JAMES R. EBERT, Esq.
James R. Ebert is both a business attorney and a California Certified Public Accountant ("CPA"). Only 700 or 800 of the more than 100,000 lawyers in California are also CPAs. He is experienced in assisting Japan businesses with corporate, contracts, real estate, tax-free reorganizations, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, collections, business litigation, arbitration, estate planning, probate, sports, tax litigation, maritime law and business matters. He is licensed to practice law in both California and Georgia. His extensive knowledge of accounting, finance and tax is extremely valuable to our business clients. He has successfully represented many companies in litigation at the trial and appellate courts. He is respected for his ability to research, analyze, formulate, present and execute successful strategies for clients.
Mr. Ebert was a research fellow at Kyoto University, Japan from 1983 to 1986 pursuant to a Japan Ministry of Education (Monbusho) Fellowship. 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 was a member of the international business and Japan practice groups of both the Pricewaterhouse Coopers and Deloitte Touche Tomatsu accounting firms. He is a member of the U.S. federal courts including the U.S. District Court (Central District); U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals; and U.S. Tax Court and
Mr. Ebert is a member of the American Bar Association, California State Bar Association, Georgia State Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants and the American Association 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. Mr. Ebert is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, their highest rating for knowledge, professional skills and ethics. He is an Eagle Scout.
Mr. Ebert has taught numerous seminars to lawyers, Certified Public Accountants, businesses and community organizations. He is the co-author of Selected Topics in Japanese Tax Law, Professor Zentaro Kitagawa, Doing Business in Japan (1985 and 1986 supplements). His seminars and publications include:
- Estate Planning and Living Trusts (1991);
- New Compliance Regulations-Foreign Inbound Investments (1991, 1992);
- Sports, Entertainment and Tax Law in Japan, California Society of CPAs (1992, 1993);
- Legal and Business Considerations in Acquisitions, Including Auctions. RTC/FDIC, REO, Bankruptcy and Probate Sales, Osaka and Tokyo (June 1993);
- Business Law Tips for Avoiding Litigation and Overview of the Litigation Process (January 1996);
- Facts and Myths about Probate and Trust Administration, California Society of CPAs (1997);
- Estate Planning For Japanese and Nikkei (1997, 1998, 2006, 2007);
- General Legal and Procedural Considerations for Real Estate Purchase and Sales Transactions in the United States, ILS International Legal Strategy (January 1998);
- Debt Collection, ILS International Legal Strategy (January 1998);
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (June 1998);
- Entity Planning in the New Millennium, California Society of CPAs (September 1999);
- Estate Tax Planning For CPAs (June 2000);
- The CPA as an Expert Witness, California Society of CPAs (November 2001) and Estate Planning & Trust Council of Long Beach (February 2002);
- Collection Litigation, California Ikkikai Benkyokai (January 2006).
