Alston Lew - Law Student Profile
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Law School Honors - Witkin Award for Academic Excellence for Constitutional Law II, Spring 2011; Dean's List (Spring 2010 Semester; Fall 2010; Spring 2011); Semi-Finalist for Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition for Oral Arguments; Moot Court Board Member; Vice President of External Affairs for the Asian Pacific American Law Student Association; Outreach Membership Chair for the Intellectual Law Association; Vice Magister of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity; Secretary of Golden Gate University Sports and Entertainment Law Student Association.; Student Trial Lawyers Association; Business Law Student Association (CAPITAL Group).
Professional Organizations: Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area; National Asian Pacific American Bar Association; San Francisco Bar Association; San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association; South Asian Bar Association of Northern California; Korean Bar Association of Northern California; Vietnamese Bar Association of Northern California; American Bar Association
This coming spring semester, I am a teaching assistant for Professor Peter Keane at Golden Gate University School of Law for Constitutional Law II. I will also work as a law clerk for the Law Offices of Steven James Choi assisting attorneys on litigation practices including drafting of motions, attending depositions and drafting meet and confer letters. Upon graduating in May, I plan on taking the Bar Exam in July 2012.
This past fall semester, I was a teaching assistant for Professor Eleanor Lumsden at Golden Gate University School of Law for Torts.
This summer I worked for the commercial litigation firm of Nassiri & Jung LLP working on trade secrets, employment and privacy related litigation cases. I am currently researching the relationship between the United States Supreme Court case of AT&T Mobility v. Cocepcion and its applicability to employment contracts containing mandatory arbitration clauses and class action waivers.
This past spring I worked for Richard Greenstone, Attorneys and Counselors at Law on intellectual property matters dealing with transactional intellectual property matters including termination of assignment for copyrights, trademark infringement and registration, right to publicity issues and contractual interpretation.
This past summer I was a judicial extern for Judge Stuart Hing in the criminal division of the Superior Court of Alameda County in California where I contributed and wrote memoranda or judicial opinons. I also assisted Judge Brenda Harbin-Forte in her preparation for a ruling during a civil trial.
I have been involved in the legal profession since I was in college at the University of San Francisco. During my junior and senior years of college, I interned at the San Francisco District Attorney's Office in both the Consumer Fraud and Misdemeanor Units. I then switched and interned at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office. I graduated in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and was nominated to be a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. Shortly after graduating, I was an intern for a short time at the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California working in the media department where I wrote several articles including one concerning a jurisdictional issue concerning DVD copyright protections. I then worked as a filing clerk at several firms including Buchalter, Nemer, Fields & Younger, and Steinhart & Faulkner (both firms have since changed structurally). I worked for two years as a litigation paralegal in asbestos litigation at Jackson & Wallace LLP in San Francisco (This firm no longer exists and was replaced with Jackson, Jenkins and Renstrom). At the same time, I attended night classes at City College in San Francisco to gain a paralegal certificate. For the past three years, I have worked as a case manager and paralegal at the Law Offices of Steven James Choi in Oakland on personal injury cases. I handle my own cases and have performed the initial rounds of negotiations with insurance adjusters.
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Undergraduate:
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University of San Francisco
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Law School:
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Golden Gate University
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Practice Areas:
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District Attorney
Business > Internet Law
Business > Intellectual Property
Business > Entertainment
Business > Antitrust
Business > International Law
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Organizations:
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American Bar Association, Bar Association of San Francisco, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, GGU APALSA, GGU Intellectual Property Law Association, GGU CAPITAL Group (Business Law Student Association)
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Personal
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Gender:
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Male
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Status:
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Single
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Children:
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No Children
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Age:
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28
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City of Residence:
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San Francisco
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Home Town:
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San Francisco
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Home State:
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CA
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Interests
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My Interests
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Law, Soccer, Manchester United Football Club of England, San Francisco Giants
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My Politics:
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Moderate
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My Choice For President:
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Favorite Justice:
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David Souter
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Favorite Books:
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James Michener novels, historical novels
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Favorite Movies:
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The Paper Chase, A Few Good Men, Lord of the Rings
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Favorite Music:
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Just about anything except hip-hop or reggae
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Favorite Restaurants:
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Italian and Japanese Cuisine
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Favorite Travel:
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Europe
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Favorite Quote:
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You have nothing to fear but fear itself.
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About Me:
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Law School - Dean's List (Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2010 Semester); Semi-finalist of Appellate Advocacy Moot Court Competition for Oral Arguments; Moot Court Board Member; Vice President of External Affairs for Asian Pacific American Law Student Association; Outreach Membership Chair for the Intellectual Property Law Student Association; Vice Magister of Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity; Secretary of the Sports and Entertainment Law Student Association
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Account
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Member Since:
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05-26-2009
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Last Update:
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01-04-2012
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