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Jan. 9, 2023

Zealous Advocacy

Ikuta Hemesath founders say vigorous debates are part of their plaintiff medical malpractice work.

From left: Bejamin Ikuta and Michelle Hemesath. Thomas Kurtz / Special to the Daily Journal

Medical malpractice attorney Michelle B. Hemesath doesn’t mind admitting that she and her partner Benjamin T. Ikuta engage frequently in spirited disagreements.

“We talk to each other probably 10 times a day about cases,” Hemesath said. “And yeah, we certainly fight. We fight all the time, but it’s never the kind of fighting we can’t get over. We’re just both very zealous advocates, and so it naturally, I think, leads to heated... (continued)

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