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Officers

Emily T. Kuwahara

President

Emily T. Kuwahara

Crowell & Moring

(213) 443-5556

ekuwahara@crowell.com

Gary Tokumori

President-Elect

Gary Tokumori

Parker Milliken

(213) 683-6608

gtokumori@pmcos.com

Marty T. Chao

Vice President

Marty T. Chao

SHEIN Distribution Corporation

 

martyc@sheingroup.com

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Vice President

Kari Kadomatsu

Graves & King LLP

(951) 680-0100

kkadomatsu@gravesandking.com

S. Candice Shikai

Treasurer

S. Candice Shikai​

Quintairos Prieto Wood & Boyer P.A.

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candice.shikai@qpwblaw.com

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Secretary

Stephen Franz

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

(213) 655-9632

stephanfranz@dwt.com

Colin M. Kawaguchi

Immediate Past-President

(ex officio)

Colin M. Kawaguchi

Nevers, Palazzo, Packard, Wildermuth & Wynner, PC

(818) 879-9700

ckawaguchi@npwlaw.com

Bryce Calabria

Mortenson Taggart Adams​ LLP

(949) 546-9766​

bcalabria@mortensontaggart.com​

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Kira T. Conlon

Somos Group

(213) 669-6392

kira@somosgroup.org​

Mark J. Furuya
Turner Construction Company
(714) 940-9000
mfuruya@tcco.com

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Harumi Hata

Buchalter APC

(213) 891-5578

hhata@buchalter.com

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Rebekah Hoelscher

Hyundai Motor America

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rhoelscher@hmausa.com

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Diana Iketani Iorlano

Iketani Law Corporation

(424) 220-8600

diana@iketanilaw.com

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Ryan Iwasaka
Greenberg Glusker LLP
(310) 201-7405
riwasaka@ggfirm.com

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Brendan Le

United States Postal Service

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brendan.a.le@usps.gov

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Mike Madokoro
Bowman and Brooke LLP
(310) 380-6519
mike.madokoro@bowmanandbrooke.com

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Eric Nishzawa

Law Office of Eric Y. Nishizawa

(213) 489-5110

en@nishizawalawoffices.com

 

Takayuki Ono
Sidley Austin LLP
(312) 853-7296
tono@sidley.com

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Ashley K. Quan

Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP

(818) 591-3700

akq@walzermelcher.com​​

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Lindsey Sugimoto

Latham & Watkins LLP

(213) 891-7780

lindsey.sugimoto@lw.com

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Mike Suzuki
Office of the Public Defender (Ret.)
(323) 547-1631
mkosuzuki@yahoo.com


Diane Tan
Tan &
Sakiyama
(323) 620-7751
dmltan@aol.com

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Staci M. Tomita

Shumener, Odson & Oh LLP

(213) 344-4206

stomita@soollp.com

Steven K. Yoda
Walzer Melcher & Yoda LLP
(818) 591-3700
sky@walzermelcher.com


Dennis T. Yokoyama
Southwestern Law School
(213) 738-6746
dyokoyama@swlaw.edu

Board of Governors

Advisory Council

The Honorable Fred J. Fujioka

Los Angeles Superior Court
 

The Honorable Alison Matsumoto Estrada

Los Angeles Superior Court
 

Ms. Janice Y. Fukai (Ret.)
 

The Honorable Ernest M. Hiroshige

Los Angeles Superior Court
 

Ms. Patricia Kinaga

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP


Mr. Gilbert N. Nishimura

Seki Nishimura & Watase, LLP


The Honorable Fumiko Wasserman

Los Angeles Superior Court

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