Education
Mr. Shiohira was graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Mass Communications. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, in 2005. Following law school, he attended the Harvard Program on Negotiations, completing “Negotiating Labor Agreements” in the summer of 2006.

Professional Experience
Mr. Shiohira engages in and assists with labor negotiations and grievance handling on behalf of the firm’s employer clients. He also responds to unfair practice charges pending before the Public Employment Relations Board. He pairs with our more senior attorneys to defend our employer clients in litigation matters.

Prior to joining Wiley Price & Radulovich, LLP, Mr. Shiohira worked in the Employee Relations Division of the City and County of San Francisco’s Department of Human Resources, where he served as an assistant negotiator at the bargaining table, reviewed grievances and issued draft decisions on behalf of the Director of Human Resources, and mediated disputes between unions and City departments. Before graduating law school, Mr. Shiohira worked for the National Football League Management Council, drafting briefs for NFL labor arbitration proceedings, and researching legal issues affecting the NFL.

E-mail Address
mshiohira@wprlaw.com