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Michael Joseph Yamaguchi · California Lawyer
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Michael Joseph Yamaguchi is on California’s State Bar roll, #84984, admitted in 1978; license status: active as of 22 July 2026. The address of record is in San Francisco, San Francisco County. 4 practice areas are listed in the registry, shown on this page. 24 case appearances are listed on this profile. Registry record updated 11 September 2026; license information comes from the State Bar.
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| State Bar number | #84984 |
|---|---|
| License status | Active |
| Admitted | 1978 |
| Law school | Univ of San Francisco |
| Location | San Francisco, San Francisco County |
| Registry identity | Official State Bar record |
Diamond members practicing Business Law in San Francisco County
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| Case | Appeared for | Citation | Court | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rucker v. Davis | Counsel for the appellant | 304 F.3d 904 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 September 2002 |
| Gilmore v. U.S. Department of Energy | Counsel for the defendant | 4 F. Supp. 2d 912 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 13 March 1998 |
| Bernstein v. United States Department of State | Counsel for the defendant | 974 F. Supp. 1288 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 25 August 1997 |
| Wang Zong Xiao v. Reno | Counsel for the defendant | 963 F. Supp. 874 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 1 May 1997 |
| A&W Smelter and Refiners, Inc. v. Clinton | Counsel for the defendant | 962 F. Supp. 1232 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 25 March 1997 |
| Bernstein v. United States Department of State | Counsel for the defendant | 922 F. Supp. 1426 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 15 April 1996 |
| Tinoco v. Belshe | Counsel for the defendant | 916 F. Supp. 974 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 30 October 1995 |
| United States v. Redevelopment Agency of City of Oakland | Counsel for the plaintiff | 926 F. Supp. 928 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 16 August 1995 |
| Hannon v. Chater | Counsel for the defendant | 887 F. Supp. 1303 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 26 May 1995 |
| United States v. Ailemen | Counsel for the plaintiff | 893 F. Supp. 888 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 24 March 1995 |
| Gee v. Immigration & Naturalization Service | Counsel for the defendant | 875 F. Supp. 666 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 7 December 1994 |
| Kamb v. United States Coast Guard | Counsel for the defendant | 869 F. Supp. 793 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 9 November 1994 |
| United States v. Nally | Counsel for the plaintiff | 867 F. Supp. 1446 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 8 November 1994 |
| Alvaro Echavarria-Olarte v. Janet Reno, Attorney General for the United States of America | Counsel for the respondent | 35 F.3d 395 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 6 September 1994 |
| Alvaro Echavarria-Olarte v. Janet Reno, Attorney General for the United States of America | Counsel for the respondent | 94 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 6819 | California Supreme Court | 6 September 1994 |
| United States v. Dennis Chan Lai, United States of America v. Silas Brandon | Counsel for the respondent | 944 F.2d 1434 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 17 September 1991 |
| United States v. Lai | Counsel for the respondent | 934 F.2d 1414 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 22 May 1991 |
| United States v. Bruce A. Mulder | Counsel for the respondent | 889 F.2d 239 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 8 November 1989 |
| United States v. Phillip L. Segal | Counsel for the respondent | 852 F.2d 1152 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 July 1988 |
| United States v. Bruce A. Mulder | Counsel for the respondent | 808 F.2d 1346 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 26 January 1987 |
| United States v. Kwong Shing So | Counsel for the respondent | 755 F.2d 1350 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 1 March 1985 |
| Engineers Club of San Francisco v. United States | Counsel for the defendant | 609 F. Supp. 519 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 12 February 1985 |
| Allen F. Ehle v. United States | Counsel for the respondent | 720 F.2d 1096 | U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | 21 November 1983 |
| Sarto v. United States | Counsel for the defendant | 563 F. Supp. 476 | U.S. District Court, Northern District of California | 22 April 1983 |
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On the official record
The law school on the record is University of San Francisco School of Law.
Admitted to the California Bar in 1978 · 48 years on the roll.
Practice areas on the record: Business Law, Criminal Defense, Estate Planning and Tax.
24 appearances as counsel in published opinions are on this record.
The address of record is in San Francisco, in San Francisco County, where matters are ordinarily heard at the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco, seated at San Francisco.
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