T. MICHAEL FEHMEL
CURRICULUM VITAE |
November 1978 |
Admitted to California State Bar.
Admitted to the Bar of the United States District Court for the Southern, Central and Eastern Districts of California, and the 9th Circuit Court of Appeal. |
Education |
JD 1978 Glendale University College of Law
BA and BS degrees 1975 - California State University Los Angeles |
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Awards: Received the 2003 Distinguished Pro Bono Legal Services Award from the Los Angeles Chapter of the J. Reuben Clark Law Society. |
PROFESSIONAL LEGAL EXPERIENCE |
July 1988 - present |
Principal, Fehmel & Associates, Los Angeles, CA.
Law firm specializing in real estate transactions, business litigation, international trade, and immigration. Conducted more than 100 trials with emphasis on real property and business litigation. Handled a variety of real estate and corporate acquisitions totaling in excess of $500 million to date.
Approximately 80% of the firm's clients are Japanese, a number of which are publicly traded on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges. The firm maintains an office in Tokyo. More than one-half of each business day is spent speaking, reading and writing in Japanese. |
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Nov. 1978 - June, 1988 |
Partner, Rogow & Fehmel, Los Angeles, CA.
5 attorney law firm with a general business and business litigation emphasis. Specialized in real estate transactions, business litigation, international trade, and immigration matters. |
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Professional |
Memberships: American Immigration Lawyers Association
J. Reuben Clark Law Society Board of Directors for more than 3 years. |
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Lectures and Publications |
Lectured more than 25 times since 1988 in Japan in the Japanese language on a variety of legal topics and current events.
Topics have included U.S. law and related legal topics including real estate acquisition, financing and construction matters. Addressed Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in 11 major cities in Japan in conjunction with the State of California Trade Office. Co-authored 3 publications in the Japanese language relating to U.S. legal topics. |
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Television |
Has appeared more than 20 times on Japanese language television programs as a guest legal analyst concerning immigration, real estate and other legal topics of interest. |
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