Atty. Cristina Yu

Atty. Cristina Yu

Cristina Yu is a staff attorney in the San Francisco office of Lieff Cabraser. Publications •Published in the Santa Clara Law Review : “Ethics Year in Review, 1997 •Book review of How to Try a Murder: The Handbook for Armchair Lawyers by Michael Kurland, 1998 •Book review of Lessons from the Trial: The People vs.

San Francisco San Francisco 29 yrs experience 29 year
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Cristina Yu is a Staff Attorney based in San Francisco, California, practicing at Lieff Cabraser Heimann And Bernstein Llp. They have 29+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1997. Admitted to practice in California (1997). Educated at Santa Clara University, California (J.D., 1997) and California State University, Hayward, California (B.S., 1988). Serands clients in San Francisco, CA and the surrounding metropolitan area.

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  • Cristina Yu is a staff attorney in the San Francisco office of Lieff Cabraser
  • Publications •Published in the Santa Clara Law Review: “Ethics Year in Review, 1997 •Book review of How to Try a Murder: The Handbook for Armchair Lawyers by Michael Kurland, 1998 •Book review of Lessons from the Trial: The People vs
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  • Simpson by Gerald Uelman, 1998

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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 San Francisco 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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Cristina Yu's law practice is located in San Francisco, California. The firm is Lieff Cabraser Heimann And Bernstein Llp. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
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Cristina Yu has 29+ years of legal experience and has been licensed since 1997.
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Education

J.D.
Santa Clara University, California
- 1997
B.S.
California State University, Hayward, California
- 1988

Bar Admissions

California
Admitted: 1997

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