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As a founding partner of Chiao & Wu, LLP, Sandy T. Wu is an experienced litigator, representing clients ranging from individuals to small businesses to Fortune 500 companies.  Ms. Wu also has experience in representing public entities, including the County of Los Angeles, City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Unified School District, Manhattan Beach Unified School District and Montebello Unified School District.  Ms. Wu has litigated construction delay cases as well as wrongful termination, labor and wage issues for public entities.  Finally, Ms. Wu has experience in representing insurance companies, litigating extra-contractual and bad faith cases and issuing coverage opinions.. Prior to joining Chiao & Wu, Ms. Wu served as in house counsel for a well-known architectural and design distributor company and worked as an associate attorney at the law firms of Selman Breitman LLP and Bergman & Dacey, Inc.  Ms. Wu graduated from the University of California, Irvine, where she obtained two B.A. degrees in Political Science and Sociology.  Ms. Wu earned her J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law, graduating summa cum laude.  While in law school, Ms. Wu served as the Editor in Chief of Southwestern Law Review and externed for both state and federal judges, the Honorable Charles McCoy, Jr. in the Superior Court of Los Angeles and the Honorable Stephen V. Wilson in the United States Central District Court of California.. Ms. Wu previously served on the Board of Governors for the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association.  Ms. Wu was also a member of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, American Bar Association, San Marino Chamber of Commerce, and Arcadia Chamber of Commerce.

Academic Achievements. In 2000 Mr. Aparicio received his Bachelor of Arts Degreefrom Claremont McKenna College (“CMC”) with a Concentration in Business, PublicPolicy, and Public Law, while serving as Research Fellow for both the prestigiousKravis Leadership and Pacific Researchers Institutes.  Mr. Aparicio served as an intern for Senator DianneFeinstein in Los Angeles and the Senator’s Chief Judiciary Counsel in .. In 2003Mr. Aparicio received his Juris Doctor Degree from UC Hastings College of theLaw (“Hastings”).  Mr. Aparicio receiveda Certificate in Taxation from the renowned Hastings Tax Department, as well asboth the Witkin Award for Academic Excellence from the Witkin Legal Instituteand the Excellence of the Future Award from the Center for Computer-AssistedLegal Instruction.. WorkHistory. In 2000Mr. Aparicio worked as a Legal Analyst for Ajalat, Polley, Ayoob & Matarese,California’s premier law firm for State and Local Taxes, analyzing State Boardof Equalization and Franchise Tax Board positions regarding a variety offranchise, business and property taxes. Mr. Aparicio participated in landmark multi-million dollar settlementswith the City of San Francisco ($69 Million) and City of Oakland ($2 Million) resultingfrom each city’s unconstitutional business license tax.. In 2001Mr. Aparicio externed with Presiding Justice Roger Boren of the CaliforniaCourt of Appeal.  He worked closely with JusticeBoren to understand the inner workings of analyzing and drafting appellateopinions addressing both criminal and civil litigation.. In2002, Mr. Aparicio worked as an associate with Best, Best & Kriegercovering public law, natural resources, corporate transactions, and taxation.. In2003, as a result of his academic record, legal writing skills, and impressive workethic, Presiding Justice Boren of the California Court of Appeal, awarded Mr.Aparicio a semester clerkship for academic credit.. In2004, Mr. Aparicio joined Edison ESI (“ESI”), a wholly-owned subsidiary ofSouthern California Edison.  He spent thenext six years managing risk and negotiating nearly $80 Million dollars ofthird-party utility contracts.  In 2007,ESI named Mr. Aparicio the chair of both the Internal Controls Committee andRisk Management Council, the youngest employee ever at either position.  Mr. Aparicio also received certificates in ProjectManagement and Frontline Leadership.. CommunityActivities. In2005, Mr. Aparicio joined the Claremont McKenna College Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors, and serves on the Executive Committee.  In 2008, CMCAA named him Chief FinancialOfficer, the youngest ever at the position.. Mr.Aparicio is a former director for the St. Nicholas Orthodox ChristianElementary School and Child Care Advisory Board.. Mr. Aparicio is a pastVice-Chairman of Antiochian Archdiocese Parish Life Conference. Mr. Aparicio is an avid supporter of numerous charitableorganization in California which include. Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles. Monterey Aquarium. Aquarium of the Pacific. Pantages Theater. Norton Simon. FORUS Foundation

A. Justin Lum continues his father’s (Albert C. Lum) legacy in helping new business owners (entrepreneurs, startups) with all their legal matters, from creating a company to finding real estate to registering DBAs, copyrights, trademarks, and patents.  As a business attorney, A. Justin Lum can also assist with corporate and transactional matters, litigation, and employment immigration (e.g., EB, H1).. Lum Law Group is the coming together of father and son in a family business that has offered legal services to Asian American business owners in the greater Los Angeles area since 1964.