Bobby Yu Lawyer Reviews & Ratings - Tucson

Bobby Yu Bio
Since 2017, Bobby Yu has enjoyed serving as a trusted legal advisor to local governments in southern Arizona, striving for a problem solving approach to assist governments with useful and timely advice to achieve operational goals while managing risks.. Bobby Yu supervises the Business Transactions and Land Use Unit in the Pima County Attorney's Office, Civil Division. The combined unit represents the Board of Supervisors, County Administration, twenty-three County departments, and two County-associated special taxing districts. The unit advises the County and those districts on their legal authority on most aspects of their operations.. From 2017 to 2021, Yu regularly attended City Council meetings. As South Tucson's City Attorney and Patagonia's Town Attorney, Yu’s work included a variety of elected officials, elections, employment, land use, risk management, public housing, public records, public safety, and taxation issues. In his role as South Tucson City Prosecutor in 2019, Yu received a Prosecutor of the Year award from Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). He was also awarded a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition in Honor of Dedicated Service to the City of South Tucson. In these two roles, Yu was also a member of the Arizona City Attorneys Association (ACAA), the Arizona Law Enforcement Legal Advisors Association (ALELAA), and the Arizona Asian American Bar Association (AAABA).. Yu received a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from the the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law. While in law school, Yu assisted the Arizona Attorney General's Office, Pinal County Attorney's Office, and Pima County Attorney's Office in their criminal prosecutions. As a law student, he served on the Editorial Board of the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. He has been published on topical criminal and environmental law issues in the Seton Hall Circuit Review, Arizona Law Review, and the Arizona Journal of Environmental Law & Policy. After law school, Yu served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Leslie B. Miller and the Honorable Catherine Woods at the Pima County Superior Court, assisting both judges in researching and drafting judicial opinions. Afterward, he served as a prosecutor in the Tucson City Attorney's Office.. Yu is the Treasurer of the Pima County Bar Association (PCBA)'s Young Lawyers Division (YLD). He is admitted to legal practice in all state courts of Arizona and Washington, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.