Opening Key Note Speaker
Angela E. Oh, J.D.
 Angela
E. Oh is an attorney, teacher, and public lecturer.
Her law firm, Oh & Barrera, LLP is based in Los
Angeles and offers clients representation in state and
federal criminal and regulatory matters. Services
include internal investigations and risk management
assessment, trial representation, and appellate
advocacy. In addition, because of the unique experiences
of each partner, the firm also provides training, advice
and counsel on anti-discrimination policies and
practices to private, public and non-profit
organizations.
Ms. Oh has served on select commissions and boards, including the California Commission on Access to Justice, the Los Angeles Commission on Human Relations and the 9th Circuit Judicial Conference. She currently serves on the boards of Women=s Policy, Inc., and the CORO Foundation of Southern California. She is also a member of the Board of Directors for Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company.
In June 1997, she was appointed by President William Jefferson Clinton to the President=s Initiative on Race. She served as part of a seven-member Advisory Board to the President in an effort directed at examining how race, racism, and racial differences have affected the development of this nation.
Between 1998 and 2002, Ms. Oh left the full-time practice of law to study, teach, and write. Her speeches and writings reflect the opportunities and challenges that diversity presents. Ms. Oh=s lectures have taken her into both national and international arenas, including China, Korea, the Middle East, Northern Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
In 2000, Ms. Oh was appointed Chancellor=s Fellow at the University of California, Irvine where she continues to teach a courses on Race and American Law and Leadership for the 21st Century. In 2002, she finished a collection of essays entitled “Open: One Woman=s Journey@, published by UCLA=s Asian American Studies Department.
She is a graduate of University of California, Los Angeles, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts and Master=s degrees. Her Juris Doctorate is from King Hall, the University of California Davis School of Law. In 1996, she was awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from King Hall. And in 2003, she was awarded Distinguished Alumni for Community Service by UCLA. Ms. Oh is also an ordained Priest, Zen Buddhist - Rinzai Sect.
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