YANG Qiao

Professional Experience

　　Attorney Yang Qiao began her legal practice in 2007, specializing in administrative and criminal law. She has successively served as legal counsel for numerous government bodies and government platform companies, including the Management Committee of Xiangtan Economic & Technological Development Zone, the Xiangtan County Transportation Bureau, the Xiangtan County Forestry Bureau, the Xiangtan County Natural Resources Bureau, the Xiangtan County Urban Management and Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau, the Xiangtan County Shigu Town People's Government, the Xiangtan Comprehensive Bonded Zone Management Committee, the Xiangtan County Optimization of Human Settlements Affairs Center, the Xiangtan County Supply and Marketing Cooperative, the Xiangtan County Transportation Construction Investment Company, the Xiangtan County Agricultural and Rural Construction Investment Company, the Xiangtan Jiuhua Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., the Xiangtan County Culture and Tourism Construction Investment Company, the Xiangtan County Lianxiang Financing Guarantee Company, the Xiangtan Asset Management Company, and the Xiangtan Lianxiang Industrial Group Co., Ltd. In this role, she provides legal basis and legitimacy verification for major decision-making matters of government functional departments, represents the government in administrative litigation cases, and actively promotes law-based administration.

　　In criminal defense, Attorney Yang Qiao possesses formidable eloquence. Her courtroom arguments are logical and clear, and she reacts with agility, consistently earning praise from defendants and their families. She has handled multiple cases with significant social impact, where her defense arguments were largely adopted by the judges, leading to satisfactory outcomes for the defendants. She defended Zhu XX in a case of alleged affray, resulting in the procuratorate's decision not to prosecute; defended Zhu XX in a case of organizing and leading pyramid scheme activities, achieving a reduced sentence of one year in prison for the defendant; defended Yin XX in a case of forging official documents, certificates, and seals of state organs, resulting in the procuratorate's decision not to approve the arrest; and defended Lu XX, a member of a major drug trafficking ring, where the defendant received a sentence of 10 years in prison.

Representative Cases

　　• Successfully represented the Xiangtan County People's Government in a major administrative case, where it was sued by Xiangtan Lelin Amusement Co., Ltd. over other disputes; the court ruled to dismiss the plaintiff's lawsuit.

　　• Successfully represented Xiangtan Jiuhua Economic Construction Investment Co., Ltd. in a lease contract dispute lawsuit against Hunan Hiboridd Electric Intelligence Control Technology Co., Ltd.; the court ruled in favor of all the plaintiff's claims.

　　• Defended Lu XX, a member of a major drug trafficking ring; the defendant was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

　　• Defended Zhu XX in a case of alleged affray; the procuratorate decided not to prosecute.

　　• Defended Yin XX in a case of forging official documents, certificates, and seals of state organs; the procuratorate decided not to approve the arrest.

Honors

　　• Outstanding Party Affairs Worker in the Hunan Provincial Lawyers Industry

　　• Outstanding Lawyer of Xiangtan City

　　• Advanced Legal Worker Safeguarding Women and Children's Rights in Xiangtan City

　　• Outstanding Director of a Special Committee, Xiangtan Lawyers Association

　　• Outstanding People's Supervisor of Xiangtan City

　　• Outstanding Deputy to the People's Congress of Xiangtan County

Social Activities

　　• Expert within the Hunan Provincial Government Procurement Review Expert Pool

　　• Council Member, Hunan Provincial Women Lawyers Association

　　• Executive Council Member & Deputy Secretary-General of the Executive Council, Government Investment and Financing Law Research Society of the Hunan Provincial Law Society

　　• Deputy to the 16th and 17th People's Congress of Xiangtan County

　　• Vice President, Xiangtan City Lawyers Association

　　• Legislative Affairs Advisory Expert for the Standing Committee of the Xiangtan Municipal People's Congress

　　• Arbitrator, Xiangtan Arbitration Commission

　　• Rule of Law Supervisor for Xiangtan City

　　• People's Supervisor, Xiangtan Municipal People's Procuratorate

　　• Case Review Expert for the Performance Evaluation of Judges and Procurators ("Two Officials"), Xiangtan Municipal People's Congress Standing Committee

　　• Mediator, Xiangtan City Commercial Mediation Center (Federation of Industry & Commerce / General Chamber of Commerce)

　　• Member of the Xiangtan City Legal Talent Pool for Servicing Petitions in Accordance with the Law

　　• Part-time Member, Legal Affairs Committee & Supervisory and Judicial Affairs Committee of the Xiangtan County People's Congress