Attorney and community leader Grace Yoo, a first generation American, has spent the better part of 20 years advocating for the needs of under-represented groups and individuals in our community.
Although her private law practice focuses on estate planning, her legal career also includes representing abused and neglected children while at the Los Angeles County Children’s Law Center.
She was executive director of the Korean American Coalition and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA), where she expanded language access in the courtroom.
A long-time advocate for senior citizens, environmentalism and collaboration, Yoo served as advisor to both the Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition and the Sierra Club Zero Waste Committee, and she co-founded the Environmental Justice Collaborative and the Asian Jewish Initiative.
Yoo also spent four years as vice president of City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation Commission and she previously worked in the California State Treasurer’s office.