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Sam Wu, Principle Attorney at Law & CEO

 

Attorney Wu began practicing law in 1989 as the youngest attorney in Canton Province, China. He then moved to the U. S. A. where he passed the California Bar Exam. He founded his law firm in 1996. Since moving to the USA he has continued his legal education completing many high level law courses, legal seminars and workshops. He is very passionate about his profession, diligently and continuously studying for the purpose of upgrading his knowledge of the law and litigation techniques.

Mr. Wu has intensive experience in both state and federal courts. He, also, has a great deal of experience handling international matters. His law practice has emphasized helping clients in both the Chinese community in the U.S.A. and clients in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. In addition to grasping the big picture, he pays particular attention to detail. He is personally involved with the quality of work handled by the firm’s associate attorneys and staff.  He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese languages.

Attorney Wu is a member of the California State Bar and American Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in California State Courts and Federal Courts. He has received the award of the “Master Advocate” designation in early 2018.

Attorney Wu has been frequently invited to be an expert guest for more than 400 broadcasts on major Chinese Media in California, where he discusses various law subjects. These broadcasts include TV, radio and webcasts, a number of the programs have audiences not only California, but throughout the U.S.A. and worldwide. He was invited by a TV station and a radio station to host the ‘Debt Free’ show series, reaching out to people in financial difficulty and involved with business disputes. Attorney Wu, also, has written many legal articles that have been published in major Chinese newspapers and magazines in California. He is one of the top-pick commercial and collection attorneys in the California Chinese Community.

Mr. Wu believes in strong family values. He has a wonderful wife and two beautiful children. He spends as much quality time as possible with his family. He enjoys reading and traveling.

Victor Russame, Civil Litigation Attorney

 

Victor Russame is an experienced attorney who brings a diverse spectrum of legal skills and experience to the Law Offices of Sam X.J. Wu.   Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Russame practiced at several civil litigation firms where he gained extensive experience representing clients in litigation before state and federal courts in matters involving insurance defense, real property and contract disputes, medical malpractice defense, and workers’ compensation defense.  In addition, Mr. Russame also practiced at a shareholder rights firm where he represented individual and institutional investors in shareholder derivative actions, securities class actions, and mergers and acquisitions cases.

Currently, Mr. Russame focuses his practice on business and employer-related litigation, enforcement of judgments and debts, as well as a variety of other related civil disputes.

Mr. Russame graduated from the University of California, Irvine and obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science.  He received his Juris Doctorate degree from University of San Diego School of Law in 2004.  Mr. Russame is licensed to practice before all courts in the State of California as well as the U.S. District Court, Central and Southern District of California.

Larry Kushner, Of Counsel

 

Larry M. Kushner first became interested in the law as a teenager, assisting his parents with complex real estate construction litigation. Years later, after receiving his Juris Doctor Degree he began his law practice as a litigator in a variety of practice areas, such as, personal injury, worker compensation and landlord tenant law. During this time Mr. Kushner became quite skilled in his court room practice as well as arbitration procedures.

Mr. Kushner has a great deal of business experience. He has been a corporate executive in both domestic and foreign corporations as well as legal counsel for an important multi-million dollar corporation in the commercial aircraft industry. These positions gave him insights on the workings of corporate governance and international finance.

Mr. Kushner holds a Master of Science in Tax Law Degree (MST). After earning the MST Degree he began a tax and bankruptcy practice for a number of years. This practice resulted in an “Of Counsel” relationship with the Law Offices of Sam Wu.

Mr. Kushner has for many years has been instructing law at the level college and several major university law schools. He taught civil rights law at Pierce College for 26 years. Due to his in depth business law experience he is now an Instructor of Business Law at Pierce College. Over the period of time of the last few years Mr. Kushner has been lecturing on the law at a number of universities in China. He was the first foreign Law Professor to lecture at the Law School of Zhengzhou University. He conducted a graduate seminar on American Constitutional Law at the Law School of Renmin University of China. The Law School of Renmin University is always top rated in China. Additionally, he presented a series of lectures at the International Research Institute of Renmin University in the city of Suzhou. He, also, has presented lectures at the Law Schools of Fudan University, Nankai University, and Tianjn University of Finance and Economics. During 2014 Mr. Kushner was an instructor of Law at the Law School of Jiangnan University in the city of Wuxi China, where he taught American Civil Rights Law. More recently, Mr. Kushner was a Visiting Scholar at the Law School of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE). He taught classes on American Constitutional Law at SUFE to both Chinese and European students. His classes were ranked in the top 5% of all the classes offered at the university. Also, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics is rated as the top university in China for subjects of Finance and Economics.

Mr. Kushner serving the law firm in the capacity as “Of Counsel” makes available to this firm the benefits of his rich knowledge of the law.