“Each client is unique. I bring my problem solving skills and understanding of legal nuances to bear in a way that is most beneficial to my clients.”

Teresa Li
Associate

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Teresa Li, Associate

2033 North Main Street, Suite 800
Walnut Creek, CA 94596

T: 925.952.5509
F: 925.930.6620

Teresa Li’s practice focuses on representing the firm’s litigation and appellate clients. Prior to joining Archer Norris, Teresa was a student counsel in the Hastings Appellate Project, where she successfully briefed and argued a case in the Ninth Circuit, relating to civil procedure issues. In addition, through Teresa’s externship with three judges in both state and federal courts, she brings an insider's view to her approach to legal issues.

Teresa Li’s representative matters include:

  • Class action defense
  • Construction injury
  • Successfully overturned a district court’s ruling in the Ninth Circuit, relating to civil procedure issues

Press Releases

Articles

“The Privette Doctrine,” Daily Journal, January 2010

“An Appeal Battle,” Daily Journal, July 2009

“Blood Sport,” Daily Journal, June 2009

“Variability of Force Magnitude and Force Duration in Manual and Instrument-Based Manipulation Techniques,” 29 Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics 611, 2007.

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Education

  • University of California, Hastings College of the Law, J.D., cum laude, 2011
    • Hastings Appellate Project, Student Counsel, 2011
    • Hastings Law Journal, Notes Editor, 2009-2011
    • Extern to Magistrate Judge Bernard Zimmerman, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2010
    • Extern to Judge Marc Poché and Judge Leslie Nichols, The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 2009
  • University of Alberta, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 2007
    • Golden Key International Honor Society (top 15% of class), 2006 and 2007

Admission

  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit 

Memberships

  • Contra Costa Bar Association
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Recognition

  • Witkin Award for Academic Excellence, Appellate Advocacy, 2009
  • Best Brief and Best Oralist Awards, Constitutional Law, Fall 2009
  • Best Brief Award and Best Oralist, Honorable Mention, Constitutional Law, Spring 2009
  • Faculty of Engineering Dean’s Research Award, 2005
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Languages

  • Chinese-Mandarin