Professor of Legal Analysis and Writing

• Legal Analysis and Writing, 
• Advanced Legal Writing Seminar, 
• Racism and the Law Seminar

B.S. with honors 1990 Portland State University
J.D. 1994 Northwestern School of Law of Lewis & Clark College
M.S. 1996 Portland State University

Chin is a member of the Executive Committee for the Minority Groups Section of the Association of American Law Schools (AALS), and a member of Award Committee for the AALS Section on Legal Writing, Reasoning, and Research. He was selected by the Governor and approved by the Oregon Senate to be a Commissioner on the Oregon Commission on Asian Affairs. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar's Legal Heritage Interest Group. He is on the planning committee of the Asian American Youth Leadership Conference.

Chin was a deputy district attorney for Multnomah County, co-chair of the Oregon Minority Lawyers Association, a member of the Oregon State Bar's Uniform Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, a delegate to the Oregon State Bar's House of Delegates, and vice-president of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance (Portland Lodge).

Chin has given presentations on clear writing, team teaching, scholarship, and curriculum development. His research interests include issues relating to diversity, national security, criminal law, and immigration. He is a member of the Oregon State Bar, the Legal Writing Institute, and Clarity.