TSIWEN M. LAW, ESQUIRE
Tsiwen M. Law, Esquire is an esteemed attorney with a diverse background and extensive expertise in the legal field with his practice focusing on litigation, transactional law, and trusts & estates. He currently serves as “of Counsel” for Kunnel, Ortiz & Kunnel.
He obtained his A.B. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley in 1978, followed by a Masters in Public Health from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1981, and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984.
Mr. Law is credited as one of the original instructors of Asian American Studies at University of California, Berkeley, and he has taught APA Studies for over fifteen years at other institutions, including Penn, the University of Michigan, and Temple. In the years after graduating from the Law School, Law also helped found the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Pennsylvania as well as the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. Mr. Law has been an Asian American civil rights activist for decades, dating to the anti-Vietnam War movement in the late 1960s.
Throughout his distinguished career, Tsiwen M. Law has consistently demonstrated a commitment to excellence, professionalism, and community service, making him a highly sought-after legal practitioner known for his unwavering dedication to his clients.
Areas of Practice:
Litigation: Breach of Contract, insurance, Landlord/Tenant (Commercial), Corporations, Mortgage Foreclosures, Real Estate, Shareholder and Partner Disputes
Transactional Law: Asset Protection, Business Planning, Commercial Transactions, Corporations & Partnerships, Contracts, Deeds, Leases, Non profit law, Real Estate Transactions;
Trusts & Estates: Advance Health Care Directives, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Probate & Estate Administration, Wills
Professional Associations and Membership:
- Founder of the Asian American Bar Association Delaware Valley
- Founder of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Philadelphia Bar Association Board of Governors for the Public Interest Section;
- Former Chairman of the Philadelphia Bar Public Interest Section
- Mayor's Commission on Asian American Affairs (under Mayor Wilson Goode)
Education:
- A.B .in Economics - University of California, Berkeley in 1978,
- Masters in Public Health from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1981,
- J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1984.