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 Huang, KoKo
Practice Areas: Litigation - General KoKo Huang is an Associate in the Seattle office of Williams Kastner. Her practice focuses on employment law and general litigation. Ms. Huang has extensive immigration experience preparing petitions for clients to secure work authorization for foreign national employees and assisting clients in compliance with disclosure and documentation requirements from governmental agencies. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Huang spent a year of her undergraduate education abroad in China at Fudan University in Shanghai and Nanjing University in Nanjing, studying Chinese culture, development and economics. Professional Experience: 2008 - Present Williams Kastner, Associate January - May 2008 U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington, Judicial Extern for the Honorable Ricardo Martinez Summer 2007 Williams Kastner, Summer Associate Summer 2007 Documentation Center of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Legal Associate Summer 2006 Williams Kastner, Summer Associate Education: Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA, J.D., cum laude, 2008 Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, B.A., Government & Legal Studies, Asian Studies, 2000 Admitted to Bar: Washington State United States District Court, Western District of Washington United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit Memberships: Asian Bar Association of Washington National Asian and Pacific American Bar Association Federal Bar Association American Bar Association Washington State Bar Association American Immigration Lawyers Association Seminars and Presentations: Panelist, "Fundamentals of Employment Law in Washington," Sterling Education Services, Seattle, WA, June 10, 2010. Panelist, "Temporary Workforce - A New Horizon," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Spring Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, April 22, 2010. "Hiring and Terminations—Proceed with Caution," Williams Kastner Education Law Webinar, Seattle, WA, January 13, 2010. Panelist, "The Labor & Employment Rules Change: Current and Future Compliance Issues Under the Obama Administration," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Fall Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, October 29, 2009. Panelist, "Reductions in Force: Reducing the Legal and Personal Risks," Williams Kastner Labor & Employment Half-Day Seminar, Seattle, WA, March 12, 2009. Publications: Co-Author, Chapter 23: "Labor and Employment Relations," Doing Business in Washington State; A Guide for Foreign Business and Investment, July 2010. Co-Author, "Health Care Reform's Big Impact on HR," Washington Healthcare News, June 2010. Co-Author, "Health Care Reform's Big Impact on HR," The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, May 2010. Note, Reimagining and Redefining the Dream: A Proposal for Improving Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Immigrants, 6 Seattle J. Soc. Just. 431 (2007). Civic and Charitable Activities: Bowdoin Club of Seattle Bowdoin Alumni Schools and Interviewing Committee Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE) Languages: Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Shanghai-dialect |
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