Adam C. Yang

Cases in this dataset

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Case volume by filing year

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Recent cases

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Career history

• Ramsey County District Court · Start not recorded to End not recorded

• Aerospace Engineering National Honors Society
• Asian Pacific American Law Student Association
• Bachelor of Science, U of MN, Mpls., MN, June 1993
• Hmong Minnesota Student Association, Vice-president
• Honors and Activities: Dean’s List
• Juris Doctor, Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, MN, May 1998
• Major: Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics
• Master of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics, U of MN, Mpls., May 1995
• Thomas Tang Moot Court Competition
• University Scholars

• Adult Unit, Minneapolis, MN (Sept. 2001 - June 2006) ·
• Appear with and/or for clients at all stages of court hearings. ·
• ASSISTANT PUBLIC DEFENDER, Sept. 2001 - Dec. 31, 2018, Hennepin County Public Defender’s Office ·
• Attended community meetings and conducted educational community workshops. ·
• Communicate and interact with clients in culturally appropriate manners to effectively assist them in their decision makings. ·
• Conduct evidentiary hearings to resolve disputed legal issues. ·
• Daily interactions, orally or writing, through motions and emails, with judges, prosecutors, clients and other parties to implement and execute necessary orders and decisions. ·
• Juvenile Unit, Minneapolis, MN (May 2012 - Dec. 31, 2018) ·
• Performed all necessary responsibilities to prepare cases for trial, such as investigation and research and writing legal memorandums of law. ·
• Represent indigent juveniles and adults in misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, felonies, and delinquencies; represent children and parents in Children in Need of Protection or Services (CHIPS) and permanency cases. ·
• Represented clients on criminal charges, from petty offenses to felony crimes. ·
• Represented diverse clients all over the twin cities, including Dakota County, Ramsey County, Washington County, and others. ·
• Research, analyze and interpret current and past cases and legislative statutes, rules and procedures to effectively represent clients’ interests. ·
• STAFF ATTORNEY, May 1999 - Sept. 2001, Neighborhood Justice Center, Inc., St. Paul, MN ·
• Suburban Unit, Brooklyn Center, MN (June 2006 - May 2012) ·
• Try jury and court trials from misdemeanors to felonies, including Murder in the First Degree, and CHIPS/permanency cases. ·

Sources and corrections

• state-mn-roster · 2026-10-07

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