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- Atty. Castaneda wins a motion to suppress all evidence based on illegal detention of her client.
- The dependency court judge ordered the minor returned to her parents after strong evidence was provided by Atty. Castaneda that the parents were not responsible for the injuries sustained by the young child.
- Atty. Castaneda obtained a dismissal for her client after prosecutors decided not to proceed with criminal threat charges. The client avoided removal/deportation proceedings from being initiated against him.
- Atty. Castaneda, after extensive negotiations with the prosecutors, obtained a dismissal of a client's domestic violence case in Las Vegas.
Atty. Castañeda: Visionary, Leader and Pioneer
As the high school student body president, Atty. Castaneda was eager to pursue leadership roles on a bigger scale. At University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), she was active in university politics, various organizations such as Samahang Pilipino and a national sorority. She graduated with honors in both History and Philosophy.
While at UCLA, she worked with the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, Training Division. She acquired valuable skills by observing trial lawyers conducting trials, preliminary hearings and arguing motions. She gained a broad overview of various crimes: narcotics, fraud (automobile, insurance, healthcare, real estate), environmental crimes, assets & forfeiture, hardcore gang, organize crime, child support.
Her commitment to public service was the impetus for her to attend the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. While in law school, she was selected to attend the University of Leiden in the Netherlands. She studied European Community laws with a focus on criminal and business law.
After law school, Atty. Castaneda worked for Judge Dickran Tevrizian at the United States Ninth District in Los Angeles. She researched and drafted judicial order for the court and gained insight to federal civil and criminal practice.
She then worked for the City of Los Angeles, Mayor’s Office, as an Appeals Analyst for the Office of the Economic Development. She evaluated, drafted, and presented to the Board of Public Works and City Council whether a company should be granted/denied the Minority/Women/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise certification for city contracts.
Thereafter, Atty. Castaneda joined the District Attorney’s Office prosecuting felony and misdemeanor cases from arraignment to trial. She handled serious and violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, gang cases, domestic violence, DUI’s, drug cases, juvenile crimes, child support cases, just to cite a few. As a prosecutor, she worked with local, state, and federal agencies in litigating her cases successfully.
ATTY. CASTAÑEDA: TOP 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL FILIPINA WOMEN IN THE U.S. FOR 2009
The nationwide search for the 100 Most Influential Filipina Women in the U.S. is the ultimate showcase of the Filipino American community's most inspiring individuals in the private and public sector, which exemplify innovation, mentorship, professionalism, gender empowerment and leadership.
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Atty. Castaneda was honored under the Founders & Pioneers category. This category honor Filipina women in their capacities as the chief executive, president, executive director or founder of a U.S. based company, community organization, non-profit, or business venture that they helped start, build or significantly grow.
For further information, please visit filipinawomensnetwork.org.