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Minami Tamaki LLP attorney Ember Oparowski is a new member of the Sacramento chapter of American Inns of Court, a national organization of lawyers, judges, and other legal professionals with a mission to inspire the legal community to advance the rule of law by achieving the highest level of prof...

Forbes Advisor selected Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsels Dale Minami and B. Mark Fong for its 2024 list of ten “Best Wrongful Death Lawyers San Francisco.” On Mark's selection, Forbes Advisor wrote: “Mark Fong has over 40 years of experience as a trial lawyer handling wrongful death cases throug...

Minami Tamaki Associate Ember Oparowski obtained a $850,000 settlement for our client, a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran who was attacked by two Presa Canario dogs while visiting the home of the dogs' owner, who had been receiving counseling from our client after the owner's release from prison. Our ...

We're proud to announce that eight Minami Tamaki LLP attorneys were selected as Northern California Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2024. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer ...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel and firm co-founder Dale Minami will be the special guest of a special unscripted, on-stage conversation with Peabody-winning journalist Brooke Gladstone, host of WNYC's “On the Media,” preceding a performance of the pioneering Kronos Quartet on Friday, June 21, 2...

Who's Who Legal (WWL) included Minami Tamaki Partner Olivia Serene Lee in its latest edition of “WWL: Corporate Immigration,” recognizing Olivia as one of the foremost legal practitioners in immigration law based upon WWL's comprehensive, independent research. WWL: Corporate Immigration was the f...

Minami Tamaki LLP congratulates Partner Olivia S. Lee on her selection as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honor society of the nonprofit founded by the American Bar Association (ABA) in 1952. American Bar Foundation Fellows are limited to one percent of the lawyers of each state. They...

Minami Tamaki LLP today announced that Partner B. Mark Fong will transition to a Senior Counsel position, effective January 1, 2024. Mark has led Minami Tamaki LLP's personal injury practice since 2019 after Dale Minami transitioned to a Senior Counsel position. He became a Partner in 2014 after ...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami participated on a panel at the Rebellious Lawyering Conference, held October 5, 2023, at UCLA School of Law. Dale presented on the roundtable, “One Hell Of A Radical Ride – The Past, Present, And Future Of,” along with moderator Shauna Marshall (Profes...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Japantown Foundation (@japantownfoundation) The San Francisco Japantown Foundation's annual New Year's fundraiser returns for the first time post-COVID and again features Osechi Ryori, the traditional dishes carefully prepared and presented for t...

Minami Tamaki LLP Associate Ember Oparowski was the lead attorney for the defendant in a case that resulted in the only published case on COVID delays and a plaintiff's diligence in prosecuting cases within the statutory five-year period mandated by Code of Civil Procedure section 583.310. Ember ...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Donald K. Tamaki joined a distinguished group of leaders and organizations in the launch of Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth on November 16. The California Black Power Network (CBPN), Equal Justice Society (EJS), and six former members of the Ca...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Associate Seema Bhatt and Associate Ember Oparowski demonstrated exceptional legal acumen in securing a $925,000 settlement for our client who suffered a crush injury to her foot at a department store in Petaluma. The case presented significant challenges: there were no e...

Minami Tamaki LLP Partner B. Mark Fong and Senior Associate Seema Bhatt recovered a $3.85 million dollar settlement for a 52-year-old cyclist who was struck by a car while riding to his job as an aircraft cleaner at San Francisco International Airport. The initial facts of the case were unfavorab...

Minami Tamaki LLP has donated $75,000 to eight nonprofit organizations in the fall of 2023 as part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the critical role of these organizations in protecting the vulnerable and advancing our cultures and communities. Minami Tamaki was proud to be a sponsor of t...

Attorneys from Minami Tamaki LLP's Immigration and Nationality Law Practice presented at and participated in two 2023 American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) conferences held simultaneously in San Francisco October 26-28, 2023 — the 2023 AILA Technology and Innovation Summit and the 36th ...

Congratulations to Minami Tamaki Senior Counsel Don Tamaki and Senior Associate Lisa P. Mak on receiving Unity Awards from the Minority Bar Coalition for their efforts to promote the cause of diversity in the legal progression in the San Francisco Bay Area community. The Asian American Bar Associ...

Best Lawyers today announced that Minami Tamaki LLP is again ranked on its “Best Law Firms” list. This is the 10th year that the firm has been recognized with this distinction. The firm's Immigration and Nationality Law practice received a National Tier 2 ranking, the fifth year of being national...

Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsels Dale Minami and Don Tamaki and other members of the legal teams representing Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Minoru Yasui were honored on October 21, 2023, in San Francisco at an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the coram nobis cases that overt...

Lisa P. Mak, a Senior Associate in our Consumer and Employee Rights Practice Group, was honored with a prestigious National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) “Best Under 40” Award. NAPABA is the nation's largest Asian Pacific American membership organization representing the interes...

The Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs bestowed a Foreign Minister's Commendation on Minami Tamaki LLP Senior Counsel Dale Minami, one of only 150 individuals outside of Japan to be honored in 2023. The Foreign Minister's Commendations are awarded by the Foreign Minister of Japan to individuals an...

Minami Tamaki LLP Partner Mark Fong and Emergent LLP Partner Seth Rosenberg appeared on the August 22, 2023, episode of The Legal MD Podcast to reveal details behind their successful lawsuit against DJ and producer Skrillex on behalf of their client Jennifer Fraissl. The Legal MD Podcast host Dr....

The Best Lawyers in America recognized nine Minami Tamaki LLP attorneys in its 2024 edition. Partners Sean Tamura-Sato, B. Mark Fong, Olivia Serene Lee, Suhi Koizumi, Senior Counsel Dale Minami, and Senior Associates La Verne A. Ramsay and Angela Mapa made the Best Lawyers list. Senior Associate ...

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Osaki Creative Group (@osaki_creative) Graphic by Osaki Creative Minami Tamaki LLP extends its deepest sympathies to those affected by the Maui wildfires, Hawai‘i's deadliest disaster. The devastation in Lahaina has shaken a community near and de...

Minami Tamaki LLP co-founder and Senior Counsel Dale Minami appeared on the July 12, 2023, episode of the “Love thy Lawyer” podcast by attorney Louis Goodman. From the episode teaser (edited): “Dale Minami has had a fascinating career as a lawyer. He is currently one of the top personal injury la...