A graduate of Peking University (Ph.D.) and Valparaiso University School of Law (J.D.), Dr. Liu is a licensed member of the Illinois State Bar. He was also admitted to practice law in the U.S. District Courts for Southern District of Texas and Northern District of Illinois. His practice includes employment-based immigrant and non-immigrant petitions, and administrative and judiciary appeals. Prior to practicing law as a licensed attorney, Dr. Liu interned as law clerk in the Law Division of Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois, and served on the editorial board of Valparaiso University Law Review, Valparaiso, Indiana.