2026-27 Executive Board of Directors

  • Adrian Lee | President

    Adrian is an antitrust associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He received his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School and B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. During law school, Adrian served as President of NAPALSA and President of GW APALSA. He also served as a Student Liaison for AEF and a law clerk for NAPABA.

    Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Adrian worked prior to law school as a paralegal at Credit Karma and Gunderson Dettmer.

  • Jessica Kweon | Vice President

    Jessica Kweon | Vice President

    Jessica is a judicial law clerk at the Circuit Court for Montgomery County. She will be clerking at the Appellate Court of Maryland and the Supreme Court of Maryland thereafter. 

    She earned her J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law and B.A. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. During law school, Jessica served as the Director of Public Relations of NAPALSA, Vice President of UBalt's APALSA, and an AEF Student Liaison. Jessica also served as President of UBalt's Board of Advocates and an Articles Editor of the University of Baltimore Law Forum.

  • Haroon Anwar | Treasurer

    Haroon is an experienced litigator and an Assistant Director at the United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, where he defends the United States in high stakes, mass tort and toxic tort litigation. Prior to his current position, he spent nearly a decade at an AmLaw 100 firm representing defendants in high stakes, mass tort and products liability litigation. Haroon obtained his B.A. in Economics & History, J.D., and M.S in Accounting from Indiana University in Bloomington. He is President of the DC Chapter of the IU Alumni Association and of the IU Asian Pacific Islander Alumni Association.  He is also a member of APABA-DC and SABA-DC.

  • Thomas Lee | Secretary

    Thomas is an associate at Morrison & Foerster LLP and a member of the
    firm’s Government Contracts and Public Procurement group.  His
    practice covers a broad range of government contracts matters,
    including bid protests, claims, transactions, and investigations.  He
    is a former judicial law clerk to the Honorable Thompson M. Dietz
    (United States Court of Federal Claims).  He received his J.D. from
    The George Washington University Law School, where he received his
    concentration in government contracts.  Prior to law school, he worked
    for a government contractor, and he received his M.A. from Georgetown
    University and B.A. from the University of Colorado at Boulder.

  • Alan Huang | Communications Director

    Alan is a litigation associate at Paul Hastings LLP in Washington, D.C., where his practice spans complex litigation, government investigations, white-collar defense, and regulatory counseling. He represents individuals, corporations, and financial institutions in a range of high-stakes matters, including civil litigation, commercial disputes, national security matters, and regulatory compliance challenges across state and federal forums.

    Alan earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as executive editor of the Journal of Law and Public Policy, and his B.A. from Loyola University Chicago. He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and is fluent in English and Mandarin Chinese.

  • Emily Chuang I Communications Director

    Emily is a food regulatory associate at Keller & Heckman LLP.  She received her J.D. from Suffolk University Law School and her B.S. Food Science from Purdue University.  While in law school, Emily served as a federal intern at the USDA and a judicial intern to the Honorable Vickie L. Henry at the Massachusetts Appeals Court.  During this time, she also served as Director of Professional Development for NAPALSA, Vice President for Suffolk Law APALSA, and Diversity Law Fellow for Suffolk Law.  Prior to law school, Emily worked as a Food Chemist at Cargill in Blair, Nebraska.

  • Jill Chien I Director

    Jill is the very first Mental Health and Mitigation Attorney for the Arlington County Public Defender’s Office. In this pioneering role, she focuses on cases involving serious mental illness, diversion, alternatives to incarceration, competency, and restoration. A lifelong social worker, Jill is grateful for the opportunity to integrate both her legal and social work backgrounds in service of her clients.

    She earned her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, where she was a Public Interest Scholar and graduated with a concentration in Family Law. During her time there, she received the Equal Justice Works Regional Public Interest Award for the Mid-Atlantic Region.

    Jill also holds a Master’s degree in Social Policy from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Clinical Social Work from New York University.

  • Jason Yan | Director

    Jason earned his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center and a B.S. in Economics from Duke University.  Upon graduation he joined O’Melveny & Myers LLP, where he is currently a Counsel in the Antitrust and Healthcare practice groups.  Jason is a well-rounded litigator and trusted advisor with extensive experience guiding clients through complex and cutting-edge issues relating to competition, healthcare, and artificial intelligence. He has a wide range of experience across varying industries, with a focus on counseling healthcare payors and airlines.  Jason is a first-generation attorney and an active member of APABA-DC.

  • Marissa Lee | Director

    Marissa is a tax attorney at Foley & Lardner LLP. She previously served as a law clerk at the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance and the U.S. Department of Justice, Tax Division. She also worked as a judicial intern at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

    Marissa earned her LL.M. from Georgetown University Law Center, J.D. from University of Minnesota Law School, and B.A. from Wellesley College.

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