Mandarin-Speaking Attorneys

Charles Goodwin

Sherman Oaks, CA

Excels at negotiating serious felony and misdemeanor charges down to lesser charges or even full dismissals. Achieves favorable settlements without extensive litigation or trial preparation. Emphasizes a holistic, trial-focused approach, reviewing evidence, collaborating with clients, and building for a win. Fluent in Mandarin. Proud dad of three kids, coaches soccer, enjoys barbecue and cigars.

Lu Zang

Morgan Hill, CA

Lu Zang is an associate attorney at Menekshe Law Firm, joining in April 2025. She holds a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Economics from Southwest University of Political Science and Law (China), an M.A. in Law from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, an LL.M. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, and a J.D. from the University of California, College of the Law, San Francisco (2023). Fluent in Mandarin, her practice focuses on insurance defense, construction defects, contract disputes, and personal injury.

Jonathon Perliss

San Gabriel, CA

Jonathon Perliss is the co-founder and lead attorney of Perliss Law Firm, focusing exclusively on criminal defense. He has successfully handled hundreds of cases, including misdemeanors, serious felonies, and a wide range of complex federal matters-such as drug trafficking, white-collar crimes, and conspiracy charges. Fluent in both English and Chinese, Jonathon can effectively communicate with a diverse client base and provide culturally sensitive representation. Known for his strategic thinking and courtroom confidence, he is deeply committed to protecting his client’s rights and achieving results in both state and federal courts.

Baoqin Wang is the managing attorney, focusing her practice on immigration law and estate planning. She has extensive experience in business and family-based immigration, successfully assisting clients with various applications and temporary work visas. She also helps individuals and families with estate planning and asset protection strategies. She is committed to providing prompt and quality services.

Cinthia Chou-Chan

Los Angeles, CA

Cinthia Chou-Chan is an Associate Attorney at Arash Law, dedicated to civil litigation and personal injury law. She earned her Juris Doctor in 2024 from Southwestern Law School and holds CALI Excellence for the Future Awards. She is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin.

Andrew’s practice focuses mainly on Personal Injury, Civil Disputes, and family-based Immigration. Andrew has published articles pertaining to legal issues such as Declaratory Judgments, Rights of Publicity Misappropriation, and Trademark Dilution. Andrew has also built a substantial client practice focusing on religious visas and "green card" applications for multiple non-profit Buddhist, Baptist, and Catholic organizations.

Sara Wang

Lynnwood, WA

Sara Wang joined Lee & Lee, PS in 2010, focusing on immigration and civil litigation. She has extensive expertise in the EB-5 Immigrant Investor visa program, assisting individuals seeking U.S. permanent residency through investment. She also specializes in legal issues faced by immigrant investor families after gaining U.S. entry. Prior to joining the firm, she interned and worked at the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office and worked in media and employment law in Shanghai, China.

Mengting Xu

Daly City, CA

Mengting was born and grew up in China. She earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 2022. Prior to that, she received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree in China and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at the University of Hong Kong. During law school, Mengting developed a passion for public interest work through her pro bono involvement in the Berkeley Law Afghanistan Project, where she worked to help Afghan nationals with their Humanitarian Parole applications during the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. She earned Pro Bono Honors from Berkeley Law. After graduation, Mengting worked as a Legal Service Funders Network (LSFN) public interest fellow at the LGBT Asylum Project, where she provided legal representation for LGBT asylum seekers who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation and gender identity. Prior to joining the firm, Mengting had six years of legal and regulatory experience in Hong Kong (2015 to 2021). In her spare time, she likes watching movies, playing badminton and hiking. She is fluent in Mandarin and English.

Changfang Xu

Tucson, AZ

Changfang Xu is an associate attorney at The Behan Law Group. Originally from China, she was licensed as an attorney there before pursuing her J.D. at the James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona. She is known for defending clients' constitutional rights and achieving case dismissals.

Rachel Wei

Washington, DC

Ms. Rachel Wei is a Senior Managing Attorney at Oliver-Zhang Law, PLLC, focusing on immigration law, personal injury, medical malpractice, and family law matters. With over ten years of legal experience, she has successfully represented individuals and families in complex immigration cases, including H-1B work visas, family-based and employment-based immigration, VAWA petitions, G-4 visa green cards, asylum, and naturalization. She also has extensive experience in personal injury cases (slip-and-fall, car accidents, truck cases, escalator/elevator injuries) and family law matters (divorce, foreign judgment recognition, prenuptial agreements). She combines deep legal knowledge with a client-centered approach.

Mai Huynh

Quincy, MA

Boston Real Estate Attorney Mai Huynh is a partner at the firm and concentrates her practice in residential and commercial real estate including financing, leasing, acquisitions and sales. She also focuses on helping small to mid size businesses with formation, including Incorporations, LLC, LLP. Attorney Huynh also focuses on family based immigration, helping families unite by adjusting their status and obtaining a Green Card to become a legal permanent resident of the United States.

Wallace Huali Shi

Lynnwood, WA

Wallace Huali Shi is an associate attorney at Lee & Lee, PS. He is licensed to practice law in New York and the People’s Republic of China. His practice focuses on employment and immigration-based immigration. Prior to joining the firm, he served as Project Manager in two of China’s top immigration agencies and as in-house counsel for an EB-5 Regional Center. He also worked as an assistant attorney with Zhong Lun Law Firm, focusing on international equity investments and private equity funds.

Todd Becker

Pasadena, CA

Mr. Becker has earned a national reputation as an exceptional attorney adept at handling business, international, personal injury, wildfires and bankruptcy law matters of all sizes and levels of complexity for over twenty years for a diversity of clients. Mr. Becker has lectured on international law and EB-5 at USC, Georgetown University, the China/US Business Summit, the US Consulate and Sun Yat Sen University in Guangzhou and Tsing Hua University in Bejing. Business University in Wuhan. Mr. Becker values personal connection and communication with every client and with has earned a reputation in the Chinese community in Los Angeles due to his background and involvements in China.

Bethany Mito Lee

Lynnwood, WA

Bethany Mito Lee is a partner in Lee & Lee, PS. Prior to founding the firm with Nelson K.H. Lee in 2010, she practiced in Washington, D.C. with Crowell & Moring LLP as a counsel in the antitrust group. She has focused on litigation and counseling throughout her legal career, advising clients from a broad range of industries. Ms. Mito Lee has over a decade of immigration law experience specializing in family-based, employment-based, and investment-based visas. She has also served as pro bono counsel in asylum and trafficking cases.

Nikki Yang

Madison, WI

Nikki Yang joined LawtonCates in 2025, specializing in personal injury, civil rights, contract disputes, and criminal defense. A University of Wisconsin School of Law graduate, she is fluent in English and Mandarin and is known for fighting injustices.

Catherine Jiang is an Of Counsel attorney focusing on personal injuries and business planning. She believes in empathy, transparency, and accessibility as core principles of legal practice. She is passionate about community service and has served on various legal and non-legal community boards, serving a diverse range of clientele.

Beulah Agbabiaka

Philadelphia, PA

Beulah Agbabiaka is an associate attorney with seven years of experience, dedicated to client-centered advocacy. She previously worked as an appellate public defender and clerked for the Honorable Petrese B. Tucker. She is published in the Cornell Law Review Online and is a passionate mentor.

Tiffany Troy is Of Counsel at Troy Law. She litigates employment and consumer protection class actions, bankruptcy, personal injuries, immigration, matrimonial and defamation actions. She holds a J.D., cum laude, from Fordham University School of Law and an MFA in Creative Writing and a BA, magna cum laude, from Columbia University. She is a New York State Unified Court System-certified interpreter in Mandarin Chinese and fluent in Spanish.

SARA HEIMBERGER

Richmond, VA

Sara is an Associate in KPM LAW’s Fairfax office, where she focuses her practice on insurance defense, including premises liability, personal injury, wrongful death, and automobile liability. She is a dedicated advocate who approaches each case with precision, empathy, and a commitment to ensuring her clients’ voices are heard.

Rich Green

Akron, OH

A native Clevelander, Richard A. Green received his undergraduate degree from Miami University in 1995 and his JD from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1998, passing the Ohio bar exam that same year. He is licensed to practice in the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and meets regularly with foreclosure defense, bankruptcy and debt settlement clients. Rich has worked in many fields and in many locations including law, insurance and teaching. Rich has spent almost half of his adult life working overseas in Germany, Spain and China for organizations like the British Counsel, German Chamber of Commerce and Beijing Technology & Business University. He speaks German, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese, and he had plans for more, but he finally returned to America to settle down and start a family. Rich has spent over seven years helping thousands of people get out of debt and is very conscientious about helping clients who are going through hardships. Financial difficulties may be uncomfortable and embarrassing, but they should never be shameful - because they can happen to anyone. Rich lives on the east side of Cleveland with his wife and two young children but he works in the main office on the west side of Akron. When he has any free time and excess energy, he enjoys watching movies in foreign languages and picking out the discrepancies between the subtitles and dubbing in various foreign languages.

Stacy McCorquodale

San Francisco, CA

Stacy McCorquodale became a member of the California Bar in 2002. She initially represented insurance companies in Workers Compensation Appeals Board cases throughout Northern California. She is now in charge of complex injury cases and has extensive experience in arbitrations, hearings, trials, and appeals within the Workers’ Compensation system. She joined Hanna Leung’s Professional Law Corporation to help injured workers.

P. John Chen

Palisades Park, NJ

P. John Chen is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School, where he interned with judges from the New York State Supreme Court and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Eastern District of New York. He gained experience in litigation and transactional matters at boutique law firms in New York City. John is admitted in New York and New Jersey, as well as the federal District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the District of New Jersey. Before his admission to the Bar, he managed and developed a diverse real estate portfolio in New York and New Jersey for property management firms. At KLP, John specializes in prosecuting and defending complex commercial litigation, including breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, partnership disputes, fraud, employment, and shareholder disputes. With over a decade of real estate management experience, he is well-versed in real estate issues, including landlord & tenant matters, leasing, and transactions, and counsels property owners on maximizing investment returns. John's client-centric approach focuses on risk mitigation and preventative measures, leading to awards of over a million dollars for his clients. He is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and is fluent in English and Chinese.

Wuyu (Brandon) Lang

Irvine, CA

Wuyu (Brandon) Lang is an accomplished Associate Attorney at Kimura London & White LLP, focusing on Business Law and Family Law. Brandon holds a Bachelor of Laws (2008-2012) and a Master of Laws in Corporation Law (2013-2016) from China Youth University of Political Studies. He furthered his education with a Master of Laws (2016-2017) from Penn State Law, bringing a global perspective to his legal practice. As a native Chinese speaker, Brandon bridges cultural and linguistic divides, offering exceptional service to a diverse clientele.

Diana J. Kaufman

Glenwood Springs, CO

Diana J. Kaufman is the Office Manager at Donald J. Kaufman, Attorney at Law, having joined in 2008. She holds a B.A. in International Relations and Chinese Language from the University of Colorado and is fluent in English, French, Mandarin, and Taiwanese. She is also involved in several community organizations.