About Robert Ming

   Born and raised in Orange County, Robert has grown up living, working and going to school in Southern California. Presently, Robert is a Vice President and Assistant General Counsel at Jefferies & Company, Inc., an international brokerage and investment banking firm. Previously, Robert was General Counsel of BeXcom Research, an Internet B2B E-Commerce provider, and began his legal career at the law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP in Los Angeles, California.

   Robert received his BA in Political Science from Azusa Pacific University where he graduated as the Most Outstanding Political Science Student and was inducted into the Academic Hall of Fame. He then went to Pepperdine Law School, where he graduated Valedictorian and received American Jurisprudence awards in Corporations, Real Property, Wills & Trusts, Real Estate Finance, Torts and Criminal Procedure. While at Pepperdine, Robert helped to form the first Republican Law Students Association on campus, and became its President.

   Robert was fortunate to be able to do an externship for Justice Armand Arabian at the California Supreme Court, where he assisted in evaluating which cases the court would review and co-authored an article with Justice Arabian. Later, Robert also served as a Research Assistant for then United States Solicitor General Kenneth Starr. Just after law school, Robert also served as a law clerk for Judge Lance Ito during the OJ Simpson trial.

   Robert and his wife Susie first met at Southern California Christian High School in Anaheim, California and were married just after graduating from college together. They have been married for 14 years and have two children, Jonathan (10) and Katie (8).

   Robert is currently a member of the Laguna Niguel Planning Commission, the Board of Directors of the Laguna Niguel Chamber of Commerce and Stoneybrooke Christian Schools. Robert is also on the Board of Managers of the South Coast YMCA and for the past nine years, has served on the Board of Directors of The Bonner Institute for the Advancement of Choral Music, a California non-profit organization he helped form. For four years, he served on the Board of Directors of the Hillcrest Village Homes Community Association. Robert is also Chairman of the Chamber's Governmental Affairs Committee, President of the Laguna Niguel Lion's Club, and Vice President of the Laguna Niguel Rotary Club. Robert helped found Citizens Who Vote, a coalition of concerned voters who sponsored the Voter ID Act, a state ballot initiative that would have required voters to present photo ID at the polls when they vote.

   Robert's service for Jefferies presently includes protecting the firm's intellectual property interests and electronic trading platforms, advising traders on various legal and compliance matters and structuring and negotiating debt, equity and restructuring investment banking transactions. He also reviews the firm's vendor agreements and marketing and advertising agreements for Jefferies' affiliated companies.

   In his free time, Robert has been a Y-Indian Guide Chief, AYSO Soccer Referee, Small Group leader, and formerly a Music Director at church.