James R. Ebert is both an attorney and a California Certified Public Accountant (“CPA”). Only about 700 of the more than 100,000 lawyers in California are also CPAs. Mr. Ebert was a research fellow at Kyoto University, Japan from 1983 to 1986 pursuant to a Japan Ministry of Education (Monbusho) Fellowship. He is experienced in assisting Japan businesses with business litigation, arbitration, contracts, tax litigation, maritime law, collection matters, real estate and corporate law. He is licensed to practice law in the states of California, Georgia, Nevada, Texas, Alabama and Michigan.
He graduated with honors from Loyola Law School (J.D. 1982, Dean’s List) and the University of Santa Clara (B.S.C. Accounting 1979, Cum Laude). He has worked in the international business and Japan practice groups of both Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Deloitte Touche Tomatsu.
Mr. Ebert is AV Preeminent-rated by Martindale Hubbell as of 1990. He is a member of the American Bar Association, California State Bar Association, Georgia State Bar Association, Michigan State Bar Association, Texas State Bar Association, Nevada State Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Japanese American Bar Association, Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Academy of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants (member of the Estate Planning and Practice Development Committees). He is a founding member and was the 1992 President of the Orange County Japanese American Lawyers Association. He is an Eagle Scout and enjoys sailing and golf.
Mr. Ebert has taught numerous seminars to lawyers and certified public accountants. He is the co-author of Selected Topics in Japanese Tax Law, Professor Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan (1985 and 1986 supplements).