Background
Oyakawa, Elisabeth was born on January 12, 1966 in Manchester, Iowa, United States.
Oyakawa, Elisabeth was born on January 12, 1966 in Manchester, Iowa, United States.
California State University (Bachelor of Arts, 1991). University of California at Los Angeles Attorney Assistant Training Program (Paralegal Certificate, 1996).
Worked at Barbosa & Garcia (Los Angeles, California) specializing in Education, Municipal, Administrative, Land Use, Real Estate, Corporate, Banking and Commercial, Employment, Environmental, Public Finance, Public Sector Labor. General Business and Commercial Litigation, State and Federal Civil and Appellate Litigation. (Paralegal)
Barbosa Garcia & Barnes, a fifteen-attorney firm, has a sophisticated practice representing both private clients and public entities.
The firm has an established corporate clientele ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to small family businesses.
Foreign many years, the firm has represented governmental clients as city attorney to several cities and as general and special counsel to counties, school districts, and other public entities. The firm"s specialization and the expertise of its attorneys, balanced between litigation and transactional work, has allowed the firm to combine the resources of a large firm with the accessibility and responsiveness of a small firm.
Members of the firm actively participate in professional and civic affairs, including pro-bono representation.