jessup International
Moot Court Competition. Finalist in negotiation and client counseling competitions. Earned top score on Socialist Law seminar
paper justifying U.S. embargo against Cuba and on International Transactions seminar paper analyzing U.S. and Mexican Unfair
Trade Laws under NAFTA.
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
M.S. in Education (with specialization in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages--TESOL),
expected January 2007. Maintained 4.0 average and passed comprehensive exams with distinction.
POMONA COLLEGE, Claremont, California
B.A., International Relations, received May 1992. Received highest mark on Senior Thesis on U.S.-Japan
trade relationship. Attended four years of Mandarin Chinese classes as well as the Spring 1991 Study Abroad Program at Nanjing
University, China.
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, Beijing, China
Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies, Summer 2000 and 2001.
PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
Strategies for Law Students
to Improve Spoken English: Skills for the Global Market, lecture presented (in Chinese) in China, at the following law
schools: Yantai University, November 7, 2007; Shandong University, November 5, 2007; Beijing University, October 23, 2006;
Nanjing University, October 20, 2006; Hefei University of Technology, October 18, 2006; University of Science and Technology
of China, October 17, 2006; Zhongshan University, October 15, 2006, November 4, 2005; Sichuan University (keynote law school
speaker for 110th university anniversary celebration), August 25, 2006; Zhejiang University, March 16, 2006; Shanghai Pudong
Procuratorate, March 14, 2006; Shanghai Jiaotong University, March 13, 2006; Nankai University, March 10, 2006; Tianjin Normal
University, March 9, 2006; National Judicial Training College, March 8, 2006; Renmin University, March 7, 2006; and Central
University for Nationalities, October 25, 2005.
Dialog as the Rule of Law, Lawdragon, May 24, 2007, p. 1.
Temple’s China Program: Shaping China’s Future Leaders, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, December 2005, p 1.
Clinical Criminal Justice Programs in China,
lecture presented at Boston College Law School, March 9-10, 2005, March 30, 2004; UCLA Asia Institute, February 25, 2005;
Southwestern University School of Law, February 24, 2005; Whittier Law School, February 23, 2005; University of San Diego
School of Law, February 22, 2005; Chapman University School of Law, February 21, 2005; Seton Hall University School of Law,
February 16, 2005; Quinnipiac University School of Law, April 8, 2004; Western New England College School of Law, April 7,
2004; University of Connecticut School of Law, April 6, 2004; Franklin Pierce Law Center, April 1, 2004; Northeastern University
School of Law, March 31, 2004; Boston University School of Law, March 30, 2004; Howard University School of Law, February
26, 2004; George Washington University Law School, February 26, 2004; Catholic University School of Law, February 25, 2004;
Fordham University School of Law, February 10, 2004; New York University School of Law, February 9, 2004, February 6, 2003;
and University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law, November 17, 2003.
How to Prepare a Legal Memorandum, lecture
presented (in Chinese) in China, at the following law schools: Zhongshan University, November 12, 2004; East China University
of Political Science and Law, November 8, 2004; Jilin University, November 5, 2004; China University of Political Science
and Law, November 2, 2004; and Central University for Nationalities, October 28, 2004.
American Legal Culture
and Legal Education, lecture presented (in Chinese) in China, at the following institutions: Weihai People's Procuratorate,
November 8, 2007; Beijing City University, October 24, 2006; Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, November 3, 2005; Xi'an
Jiaotong University, November 2, 2005; Northwest University of Political Science and Law, November 1, 2005; October 25, 2005;
China Youth University, October 24, 2005; China University of Political Science and Law, October 25, 2005; Zhongshan University,
November 12, 2004, November 10, 2003; Shanghai International Studies University, November 9, 2004; Jilin University, November
4, 2004; Sichuan University, November 12, 2003; Guangdong Provincial Prosecutors College, November 7, 2003; Fudan University,
Shanghai, November 6, 2003; Shanghai Jiaotong University, November 5, 2003; East China University of Political Science and
Law, Shanghai, November 3, 2003; and Central University for Nationalities, Beijing, October 23, 2003.
American
Legal Culture and Legal Education, lecture presented (in Chinese) in Taipei, Taiwan, at the following law schools: Chinese
Culture University, November 21, 2003; National Chengchi University, November 20, 2003; National Taipei University, November
19, 2003; and Fu Jen University, November 19, 2003.
American Legal Culture and Legal Education, lecture
presented in Seoul, Republic of Korea, at the following law schools: Hanyang University, October 22, 2003; Seoul National
University, October 22, 2003; Kyung Hee University, October 21, 2003; Dongguk University, October 20, 2003; and Yonsei University,
October 17, 2003.
Connecticut Teacher in China Confronts SARS Threat, New Haven Register op-ed, May 11,
2003.
U.S. Law of Entrapment, lecture presented (in Chinese) at Sichuan Police Academy, Luzhou, Sichuan,
China, March 23, 2003.
Lessons from Enron, lecture presented (in English and Chinese) at Central University
for Nationalities, Beijing, China, April 15, 2002; Zhongshan University School of Law, Guangzhou, China, April 4, 2002.
Introduction to U.S. Legal Education, Admissions, and Financial Aid, lecture presented (in English and Chinese)
at Wuhan University School of Law, Wuhan, China, March 18, 2002; Zhongshan University School of Law, Guangzhou, China, April
15, 2001.
U.S. Clinical Legal Education Methods, lecture presented (in Chinese) at Wuhan University School
of Law, Wuhan, China, March 17, 2002.
Protection of Investor Interests in Private Equity Investment Funds,
lecture presented at 21st Century Commercial Law Forum, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, November 18, 2001.
Dispatches from a Young Attorney in 21st Century China, New Hampshire Bar News, March 9, 2001, p. 5.
Redirecting Focus: Justifying the U.S. Embargo against
Cuba and Resolving the Stalemate, 21 N.C. J. Int'l L. & Com. Reg. 65 (1995).
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Proficient in written and spoken Mandarin
Chinese and Spanish.
Intermediate knowledge of Italian; basic knowledge of Portuguese.
Member, American Bar Association.
District Committee Member, Triune District, Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America.
Life Member, National Eagle Scout Association.
Parish Member, Holy Redeemer Church, Chinatown, Philadelphia.
Member, Alumni Association, Notre Dame High School, West Haven, Connecticut.
Enjoy personal fitness (running and weight training), photography, reading, and travel.
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