Atty. Ayana Curry
Ayana has been in practice for 15 years. Curry’s focus includes Civil Rights Litigation, Appellate Practice, Law & Motion Practice.
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About Ayana Curry at a glance
Ayana Curry is an Attorney based in Oakland, California, practicing at Law Offices of John L. Burris. They have 26+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2000. Their practice focuses on civil rights. Admitted to practice in California (2000) and Georgia (Inactive) United States District Court for the Northern District of California United State (2005). Educated at University of California Davis, School of Law J.D. (—) and Columbia College B.S. (—). Serands clients in Oakland, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Ayana has been in practice for 15 years
- Curry’s focus includes Civil Rights Litigation, Appellate Practice, Law & Motion Practice
- Curry is instrumental in teaching new law clerks how to write claims and complaints
- In 2014, Curry appeared before the U.S
- Supreme Court for oral arguments in Sheehan v
- City of San Francisco
- She also argued the case in the 9th Circuit overturning District Court dismissal in Sheehan
- In 2021 Curry argued in the US Supreme Court
- The court upheld the firm’s victory in Tan Lam v
- City of Los Banos, which found evidence that a police officer had been diagnosed with PTSD two-years earlier was relevant to his credibility and his ability to accurately perceive and recall the incident, and affirmed the jury’s verdict that the officer wrongly shot and killed our client’s son Sonny Lam
- MORE HERE Her previous work experience includes California Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Appeals, Writs & Trials, Deputy Attorney General
- Fulton County District Attorney’s Office, Appellate Division, and Chief Senior Assistant District Attorney
- Curry is a mother and she holds a Black Belt in Wun Hop Kuen Do Karate
- Civic Groups, Volunteer Organizations, and Awards • Operation Hope Northwest Advisory Board Member • LIFE Courses, Inc. Board Member • Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc
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Ayana Curry's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Ayana Curry handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Civil rights attorneys for discrimination, police misconduct, constitutional rights, and civil liberties cases.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in California
Practicing law in California. Legal matters in California are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Oakland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate California state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in California brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in California courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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