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Solo and Small Firms

Aug. 3, 2013

The Law Offices of Christina Y. Chen

Life could have been very different for Christina Y. Chen had she taken a job interview with a prominent San Francisco law firm in 1983. But Chen, who runs her own firm and practices alongside her daughter, says she has no regrets.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN FRANCISCO - Life could have been very different for Christina Y. Chen had she taken a job interview with a prominent San Francisco law firm in 1978. A Chinese immigrant, she could have been at the forefront of drumming up business for the firm in her native land. Fast forward 35 years, and she may have had a corner office, a seven-figure salary and sky miles galore.


Chen, reflecting on that choice...

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