George Kawamoto
- Partner
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415-362-9801
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Hastings Pro Bono Society
Areas of Practice
- Class Actions - Plaintiff
- Elder Law
- Personal Injury - Plaintiff
- Wrongful Death - Plaintiff
Bar Admissions
- California, 2011
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2011
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 2011
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 2011
- University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
- B.S. - 2003
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: Comparative Literature
- Major: Japanese Language and Literature
Published Works
- "Letting Elders Down: Falls and Traumatic Brain Injuries at Long-Term Care Facilities”, Forum, July/August (co-authored with Kathryn Stebner)
- “Elder Abuse Class Actions: Notes from the Long and Winding Road”, The Gavel, Summer 2019 (co-authored with Kathryn Stebner)
- "Mentoring for a Public Good", 22 Hastings Women's L. J. 361, Summer, 2011
Classes/Seminars
- “Elder Abuse Cases”, March 17, 2018, Berkeley Elder Rights Abuse Panel, Berkeley, CA
- “In The Beginning”, November 17, 2017, CANHR Elder Law Conference, Monterey, CA
Honors and Awards
- Pretrial Practice, WITKIN Award
- Negotiation and Mediation, CALI Award
Professional Associations and Memberships
- San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, Member, 2009 to Present
- Asian American Bar Association, Member, 2009 to Present
- Bar Association of San Francisco, Member, 2009 to Present
- Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 2011 to Present
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2019 to 2021
- 2022 Super Lawyer
Past Employment Positions
- Asian Law Caucus, Law Clerk, 2009 to 2009
- Huckleberry Youth Programs, Executive Assistant, 2005 to 2008
Pro Bono Activities
- Hastings Pro Bono Society