OZAWA Lawyers

Established in 2005 in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina, OZAWA Lawyers has built a solid reputation for delivering comprehensive legal services across multiple disciplines. The firm's areas of expertise include administrative law, civil law, criminal justice, family law, labor relations, real estate, tax law, and trial advocacy. This broad spectrum of services enables OZAWA Lawyers to address the diverse legal needs of its clientele effectively.

The firm's team comprises highly qualified professionals with advanced academic credentials and extensive practical experience. Notably, Dr. Luiz Fernando Ozawa, the firm's founder and legal coordinator, holds two doctoral degrees in legal sciences and a master's degree in public policy management. His leadership is complemented by a team of specialists, including experts in medical law, digital compliance, environmental law, and civil and procedural law. This multidisciplinary approach ensures that clients receive well-rounded and informed legal counsel.

OZAWA Lawyers is committed to providing personalized and strategic legal solutions tailored to each client's unique circumstances. The firm emphasizes ethical practice, continuous professional development, and a client-centric approach, fostering trust and delivering results that align with clients' objectives. With a focus on excellence and integrity, OZAWA Lawyers continues to serve as a reliable legal partner in Brazil's dynamic legal landscape.

About OZAWA Lawyers

Founded in 2005

Practice areas

Lawsuits & Disputes

Civil & Human Rights

Criminal Defense

Family

Employment & Labor

Languages spoken

English

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Practice areas

Lawsuits & Disputes

OZAWA Lawyers specializes in representing clients in complex lawsuits and disputes, offering comprehensive legal services in areas such as trust and estate litigation, conservatorship disputes, and financial fraud cases. The firm adeptly handles matters involving breach of trust actions, trust and will contests, accounting disputes, undue influence claims, misappropriation of assets, and disputes between trustees and beneficiaries. With extensive litigation experience, including settlement negotiations, mediation, discovery, and trials, OZAWA Lawyers provides strategic counsel and aggressive courtroom advocacy to protect clients' rights and interests. The firm also addresses civil litigation cases involving financial elder abuse, breach of contract, professional negligence, and breach of fiduciary duty, ensuring thorough case analysis and precise legal filings to achieve favorable outcomes.

ADR Mediation & Arbitration

Appeal

Class Action

General Litigation

Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Commercial Litigation

Antitrust Litigation

Restructuring & Insolvency

Civil & Human Rights

OZAWA Lawyers offers specialized legal services in civil and human rights, focusing on the LGBTQIA+ community. Their expertise includes challenging health insurance denials for gender-affirming procedures, legal recognition of same-sex unions, handling divorces and asset divisions for same-sex couples, addressing moral damages and criminal liability in cases of homophobia and transphobia, facilitating name and gender changes in civil records, and establishing socio-affective parentage. The firm is committed to providing comprehensive legal support to ensure the protection and recognition of rights for diverse individuals.

Civil Rights

Constitutional Law

Disability

Disability Insurance

Social Security Disability

Discrimination

Native People

Education Law

Military Law

Animal Law

Faith-Based Law

State, Local, and Municipal Law

Veterans Benefits

Criminal Defense

OZAWA Lawyers provides comprehensive criminal defense services, representing clients in cases involving the Criminal Code, economic crimes, traffic offenses, drug-related charges, and other criminal matters. The firm offers close support during investigations and indictments, ensuring effective communication with authorities and opposing parties.

Arrests & Searches

Bail Bond Service

Criminal Litigation

Drug Crime

Drunk Driving

DUI & DWI

Juvenile Law

Sex Crime

Speeding & Traffic Ticket

White Collar Crime

Family

OZAWA Lawyers offers specialized legal services in family law, addressing complex issues such as divorce, asset division, and recognition of civil unions, including those involving same-sex couples. The firm also handles cases related to name and gender changes in civil records, as well as socio-affective parentage. With a team of post-graduate professionals, including specialists, masters, and doctors, OZAWA Lawyers provides personalized and humanized assistance, ensuring clients receive comprehensive support tailored to their unique family law needs.

Adoption

Child Abuse

Child Custody

Child Support

Child Visitation

Collaborative Law

Divorce & Separation

Domestic Violence

Father's Rights

Marriage

Military Divorce

Same Sex & LGBT

Annulment

Employment & Labor

OZAWA Lawyers offers comprehensive services in Employment and Labor Law, addressing matters such as employment relationships, union issues, and defense strategies. The firm collaborates with co-partner Samaroni Benedet, a specialist in Labor Law, Public Law, and Bidding Processes, to provide expert guidance. Additionally, co-partner Patrícia Ramos brings extensive experience in labor calculations and social security law, enhancing the firm's capabilities in handling complex employment disputes. By leveraging a multidisciplinary team, OZAWA Lawyers delivers tailored solutions to meet the diverse needs of their clients in the employment and labor sector.

Employment Rights

Hiring & Firing

Job Discrimination

Labor Law

Pension

Retirement

Sexual Harassment

Social Security

Wage & Hour

Wrongful Termination

Whistleblower & Qui Tam

Employment Benefits & Executive Compensation