Judy M. Lam is a litigator, trial lawyer, and partner of Maynard Cooper & Gale in Los Angeles, handling complex commercial and real estate disputes for a variety of businesses and entrepreneurs. Her early roots in Hong Kong and Los Angeles prepared her to appreciate multiple perspectives and to bridge gaps in understanding and in conflicts. She is also an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and FINRA.
Judy has practiced in large and small firms. In a surprising move, Judy led her 100% minority-owned litigation boutique in Los Angeles to join forces with Maynard Cooper & Gale, a prominent southern firm based in Birmingham, Alabama, which opened its Los Angeles office in 2018. Judy co-chairs the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee.
Judy has been active on boards serving education, the arts, and the law, especially access and opportunity for immigrants, women lawyers and building allyship with male lawyers, including Occidental College, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association, Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance and Asian Pacific Women’s Center (domestic violence shelter), including guiding it through a merger with another local agency.
For NAPABA, Judy has co-chaired the NAPABA Convention in Los Angeles in 2010, the Real Estate Committee, Real Estate Case Study, and Branding Committee. She has been recognized as a Super Lawyer, Woman of Influence in Real Estate, NAPABA’s Best Under 40, and awarded the Alumni Seal Award from Occidental College. She also serves on committees for the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility and the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. In 2020, she will join the NAPABA Board as its Secretary.