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Top 40 Under 40

Jan. 19, 2012

Top 20 Under 40: Christine Van Aken


With all eyes on the fate of same-sex marriage in California, Van Aken has carved out a prominent niche for herself. She is the principal drafter of the city of San Francisco's appellate briefs to the state Supreme Court and 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in federal litigation for same-sex marriage rights. Perry v. Brown, 09-2292 (N.D. Cal.); 10-16696, 11-16577, 11-17255 (9th Cir. May 22, 2009).


The case is the latest chapter of a seven-year-old leg...

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