Born Laos, 1971. Admitted to the California Bar in 1998. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A. in Political Science and Psychology); University of San Diego School of Law (J.D. 1998)
Ms. Cha graduated from the University of California with two Bachelor's degrees, one in Political Science and the other in Psychology. She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law in 1998. She was admitted to the California Bar that same year. Ms. Cha has tried cases in the Superior Courts of California and argued appeals before the Fourth Appellate District and the California Supreme Court. Ms. Cha was admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in 2009.
Ms. Cha has practiced defense work for the last twelve years, both in the civil and criminal fields. From 1999 to 2007, as a deputy public defender for the Law Offices of the Public Defender for the County of Riverside, Ms. Cha litigated and tried criminal matters ranging from misdemeanors to serious and violent felonies, including special circumstance murders.
From 1998 to the present, as a panel member for the Appellate Defenders, Inc., Ms. Cha argued appellate cases before the Fourth Appellate District and the California Supreme Court. Ms. Cha's fields of practice now include medical and legal malpractice, labor and employment law, business litigation, real estate litigation and criminal defense.
