We are lawyers based in Osaka, the heart of the Kansai area, western Japan. A lawyer with extensive experience in litigation representing individuals and especially focusing on criminal cases, is available in English.

Without legal assistance, those who are arrested or prosecuted under suspicion of committing a crime could face serious problems, especially if it happens in a foreign country. However, in Japan, criminal defence lawyers who are able to communicate in English without interpreters are not yet common. We provide legal services in English and deal mainly with litigation cases, especially criminal cases. We advise and defend people involved in criminal cases, including those who have been arrested, investigated by the police, or are facing criminal trials. We can also provide advice and representation on dispute cases to settle them before they escalate into criminal investigations.

In recent years, many lawyers in Japan have begun to specialise in specific fields and lawyers with limited litigation experience are increasing. However, a lawyer with a wider range of legal knowledge and more litigation experience can respond to the case with greater flexibility. By utilizing our extensive legal knowledge and our abundant litigation experience, we are striving to provide legal services of higher standards.

Needless to say, no case is the same, and the circumstances and needs of each client differ greatly. Unlike some large-scale law firms that tend to rely on manual-based routine work, we are committed to providing the best legal services that are tailored to the individualized needs of each client.

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Office information

Our office is located in Nishi-Temma, just behind the Osaka District Court and Osaka High Court. It is accessible on foot from the centre of Osaka city, such as Umeda, Kita-Shinchi, Yodoyabashi, and Minami-Morimachi.

For details, please see the access page on this website.

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Consultations

An English-speaking lawyer is available, and it is possible to have consultations in English.

If you would like to consult us, please call (06) 6131-1868 and ask for Omori, or contact us via the inquiry form on this website.

We work mainly on cases in the Kansai area (Osaka, Hyogo, Kyoto, Nara, Wakayama, and Shiga), but we do not limit our service areas, so please consult with us for cases in other areas.

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About the Lawyer

OMORI, Keiichi – Founder

I spent my childhood in the UK, and after returning to Japan, I studied law in Kyoto and passed the bar exams, and became a lawyer in Japan.

I started my career as a pro-bono lawyer and a public defender at the public law office established by the Osaka Bar Association, Osaka Frontier Law Office (which later became Osaka Public Law Office, one of the most famous law offices for criminal defence in Japan). There I mainly represented people who were facing financial or other hardships and resulting in difficulties in accessing legal services.

In 2007, I was appointed as the first managing lawyer of the Nakamura Himawari-Fund Law Office, a public law office established by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations in the legally isolated area of Kochi Prefecture. There I dealt with a wide variety of legal disputes and acquired extensive experience in dispute resolution.

After completing the term of service at the Nakamura Himawari-Fund Law Office, I spent some time in the UK studying the legal systems of the common law and civil law countries. Returning to Japan, I was appointed by the Japanese government in 2013, to research and plan the legal system, and draft the amendment bills.

After the expiration of this term of service, I worked for a law firm specializing in international criminal cases.  Deepening expertise in criminal cases and cases involving clients from foreign countries, I joined Yasunaga Ichiro’s Law Office in 2017 as a partner.

In 2021, I founded this office, Omori Law Office.

Currently, I am dealing mainly with a wide range of dispute resolutions, from personal injury cases to contract dispute cases. I am especially focusing on criminal cases, from common cases such as illegal drug usage and traffic accidents to high-profile serious crime cases in lay judge trials. I take many cases from clients from foreign countries, who are unfamiliar with the Japanese legal system.

Career

Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Law(LLB)
Graduated from Legal Training and Research Institute of the Supreme Court

Membership

Osaka Bar Association Criminal Defense Committee
Osaka Bar Association Human Rights Committee
Osaka Bar Association Whistleblower Support Committee
Japan Federation of Bar Associations Consumer Affairs Committee
Transparency Japan
Keiji-bengo Forum(Criminal Defenders Forum), and more.