Andrew John Chan

2016 - Current

Ericksen Arbuthnot

Attorney

• Defend business entities and individuals in construction defect, premises liability, product liability, professional malpractice, and personal injury matters. • Investigate, analyze, and draft evaluations, pleadings, discovery, and motions. • Attend hearings, depositions, mediations, arbitrations, mandatory settlement conferences, site inspections, and client conferences.

2015 - 2016

Maurice Wutscher, LLP

Attorney

• Defended consumer finance and real estate litigation on behalf of institutional clients in state and federal court. • Litigated contested foreclosure, insurance recovery, employment, and other commercial issues. • Investigated, analyzed, and drafted evaluations, pleadings, discovery, and motions. • Attended hearings, depositions, settlement negotiations, and client conferences. • Established the firm’s San Francisco office with one other attorney.

2009 - 2015

Berk, Merchant & Sims, PLC

Attorney

• Defended insurance and coverage matters, including property damage, theft, loss of use, business interruption, professional errors and omissions, and bad faith claims, as well as product liability, personal injury, and medical malpractice claims on behalf of institutional clients in state and federal court. • Investigated, analyzed, and drafted comprehensive opinion letters, pleadings, discovery, motions, post-judgment relief, and appeals. • Attended hearings, depositions, settlement negotiations, and mediations, and served as second chair at trial.

2008 - 2008

Angelo & Banta, P.A.

Law Clerk

• Analyzed and drafted commercial loan documents for transactional practice. • Provided support for commercial and condominium law litigation.

2007 - 2007

San Francisco District Attorney's Office

California Bar Certified Student Intern

• Investigated, analyzed, and drafted various criminal motions and legal memoranda. • Provided additional trial support for Preliminary Hearings, Homicide, and Sexual Assault Departments.

2006 - 2006

Office of the City Attorney, Miami, Florida

Law Clerk

• Investigated, analyzed, and drafted pleadings, motions, and legal memoranda regarding various municipal law, contract, and civil law topics for the City Attorney’s litigation department. • Served as one of two paid law clerks while attending law school.

2006 - 2006

Neil M. Schuster, P.A.

Law Clerk

• Investigated, analyzed, and drafted criminal and civil appeals to federal court with an emphasis on federal constitutional issues for sole practitioner.

2005 - 2005

Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami, Florida

Judicial Clerk

• Served as a judicial clerk for Civil Judge Maxine Cohen Lando. • Investigated, analyzed, and drafted court opinions and legal memoranda. • Attended hearings and trials held before Judge Lando.

2005 - 2005

State Attorney's Office, Miami, Florida

Legal Intern

• Investigated, analyzed, and drafted various motions and legal memoranda for state attorneys in the Economic Crimes and Cybercrimes Divisions. • Investigated, analyzed, and drafted fourth amendment issues for a comprehensive search warrant manual used by prosecutors and law enforcement officials.

2004 - 2007

University of Miami School of Law

J.D. (2007)

Activities: • Authored legal thesis: “Centex v. United States: Tax Benefits to Thrifts for Supervisory Goodwill Post-FIRREA.” • Served on the Faculty Committee (Curriculum), Honor Council, International Moot Court Board, and Volunteer Tax Assistance Program. • Participated as Student Mentor for first year students and a BarBri Representative.

1999 - 2003

University of California - Berkeley

B.A. (2003) | Majors: Cognitive Science and History; Minor: Philosophy

Activities: • Authored history thesis: “The Legal Foundations of Native American Gaming.” • Worked as Disc Jockey/Music Librarian (KALX from December 2001 through September 2003), Auditor/Night Manager (Bancroft Hotel from July 2001 through May 2002), Chess Instructor (Berkeley Chess School from January 2003 through December 2003), and SAT Tutor (IVY West from June 2003 through December 2003).