JIM W. YU ,
Phone: 1 (888) 254-1234
Email: jim@balamuth.com

I was born in Japan and lived in Taiwan
until age eight. I then immigrated to the
United States and spent the rest of my
childhood in southern California. I attended
college at the University of California at
Berkeley. I served my community and
worked my way through college by
working for the campus police department.
I had a variety of duties there, from
patrolling the campus to giving safety
presentations to incoming students.

After college, I wanted a career in which I could obtain justice for those who have been wronged. I decided to study law and attended Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Within the first week of law school, I knew that I was going to practice personal injury and professional negligence law and represent only plaintiffs. I proceeded to enroll in every class Georgetown offered on negligence law. I supplemented my education with real world experience by clerking all three years of law school.

Since graduating from law school in 1999, I have only represented personal injury victims and victims of professional malpractice.

I have represented clients throughout California in state and federal courts. I have tried cases to verdict in Bay Area courts as well as in the Central Valley.

In addition to my litigation practice, I volunteer at Oakland Chinatown's legal clinic and provide services to immigrants and indigents. I also serve as an advisor to undergraduate students at Berkeley.
    
Current Employment Position:
       
Associate

Areas of Practice:
       
Automobile Collision
Premises Liability
Construction Law
Product Defect Cases
Medical, Attorney and Accountant Malpractice
       
Bar Admissions:
       
California, 2000
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2000
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2000
U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2001
       
Education:
       
Georgetown University Law Center, Washington,
District of Columbia, June, 1999
J.D.

University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA, December, 1995
B.A.
Honors: High Honors
Major: Latin American Studies
 
Professional Associations and Memberships:
       
Alameda Contra Costa Trial Lawyers Association
Board of Governors

Consumer Attorneys of California
Member

Contra Costa County Bar Association
Member

American Inns of Court
Member

Asian-American Bar Association
Member 

Languages:
       
Mandarin Chinese
Spanish
       
Birth Information:
       
1974, Yokohama, Japan   

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