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
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