Bill Nguyen joined the Office of the County Counsel in 2024. His practice focuses on affirmative litigation and policy designed to advance social and economic justice. Before joining the Office, Bill studied fiction at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and served as an associate deputy public defender at the Alameda County Public Defender’s Office.
Office practice areas
- Social Justice and Impact Litigation Team
Education
- Iowa Writers’ Workshop, M.F.A., 2024
- Berkeley Law, J.D., 2020
- California Law Review, Associate Editor
- Best Brief Award in Written and Oral Advocacy
- Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal Law Ethics, Evidence, and Criminal Law
- Columbia University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2016
Prior experience
- Associate Deputy Public Defender at Alameda County Public Defender’s Office (2020–2021)
