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Merry J. Chan · California Lawyer
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Merry J. Chan is on California’s State Bar roll, #229254, admitted in 2003; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. Practice areas listed in the registry: Appellate Law. 50 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 19 August 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #229254 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 2003 |
| Law school | New York Univ SOL |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Manuel Vega | Counsel for the respondent | 707 F. App'x 905 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 December 2017 |
| United States v. W. Harkonen | Counsel for the respondent | 705 F. App'x 606 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 December 2017 |
| United States v. Swanson | Counsel for the respondent | 703 F. App'x 487 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 30 June 2017 |
| United States v. Clarence Andrews | Counsel for the respondent | 689 F. App'x 549 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 April 2017 |
| United States v. Miguel Garcia | Counsel for the respondent | 669 F. App'x 416 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 September 2016 |
| United States v. Marvin Campbell | Counsel for the respondent | 639 F. App'x 478 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 4 May 2016 |
| United States v. Jonathan Hoang | Counsel for the respondent | 631 F. App'x 469 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 January 2016 |
| United States v. Linda Mai | Counsel for the respondent | 615 F. App'x 416 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 August 2015 |
| United States v. Bassam Salman | Counsel for the respondent | 618 F. App'x 886 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 July 2015 |
| United States v. Karim Bayyouk | Counsel for the respondent | 607 F. App'x 735 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 12 June 2015 |
| Ida Foster v. Department of Veterans Affairs | Counsel for the respondent | 604 F. App'x 559 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 May 2015 |
| United States v. Peter Wong | Counsel for the respondent | 603 F. App'x 639 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 May 2015 |
| United States v. Max Plog-Horowitz | Counsel for the respondent | 599 F. App'x 742 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 April 2015 |
| United States v. Mike Gama | Counsel for the respondent | 597 F. App'x 445 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 16 March 2015 |
| United States v. Carlos Martinez | Counsel for the appellant | 602 F. App'x 658 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 February 2015 |
| United States v. Gerriell Talmore | Counsel for the respondent | 585 F. App'x 567 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 October 2014 |
| United States v. Michael Shirley | Counsel for the respondent | 584 F. App'x 896 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 October 2014 |
| United States v. Jaime Caballero | Counsel for the respondent | 584 F. App'x 558 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 18 August 2014 |
| United States v. Barry Bonds | Counsel for the plaintiff | 757 F.3d 994 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 July 2014 |
| United States v. Gerardo Guizar | Counsel for the respondent | 574 F. App'x 753 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 May 2014 |
| United States v. Maurice St. James, Jr. | Counsel for the respondent | 569 F. App'x 495 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 April 2014 |
| United States v. Michael Chen | Counsel for the respondent | 564 F. App'x 898 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 March 2014 |
| United States v. Narco Gallon | Counsel for the appellant | 552 F. App'x 712 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 January 2014 |
| United States v. Jay Kent | Counsel for the respondent | 542 F. App'x 565 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 10 October 2013 |
| United States v. Barry Bonds | Counsel for the respondent | 730 F.3d 890 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 September 2013 |
| United States v. Samuel Cohen | Counsel for the respondent | 539 F. App'x 743 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 August 2013 |
| United States v. Samuel Cohen | Counsel for the plaintiff | 742 F.3d 856 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 August 2013 |
| United States v. Robert Pleasant | Counsel for the appellant | 704 F.3d 808 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 2 January 2013 |
| United States v. Felix Troncoso | Counsel for the respondent | 490 F. App'x 61 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 December 2012 |
| United States v. Trearl Malone | Counsel for the appellant | 503 F. App'x 499 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 19 December 2012 |
| United States v. Jermaine Lewis | Counsel for the respondent | 478 F. App'x 380 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 May 2012 |
| United States v. Daniel Ramsey | Counsel for the respondent | 468 F. App'x 808 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 23 February 2012 |
| United States v. Yeung | Counsel for the respondent | 672 F.3d 594 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 February 2012 |
| United States v. Ronnie Biddle | Counsel for the appellant | 467 F. App'x 693 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 January 2012 |
| United States v. Dugan | Counsel for the respondent | 657 F.3d 998 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 September 2011 |
| United States v. Dugan | Counsel for the respondent | 657 F.3d 998 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 20 September 2011 |
| United States v. Landa | Counsel for the respondent | 642 F.3d 833 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 June 2011 |
| United States v. Jose Luis Alvarado | Counsel for the respondent | 426 F. App'x 527 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 11 April 2011 |
| United States v. Justin Smith | Counsel for the respondent | 424 F. App'x 686 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 28 March 2011 |
| United States v. Frederick Johnson | Counsel for the respondent | 423 F. App'x 750 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 24 March 2011 |
| United States v. Israel Solorio-Gutierrez | Counsel for the respondent | 415 F. App'x 775 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 February 2011 |
| United States v. Lal Bhatia | Counsel for the respondent | 414 F. App'x 26 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 31 January 2011 |
| United States v. Ignacio Galvan-Benavides | Counsel for the respondent | 406 F. App'x 137 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 December 2010 |
| United States v. Jing Jing Hojsak | Counsel for the respondent | 395 F. App'x 457 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 15 September 2010 |
| United States v. Cliffina Johnson | Counsel for the respondent | 360 F. App'x 840 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 29 December 2009 |
| United States v. Hattabaugh | Counsel for the respondent | 295 F. App'x 249 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 3 October 2008 |
| United States v. Barroca | Counsel for the respondent | 310 F. App'x 69 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 August 2008 |
| United States v. Barroca | Counsel for the respondent | 310 F. App'x 69 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 13 August 2008 |
| United States v. Godinez-Alcaraz | Counsel for the respondent | 286 F. App'x 981 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 July 2008 |
| United States v. Bhatia | Counsel for the respondent | 259 F. App'x 950 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 14 December 2007 |
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The law school on the record is New York University School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 2003 · 23 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Appellate Law.
50 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.
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