People
Yoshihide Hamada
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
The State Bar of California
After working for ten years as a lawyer at a law firm in Tokyo specializing in maritime and fisheries law as well as corporate law, I moved to the United States to pursue further legal studies. I was admitted to the State Bar of California and have provided a wide range of legal services to Japanese companies and individuals through the Japan Practice at Brightfield | Fehmel, a Los Angeles-based law firm.
Education
| Mar 2005 | Graduated from Ishikawa Prefectural Kanazawa Izumigaoka High School |
| Mar 2009 | Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Osaka University |
| Mar 2011 | Juris Doctor (J.D.), Osaka University Law School |
| Sep 2011 | Passed the National Bar Examination of Japan |
| Dec 2012 | Completed Legal Training and Research Institute Program, Supreme Court of Japan |
| May 2024 | Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law |
| Nov 2024 | Passed the California Bar Examination |
Experience
| Dec 2012 | Admitted to the Bar (Daini Tokyo Bar Association, Japan) |
| Jan 2013 | Joined Murakami Law Office LPC (Through June 2023) |
| Jan 2025 | Joined Brightfield | Fehmel (Los Angeles, California) (Of Counsel since September 2025) |
| May 2025 | Admitted to the State Bar of California |
| Nov 2025 | Founded Hamada Law Office |
Licenses & Admissions
Attorney at Law (Bar Admissions: Japan and California)
Marine Counselor
Marine Procedure Commission Agent
Boat Operator License (First Class and PWC)
Languages
Japanese / English
Affiliations
Daini Tokyo Bar Association
Daini Tokyo Bar Association International Committee
State Bar of California
Japanese American Bar Association
UCLA LLM Alumni Mentor
Publications
Takayuki Matsui et al. Practical Guide of Bill of Lading (SEIZANDO-SHOTEN PUBLISHING 2016) (Co-author)
※Received Sumida Maritime Encouragement Award, the Japan Shipping Exchange Inc., 2017
Hobbies
Music, Shogi