Dr. Gustav A. von Schulz
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Certified Public Accountant
Real Estate Broker

	Education 2024, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Ed.D. in EPOL 2023, Nanjing University, Ph.D. in Law 2009, University of Pennsylvania Law School, J.D., cum laude 2009, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, PGC in BPUB 2004, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, MAcc 2004, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, B.S.B.A., summa cum laude
	State Bar Admissions California (264875) New York (4848909)
	Federal Bar Admissions U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals U.S. Central District of California U.S. Northern District of California
	Certified Public Accountant California (99267) New York (inactive) (103571) Ohio (43328)
	Real Estate Broker California (01917476)

Dr. von Schulz has lived in the United States, Argentina, China, and the Soviet Union for a total of approximately twenty years. This broad international experience combined with Dr. von Schulz's academic and technical allows Dr. von Schulz to effectively advocate on behalf of his clients and provide meaningful contributions to the fields of law, philosophy, and education.

Dr. von Schulz's philosophy is exhibited in his writings and his work related to research at Nanjing University and University of Illinois. Dr. von Schulz's dissertation in Nanjing University related to the theoretical justification for interpretation of laws and their effects both in the United States and in the People's Republic of China. In this research, Dr. von Schulz worked with his Ph.D. advisor Professor Li under a Chinese grant provided for "Case Based Research on Reforming of the Chinese Anti-Unfair Competition Law".

In furthering Dr. von Schulz's Ph.D. research at Nanjing University, Dr. von Schulz found a direct intersection between educational psychology and the role of both the formation and the understanding of legal doctrine. This broad relationship is based on philosophy and provides for a conceptual methodology towards both understanding legal problems and interpreting law in a manner that is cognizant to the realities of social and individual experiences.

Dr. von Schulz's publications on these topics include:

Gadamerian Hermeneutics in Practice as a Paradigm for Legal Interpretation and Analysis, 54 St. Mary's L.J. 487 (2023).

Available at: https://commons.stmarytx.edu/thestmaryslawjournal/vol54/iss2/6/

Hermeneutics for Legal Research and Analysis, 53 St. Mary L. J. 783 (2022). Available at: https://commons.stmarytx.edu/thestmaryslawjournal/vol53/iss3/3/

Legal Clinical Education in China: A Literature Review, 33 Legal Education Review 35 (2023). Available at: https://doi.org/10.53300/001c.75203

Direct Purchaser Requirement in Clayton Act Private Litigation: The Case of Pepper v. Apple, 28-1 Cath. U. J. L. & Tech. 1. (2019). Available at: https://scholarship.law.edu/jlt/vol28/iss1/3/

Technical Education

Dr. von Schulz obtained his technical legal education at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where Dr. von Schulz was awarded a Juris Doctorate degree with honors (cum laude). While at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. von Schulz also obtained a graduate certificate in Business and Public Policy from the Wharton School as well as served as a teaching assistant for the Wharton class on Venture Capital and the Finance of Innovation. During his studies at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, Dr. von Schulz served as an associate and senior editor for the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Business Law.

Prior to studying law, Dr. von Schulz studied business at the Ohio State University where he obtained both a Master of Accounting degree and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with highest honors (summa cum laude) in less than four years. At the Ohio State University, Dr. von Schulz's educational focus was on accounting, statistics, and finance.

Technical Experience

Dr. von Schulz places a special focus on representing the needs of individuals and firms in the areas of immigration, litigation, and tax. Dr. von Schulz has experience specializing in these fields both as an attorney and as a consultant.

Dr. von Schulz presented asylum cases at the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR), colloquially known as the Immigration Court. Furthermore, Dr. von Schulz has filed family-based and employment-based immigration applications with the USCIS as well as advised on both immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications.

Beyond immigration, Dr. von Schulz worked on litigation in the areas of criminal law, personal injury, civil rights, and unfair competition. In the area of criminal law, Dr. von Schulz understands the inner workings of California District Attorney offices and has assisted clients in developing strategies to avoid immigration consequences of criminal convictions, including by obtaining a refusal to prosecute.

With respect to tax and corporate practice, Dr. von Schulz previously served as a Corporate Attorney at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, served as the Tax Manager at Schulman Wolfson & Abruzzo, LLP, and served as a Tax and Legal Services Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. In these roles, Dr. von Schulz provided services which included tax planning, compliance, and audit defense.