Principal Attorney, Szeto-Wong Law
For more than a decade, Gina has successfully litigated family law, civil rights, and employment cases in state and federal court.
Gina's cases have been featured on local and national media outlets including ABC News, NPR, and Hawaii News Now, among others.
Before founding Szeto-Wong Law, Gina was a trial attorney for a civil litigation firm specializing in civil rights, employment, and family law cases. Prior to that, Gina was a staff attorney at the Asian Law Caucus in San Francisco.
Gina is bilingual (English/Cantonese) and is an active volunteer for civil liberties organizations including the Equal Justice Society, Asian Law Caucus, and Legal Aid at Work.
Education
- J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law
- B.S., highest honors, University of California, Berkeley
Federal Clerkships
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Kenneth J. Mansfield, U.S. District Court
Bar & Professional Memberships
- State Bar of California
- State Bar of Hawai‘i
Admitted to Practice
- California
- Hawai‘i
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
- U.S. District Court, District of Hawai‘i
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Recent Blog Posts
Is Bitcoin Considered Marital Property in California?
Fired for Taking Sick Leave in California: Understanding Your Employment Rights
What Counts as Police Misconduct in California
Fired for Reporting Harassment: Your Legal Rights in California
How to Prepare Financial Documents for Divorce
Recommendations
- I received excellent service during my family case matter from Gina and Patty. Although the process was quite challenging, I felt confident in the support and knowledge their team gave us. Through & through their knowledge of family law shined and I could not be any happier for the outcome in my ...
- "Gina is an outstanding attorney who truly cares for her clients. She zealously represented me, as well as several hundred other individuals in our class action lawsuit against the state. If not for Gina's expertise and tireless efforts, we would not have won our case."
- "I'm so happy I picked Ms. Szeto-Wong to work with on my wrongful injury case. I was impressed with the prompt attention, communication, and genuine support. She cared about me and my family. We won our case and now I can start over again."