Shinju
S. Morris - Shinju is a Californian through and through.
Born in the shadow of the Hollywood sign, she ended up spending
the majority of her years in San Francisco, and returned to Los
Angeles for her undergraduate work at UCLA. Although she was primarily
preoccupied by her intercollegiate fencing career, along the way
she worked as a laboratory technician for the UCLA Neuropsychiatric
Institute, and served as Sports Editor for the UCLA yearbook.
Shinju
was involved in the UCLA Fencing Team, both as a competitor
and a coordinator. She earned medals both individually and with
her teammates on the Women's Foil Team in intercollegiate league
play, and in the All-Cal (all University of California) Fencing
Tournament. The year UCLA hosted the All-Cal's, Shinju organized
and ran the event.
During
the 1984 Olympics, Shinju was recognized by the Los Angeles
Olympic Organizing Committee for her volunteer work at the fencing
event for the games. She is also a former member of the governing
board for the Southern California Division of the United States
Fencing Association.
After graduating from UCLA with
a double major, Shinju worked for a mid-sized bankruptcy law
firm in Century City. She then spent two years working for a
premier Family Law Firm in Beverly Hills, prior to attending
Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco where
she earned her J.D. Shinju and her husband, John, opened their
own law office together in Arcadia. She has blended her duties
as Managing Partner of the firm with raising two children. Shinju
enjoys spending time with her family, reading, hiking, going
to movies, bowling (she is a one time ABT champion), and going
to Disneyland both with and without the children.
Shinju is a member of the Los
Angeles County Bar Association and the Family Law Section. Shinju
is also a member of the National Association of Counsel for
Children. She also serves as the Membership Chairperson on the
Board of Directors of the San Gabriel Valley Chapter of LeTip
International. Shinju especially enjoys her service as appointed
Minor's Counsel in the Family Law branch of the Los Angeles
Superior Court, where she represents children in high conflict
family law cases.