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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),
received 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
. U.S. Legal Education: History, Strengths, and Areas
for Reform, faculty colloquium presented (in Chinese) in China, at the following law schools: Renmin University,
March 31, 2010; China University of Politics and Law, October 21, 2008. .
Affirming Yourself, lecture presented (in Chinese) at the following Catholic
churches: North Cathedral, Beijing, August 22, 2010; Parish Church, Huangerying Village, Ningjin County, Hebei Province, August
15, 2010; Cathedral, Yinchuan City, Ningxia Autonomous Region, July 30, 2010; South Cathedral, Beijing, April 17, 2010, August
23, 2009; Cathedral, Qingdao City, Shandong Province, July 26, 2009; Holy Redeemer Church, Philadelphia, PA, February 22,
2009. . Focus on Philadelphia: Attracting Chinese Business to the Region, presented
at The China Business Network's "China Business Boot Camp" in Philadelphia, February 18, 2010. .
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. Strategies for
Law Students to Improve Spoken English: Skills for the Global Market, lecture presented (in Chinese) in China, at the
following law schools: Central University for Nationalities, March 22, 2010, October 20, 2008; Qinghai Minorities University,
November 12, 2009; Shenzhen University, November 18, 2008; Peking University of Transnational Law, November 17, 2008; South
China University of Technology, November 14, 2008; Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, November 13, 2008; Suzhou University,
November 10, 2008; Tongji University, November 7, 2008; Beijing Forestry University, October 23, 2008; China University of
Political Science and Law, October 22, 2008; Capital University of Economics & Business, October 22, 2008; 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, November 19, 2009; October 15, 2006, November 4, 2005; Sichuan University, November 17, 2009, (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. In China, Thinking Like an American Lawyer, the Chronicle of Higher Education, February 20, 2009, p. A18 (media quote). Llega su Día en Corte (Their Day Arrives in Court), El Nuevo Día, February 18, 2009 (media quote).
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: Beijing University of Chemical Technology, March 29, 2010;
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: Qinghai Minorities University, November 12, 2009; Shanxi University School of Law Faculty Colloquium,
November 6, 2009; China University of Political Science and Law Faculty Colloquium, October 21, 2008; 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; University of International Business and Economics, October 27, 2004; Sichuan University, November 12, 2003; Guangdong
Provincial Prosecutors College, November 7, 2003; Fudan University, 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,
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 AFFILIATIONS
Proficient in written and spoken
Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.
Intermediate knowledge of Italian; basic knowledge of Portuguese. Intercultural Consulting.
Enjoy personal fitness (running and weight training),
photography, reading, and travel.
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