23 Facts About Dale Minami

Dale Minami was born on October 13,1946 and is a prominent Japanese American civil rights and personal injury lawyer based in San Francisco, California.

Dale Minami is best known for his work leading the legal team that overturned the conviction of Fred Korematsu, whose defiance of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II led to Korematsu v United States, which is widely considered one of the worst and most racist Supreme Court decisions in American history.

Dale Minami is regularly ranked as a top "Super Lawyer" and regularly recognized as a "Best Lawyer" by the eponymous peer-reviewed publication.

Dale Minami was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 13,1946, to Nisei parents who were victims of the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Dale Minami grew up in Gardena, a suburb south of the city of Los Angeles.

Dale Minami graduated from Gardena High School where he was active as student body president and played varsity basketball and baseball.

Dale Minami received his Juris Doctor degree in 1971 from University of California, Berkeley School of Law.

Dale Minami was involved in numerous legal cases and issues promoting the civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans.

Dale Minami represented a UCLA professor, Don Nakanish, in several grievance claims against UCLA for unfair and discriminatory decisions initially resulting in the denial of tenure.

Dale Minami has been involved in the judicial appointment process and in public policy and legislation.

Dale Minami served as a member of the California Fair Employment and Housing Commission.

Dale Minami chaired the California Attorney General's Asian Pacific Advisory Committee where he grew the committee's mandate to more assertively advocate for Asian American communities.

Dale Minami has been a Commissioner on the California State Bar Association's Commission on Judicial Nominee's Evaluation and Senator Barbara Boxer's Judicial Screening Committee.

Dale Minami cofounded the Asian-American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area, the Asian Pacific Bar of California and the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans.

Dale Minami's San Francisco-based law firm, Dale Minami Tamaki LLP, specializes in personal injury, immigration, consumer protection and employment law.

Mr Dale Minami has been recognized as one of the top personal injury lawyers in the Bay Area.

Dale Minami is regularly recognized as a "Best Lawyer" in the United States by the eponymous peer-reviewed publication.

Dale Minami is counsel to several community organizations, including the Center for Asian American Media, and the Asian American Journalists Association.

Dale Minami received honorary juris doctor degrees from the McGeorge School of Law in 1995 and the University of San Francisco School of Law in 2010.

Dale Minami was co-executive producer with Philip Kan Gotanda of Drinking Tea and Life Tastes Good, both of which were screened at the Sundance Film Festival.

Dale Minami is active in Asian American community organizations and has served on the board of governors for the Japanese American National Museum.

Dale Minami has been a lecturer at UC Berkeley and an instructor at Mills College.

Dale Minami has two brothers, Dr Roland Minami and Neil Minami.