Attorney Profiles

Ms. Elaine Y. Cheung is an Associate at the Law Firm. In 2001, Ms. Cheung graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor's Degree in Communications. Upon graduation, she relocated to San Francisco, California and worked as a legal assistant specializing in wills and trusts and elder abuse litigation before entering law school at the University of California, Hastings. At UC Hastings, Ms. Cheung was elected Student Body President of her law school, was a legal research & writing teacher's assistant for first year law students and was nominated for the distinguished moot court award of David E. Snodgrass Best Oralist. She has been the recipient of academic scholarships at every level of schooling from high school through law school.

Ms. Cheung was a law clerk and summer associate for the Human Rights Commission in San Francisco and Carlson Calladine & Peterson, a complex civil litigation firm in San Francisco. Ms. Cheung was admitted to the California Bar in 2006 and to the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Bars in 2007. Born and raised in Philadelphia, she chose to return to her hometown to practice immigration law. As the daughter of immigrants, Ms. Cheung is devoted to helping her clients through a process, which many members of her family and close friends have experienced.

Ms. Cheung's recreational pursuits include salsa dancing, meditation, cooking, and learning new languages. She speaks Spanish and the Chinese dialect of Fuzhou, is proficient in French and is currently learning Mandarin.