Wade Chow graduated from Yale Law School in 1993.  He joined the San Francisco District Attorney's office in 1996 after federal judicial clerkship and stints at Latham and Keker.  He is currently serving as Chief of Brady, Appellate and Training Division.  Mr. Chow is also in charge of the SFDA Hiring Committee and internship programs.

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JASON PECK

Deputy District Attorney
Contra Costa County

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DESHAWN MADHA

Deputy District Attorney

San Mateo County

Deshawn Madha is a Deputy District Attorney at the San Mateo County District Attorney's Office. Deshawn currently works in the preliminary hearing unit based in Redwood City, where he handles a variety of serious and violent crime.   Deshawn earned his law degree from UC Hastings in San Francisco and is a proud alumnus of UC San Diego.   

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MARSHALL KHINE

Deputy District Attorney
San Francisco County

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ABEL HUNG

Assistant District Attorney

Santa Cruz County

Abel started his career at the Stanislaus County District Attorney's Office in 2003 where he remained for approximately 8 years.  During that time, he was assigned to the Major Narcotics Vendor Prosecution Unit, Civil Asset Forfeiture Unit, Felony Trial Team, Felony Calendar and Misdemeanor Unit.  Abel was also specially assigned to gang and homicide cases.  Additionally, he was assigned to the Stanislaus Drug Enforcement Agency (S.D.E.A.) and tasked to the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Team (H.I.D.T.A.) as well as the California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team (CAL-MMET) where he worked large-scale multi-jurisdictional cases targeting drug trafficking organizations.  In 2011, Abel joined the Santa Cruz County District Attorney's Office where he is currently the senior ADA in the Narcotics Unit and assigned to the Santa Cruz County Anti-Crime Team (S.C.C.A.C.T.)  In addition to his prosecutorial duties, he is an active instructor having taught courses on search warrants, confidential informants, and narcotics investigations to numerous prosecutors and law enforcement officers.  

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JEFF MANGAR

Deputy District Attorney
Stanislaus County

832 12^th Street, Suite 300

Modesto, Ca 95354

Phone: (209) 525- 5550

Senior Deputy District Attorney Jeff Mangar is currently assigned to the on-call Homicide Team as well as a collateral assignment to the white collar Real Estate Fraud Unit. Being on-call, Jeff goes to homicide scenes to assist law enforcement with search warrant issues, observe interviews of eyewitnesses/ suspects, and attend autopsies.   In 2011, Jeff became a licensed real estate broker, so that he could assist with the newly formed Real Estate Fraud Unit.  Jeff is also a Certified Legal Specialist in Criminal Law by the State Bar of California, past President of the Stanislaus County Peace Officers’ Association, past bar exam grader, and current board member on the Stanislaus County Bar Association.  For extracurricular activities, Jeff is a PADI Certified Advanced Scuba Diver as well as an FAA Certified Private Pilot.

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JENNIFER OW

Deputy District Attorney

Placer County

Jennifer Ow is a felony Sex Assault prosecutor in Placer County.  She has been a prosecutor for over 20 years.  She was born and raised in Hawaii and began her career at the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office, relocating to California, and joining the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office in 1999.  Jennifer was eventually assigned to the Sex Assault unit and assisted with training law enforcement in Sex Assault protocol before being promoted to Deputy in Charge of the Redwood City Branch.  In 2010, Jennifer received the Prosecutor of the Year Award for her successful prosecution of a number of violent sex offenders.  She worked at the Nevada County District Attorney’s office handling Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault prosecutions for four years, until joining the Placer County District Attorney’s in 2016.   

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KIM MCNELIS

Deputy District Attorney

Butte County

Kim McNelis has been a prosecutor with the Butte County District Attorney's Office since 2012.  Kim is currently prosecuting general felony cases, including assaults, robberies, and homicides.  She began her career at the Sacramento District Attorney's Office in the misdemeanor unit.  Kim graduated in 2009 with a JD from Whittier Law School and in 2006 with a BA and a BS from UC Davis. 

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MELISSA BEGLEY

Deputy District Attorney

Placer County

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Sarah ma

Deputy District Attorney

Monterey County

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VANESSA WONG

Deputy District Attorney

Fresno County

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MARK KOO
Deputy District Attorney

Sutter County

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NANCY TUNG
Deputy District Attorney

Alameda County

Nancy Tung is a Deputy District Attorney where she is currently assigned to the Consumer, Environmental, and Worker Protection Unit. She is a state-wide leader in consumer protection issues and serves on the Ethics Committee of the California District Attorneys Association. Prior to joining the Alameda County DA's Office, Nancy served for 11 years in the San Francisco District Attorney's Office and 6 years with the California Attorney General's Office. She received her undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley (Go Bears!) and received her law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.

Paul Jhin (Santa Clara County DDA)

Shinmee Chang (San Mateo County DDA)

Jennifer Ow (Placer County DDA)

Jason Peck (Contra Costa County DDA)

Traci Lee (San Francisco County DDA)