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Xin Zhang

Associate
jzhang@gth-law.com
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Phone: 253.620.6447

Wells Fargo Plaza
1201 Pacific Avenue, Suite 2100
Tacoma, Washington 98402

Primary Areas of Practice

International Business, Real Estate & Land Use

Education

J.D., University of Oklahoma College of Law, 2006

L.L.M in Asian and Comparative Law, University of Washington School of Law, 2007

B.A., English (international-law oriented), East China University of Politics and Law, 2003

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Washington State Courts
Oklahoma State Courts

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

American Bar Association

Washington State Bar Association

Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association

King County Bar Association

Asian Bar Association of Washington

Professional History

  • Joined firm, 2008
  • Judicial Extern, Justice Sanders of the Washington State Supreme Court, Olympia, Washington, April-June 2007
  • Legal Intern, Johnston & Assocs., Chickasha, OK, January-May 2006
  • Judicial Intern, Colorado District Court of the Ninth Judicial District, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, May-August 2005

Representative Cases/Transactions

  • Assists clients with legal aspects of doing business in China
  • Assists Chinese clients with legal aspects of doing business in United States
  • Provides seamless representation in China and the United States regarding legal issues arising out of cross-boarder transactions

Community Activities

  • Pierce County Volunteer Legal Clinic

Honors, Publications & Presentations

  • Co-Author, Low and Moderate Income Housing Policy in the People’s Republic of China, presented at the UN World Forum on Land Tenure and Housing, Vancouver, BC, June 2006 (http://intlhc.org/wuf/low_and_moderate.pdf)
  • Managing Editor, OKLAHOMA JOURNAL OF LAW AND TECHNOLOGY, 2005-06
  • Dean’s Award for Advocacy, University of Oklahoma College of Law
  • American Jurisprudence Award for Excellence in Legal Research and Writing, University of Oklahoma College of Law
  • Judge Haskell A. Holloman Research Scholar, University of Oklahoma College of Law
  • Chairman of Student Union, School of Foreign Languages, East China University of Politics and Law, 2001-02
  • Commissioner of Student Committee, East China University of Politics and Law, 2001-02
  • Student of the Year, East China University of Politics and Law
  • Student Leader of the Year, East China University of Politics and Law
  • Academic Exchange Program:  Nagoya University Faculty of Law, Nagoya, Japan, 2002-03

Language Skills

  • Fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese (native speaker)
  • Proficient in Japanese and Cantonese Chinese