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Jenny Hua

Counsel
Orange County
Services
Appeals and Critical Motions Commercial Litigation Financial Services Litigation
Biography

Jenny Hua’s practice is concentrated in commercial litigation and appellate litigation. She has handled a wide range of business litigation matters, such as defense of statutory violations, including consumer protection statutes, environmental statutes, and franchise statutes. Jenny has also developed a keen interest in arbitration, including how to enforce arbitration provisions, as well as bringing and defending against anti-SLAPP motions.

Jenny help clients by using creative strategies intended to help resolve cases early, often by bringing dispositive motions, including demurrers, motions to dismiss, and motions for summary judgment. She has also counseled trial teams in preserving the record and drafting jury instructions and motions-in-limine in preparation for appeal. Jenny has handled various civil appeals in both the federal and state court systems, with dozens of cases in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and California’s intermediate courts of appeals. She has also prepared petitions and briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court and California Supreme Court. She has considerable experience drafting merits briefs, amicus briefs, motions to stay and/or vacate judgment, petitions for review, and petitions for writ of mandamus. These cases have addressed a wide variety of substantive matters including product liability, employment law, family law, probate law, breach of contract, fraud, statutory interpretation, constitutional law, and immigration.

Jenny was recently the Co-Chair of the Appellate Litigation Subcommittee in the Business and Corporate Litigation Section of the American Bar Association (2020-2022) and the President of the Appellate Law section of the Orange County Bar Association (2022). She stays apprised of the latest developments in the law by co-writing a regular newsletter for the Orange County Bar Association’s Business Litigation section.

Credentials

Bar Admissions

  • California


Court Admissions

  • Supreme Court of California
  • United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
  • United States District Court, Central District of California
  • United States District Court, Eastern District of California
  • United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois


Education

  • University of California, Irvine School of Law (J.D., cum laude)
    • Jessup International Moot Court
      • Inaugural Team, Pacific Super Regionals – advanced to quarterfinals
      • Pacific Super Regionals – first place briefs, ranked #1 after preliminary rounds, advanced to semi-finals
    • Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
    • Faculty Award for Highest Grade – Intellectual Property Law, Appellate Litigation, Statistics
    • Dean’s Award for Second Highest Grade – Antitrust
  • Case Western Reserve University (M.A., Bioethics; B.A., Biology)
    • Dean’s Honors List and Dean’s High Honors List
    • Howard Hughes Biology Fellow
    • Trustee’s Full Tuition Scholarship

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)

Experience

Awards & Recognition

Previous Professional Experience

  • Snell & Wilmer, Summer Associate (2012)
  • California Court of Appeals – Fourth District, Division Three, Legal Extern to Justice Richard Fybel (2011)
  • Hodel Briggs Winter LLP, Legal Assistant (2007-2010)
  • Center for Genetics Research Ethics and Law, Research Assistant (2006-2007)
  • Case Western Reserve University Pathology Department, Research Assistant (2004-2006)

Professional Memberships and Activities

  • American Bar Association
    • Business Law Section
    • Litigation Section
    • Business and Corporate Litigation Section
      • Appellate Litigation Subcommittee, Co-Chair (2020-2022)
  • Orange County Bar Association
    • Appellate Law Section, President (2022)
  • Orange County Coalition for Diversity in the Law

Community Involvement

  • World Team Tennis (amateur division), Player and Captain (2008-Present)
    • Three appearances at National Championships
      • National Champions, NTRP 4.0 (2013)
      • National Championships, Third Place, NTRP 3.5 (2013)
  • USTA League, Player
    • National Champions, NTRP 3.5 (2014)

Representative Presentations and Publications

Publications
Read More Media
Sep 14, 2017
Legal Alerts

Legal Alert – Pharmaceutical Company Seeks to Use Tribal Sovereign Immunity to Avoid Inter Partes Review

Firm News
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Aug 15, 2024
Awards & Recognition

330 Snell & Wilmer Attorneys Recognized by 2025 The Best Lawyers in America®

Dec 14, 2023

Snell & Wilmer Announces New Partners and Counsel

Jun 07, 2022

2022 Southern California Super Lawyers Recognizes Five California Snell & Wilmer Attorneys As Rising Stars