Bar Association Activities
Lawyers at the firm actively engage in activities with bar association committees and serve as court appointed defense counsel and duty attorneys. Many of our lawyers have served in senior positions with the Japan Federation of Bar Associations and other bar associations. In addition, the firm is enthusiastic in participating in training lawyers to be assigned to legal aid firms and the Japan Legal Support Center.
Details of Activities
Lawyers at the firm are engaged in various bar association activities.
■ Positions and Committees
Many lawyers at the firm have served in positions with and participate in committees of bar associations, supporting the pro bono activities of the bar associations.
■ Court Appointed Defense Counsel and Duty Attorneys
Lawyers at the firm actively serve as court appointed defense counsel and duty attorneys for defendants and suspects in criminal cases.
■ Legal Aid Firms and the Japan Legal Support Center
The firm regularly takes on lawyers to be assigned to legal aid firms and the Japan Legal Support Center. The firm then sends these lawyers to areas experiencing a shortage of lawyers once they have accumulated experience in various legal services including general legal advice and criminal defense.
Bar Association Activities：News
- Public Service
- Hiroyuki Tanaka becomes a lecturer for Training to Ensure Skills as Counsel in Proceedings Alleging Specific Infringement, Japan Patent Attorneys Association
- Public Service
- Satoshi Kawai becomes the Vice-Chairperson of the Discipline Maintenance Committee, Dai-ichi Tokyo Bar Association
- Public Service
- Satoshi Kawai becomes the Chair of the ADR Center, the Japan Federation of Bar Associations
- Public Service
- Tetsushi Kamimura becomes a Chairperson of Legal Apprenticeship Committee, Japan Federation of Bar Associations
- Public Service
- Daisuke Tsuta becomes the member of Working Group on Information Security for Attorney Services, Japan Federation of Bar Associations