Education
B.S., University of California, Davis
J.D., University of San Diego Law School
LL.M., University of Florida School of Law

Areas of Expertise
Tax, Wills and Trusts

Professor Yamamoto specializes in tax law teaching federal income tax, corporate tax, and federal estate and gift tax at South Texas College of Law Houston. He joined the faculty in 1996 after teaching at the University of Florida School of Law. He worked as an associate with a San Diego law firm and clerked for U.S. District Court Judge Irving Hill in Los Angeles after graduating from law school. He is the author of a practitioner’s reference book on tax called Federal Transfer Taxes Code and Regulations, and of many articles on legal education, estate taxes, and taxpayer relief measures.  He is a graduate of the University of California, earned his law degree at the University of San Diego, and his LLM in tax at the University of Florida.