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Meet the 2026 APAWLA Board

Executive Board

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President

Karyn Ihara

Karyn is a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP with experience in breach of warranty, class action and product liability matters. 

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President-Elect

Liana Attwell

Liana is the Assistant Director for the Career Development Office at Loyola Law School.

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Vice President (Membership)

Lydia Liberio

Lydia is a seasoned civil litigation attorney, mediator, arbitrator, and professor with expertise in complex corporate, employment, insurance, environmental, and family law matters in mediation, arbitration, litigation, and administrative agency settings.

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Vice President (Historian)

Kathy Gao

Kathy is a partner at GBG LLP where she defends employers in complex employment matters. 

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Treasurer

Nina Zhang

Nina is a housing preservation attorney at

Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California

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Secretary

Robyn Lin

Robyn is an associate at BakerHostetler in its Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group.

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