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The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Women's Leadership Network profiled Minami Tamaki LLP attorney Lisa P. Mak in its “July Member Spotlight.” We reprint the NAPABA Women's Leadership Network post here with their permission. By Carolynn Beck This month's member spotlight ...

Minami Tamaki LLP assists employees in the technology industry in navigating workplace issues and developing strategies to advance their careers.  We ensure that employee legal rights are protected, and take appropriate action to hold employers accountable.  Minami Tamaki attorneys have vast expe...

SUPER LAWYERS 2017 (Photo by Gary Wagner) – BACK ROW (L-R): Seema Bhatt (Rising Stars); Donald K. Tamaki (10-plus years); La Verne A. Ramsay; Suhi Koizumi (Rising Stars); Sean Tamura-Sato (Rising Stars); Olivia Serene Lee (Rising Stars); Heather Osuna; B. Mark Fong (Super Lawyers); FRONT ROW: Jac...

On June 28, 2017, Associate Lisa P. Mak in our Consumer and Employee Rights Group was honored with the Legal Advocate Award from the Center for Workers' Rights in Sacramento. Lisa received the award for her successful representation of four female officers of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Depar...

PHOTO: AILA NorCal Chair Olivia Lee (second of left) with other chapter leaders accepting the Platinum Chapter Award.​ The Northern California Chapter of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) received the Platinum Chapter Award, the organization's highest honor for chapters, at AILA...

Minami Tamaki's Consumer and Employee Rights Group specializes in trade secret litigation, a growing area of technology law in Silicon Valley and throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.  Our attorneys represent both employees in defense of their development of skills and talent, and employers seek...

On May 25, 2017, Associate Lisa P. Mak received a legislative resolution presented by the Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and the Asian Bar Association of Sacramento Law Foundation for her success in the Hagadorn v. Sacramento County Sheriff's Department case. In May 2016, a jury awarde...

Associate Lisa P. Mak in our Consumer and Employee Rights Group will be recognized with a Legal Advocate Award from the Center for Workers' Rights on June 28, 2017, in Sacramento. In a letter to Lisa, the Center wrote: “Your victory against the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department on behalf of ...

The County of Sacramento recently abandoned its appeal of the jury verdict award from last May 2016 to four Sacramento County Sheriff's Department officers represented by Minami Tamaki LLP and The Law Offices of Jerry L. Chong and Alice W. Wong. The County's abandonment of the appeal brings a con...

Personal Injury Group Partner Mark Fong and Associate Seema Bhatt represented the wife and children of 78-year-old Cheng Jin Lai, who was killed by a Muni bus while riding his bicycle in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco. The bus made him lose control of his bicycle, causing him t...

We are pleased to announce that Heather Osuna has joined Minami Tamaki's Personal Injury Group as an Associate. Prior to joining us, Heather represented individuals who were victims of personal injuries from asbestos exposure and the victims' families. She served as second and third chair in comp...

Minami Tamaki LLP helps employees in the technology industry navigate workplace issues and ensure that their legal rights are protected.  We work to address issues of discrimination in the tech industry, including inequities in hiring and promotion, pay discrimination, pregnancy and child care di...

Minami Tamaki LLP is representing former National Football League (“NFL”) players in the matter In Re: National Football League Players' Concussion Injury Litigation, MDL No. 2323. The case was brought as a class action on behalf of former players who claimed that they suffered head trauma during...

Minami Tamaki is investigating allegations that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (“Fiat Chrysler”) installed and failed to disclose the presence of engine control software that alters emissions and contributes to air pollution in model year 2014, 2015, and 2016 diesel Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Ram 1...

For the third year in a row, Minami Tamaki LLP has received a Tier 1 ranking on the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list under the “Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs” category for our metro area. “Best Law Firms” also recognized our firm for the second year in the “Immigration” ca...

The Minami Tamaki LLP law firm has named Sean Tamura-Sato as Partner, effective January 1, 2017. He has been an attorney in the firm's Consumer and Employee Rights Group since August 2007. “Sean has helped lead or been an integral part of every major case in our consumer and employee rights pract...

Congratulations to Minami Tamaki attorney Suhi Koizumi on receiving a 2016 Unity Award from the Minority Bar Coalition! The Unity Award is given to members who have best shown a dedication to working in a unified manner to advance the cause of diversity in the legal profession. Suhi received the ...

On September 8, 2016, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) fined San Francisco-based Wells Fargo more than $185 million for its widespread practice of opening unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts.  According to CFPB, Wells Fargo opened as many as two million such accoun...

Minami Tamaki Partner B. Mark Fong (right in photo) and other members of the firm attended Chinatown Community Development Center's (CCDC) 39th Gala and Tribute to Rose Pak on October 7. More than 800 guests joined together to pay tribute to Rose, including U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein, former S...

On October 25, 2016, United States District Judge Charles Breyer approved a record-setting $14.7 billion settlement with regulators and owners of 475,000 Volkswagens and Audis with 2.0 liter diesel engines. In September 2015, Volkswagen admitted to installing secret software in its diesel vehicle...

Minami Tamaki LLP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of two female janitors who were sexually targeted and abused by male supervisors at their workplace.  These women allege that they were subjected to vulgar comments and physically assaulted while they were at work. One woman also alleges that she wa...

Minami Tamaki LLP helps employees in the technology industry navigate workplace issues and ensure that their legal rights are protected.  We work to address issues of gender, race, and age discrimination in the tech industry, including inequities in the hiring process, pay discrimination, the “gl...

On September 14, 2016, a Sacramento judge awarded Minami Tamaki LLP and their co-counsel, the Law Offices of Jerry Chong and Alice Wong, $5.3 million in attorneys' fees for their successful trial verdict on behalf of four female law enforcement officers of the Sacramento County Sheriff's Departme...

White House officials invited Partner Minette Kwok from the Minami Tamaki immigration practice group to participate in an August 26 conference call announcing President Obama's proposed International Entrepreneurship rule that would allow foreign national entrepreneurs to build their startups in ...

Minami Tamaki LLP Partners Dale Minami, Minette Kwok, and B. Mark Fong were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. Dale and Mark were selected for the list in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs. It is the fourth year in a row...