Mengting Xu

Mengting is an associate attorney whose primary areas of practice are Probate, Guardianships, Conservatorships, and Civil Litigation. Mengting earned a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in May 2022. Prior to that, she received her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree in China and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree at the University of Hong Kong with concentration in corporate and financial Law.

At Berkeley, Mengting developed a passion for public interest work through her pro bono involvement in the Berkeley Law Afghanistan Project, where she worked to help Afghan nationals with their Humanitarian Parole applications during the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. After graduation from Berkeley, Mengting worked as a Legal Service Funders Network (LSFN) public interest fellow at the LGBT Asylum Project, where she provided legal representation for LGBT asylum seekers who are fleeing persecution due to their sexual orientation and gender identity.

Prior to joining Key Counsel, P.C., Mengting had a combined six years of legal and regulatory experience in Hong Kong. She is bilingual in Mandarin and English.

EDUCATION:
University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Berkeley, CA
Degree: Master of Laws (LL.M.); Graduation Date: May 2022

University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Degree: Master of Laws in Corporate and Financial Law (LL.M.); Graduation Date: May 2015
Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.); Graduation Date: June 2014

BAR ADMMISSION:

California

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Contra Costa County Bar Association (CCCBA)
Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area (AABA)
Bay Area Lawyers for Individual Freedom (BALIF)