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| | Address | | Pauahi Tower 2500, 1003 Bishop Street | | Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 | | (Honolulu Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 808-537-6119 | | Telecopier: 808-526-3491 | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura LLLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Real Estate, Insurance, Products Liability, Medical and Legal Malpractice, Construction, Workers Compensation, Employment and Aviation. | | Year Established: 1963 | Firm Profile:
Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura is a Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers firm. | | Firm Size: 25 | Representative Clients:
ACE USA; Acclamation Insurance Management Service; AIG Hawaii Insurance Company; American State Insurance Company; American Suzuki Motors Corp.; Argonaut Insurance Company; Associated Aviation Underwriters; Attorney Liability Protection; Caterpillar Inc.; Chase Manhattan Bank; Chicago Insurance; CHUBB Group of Insurance Companies; C.N.A. Insurance; Cooperative of American Physicians Mutual Protection; Constitution State Service; Costco Wholesale; Dai Tokyo Royal State Insurance; Daimler Chrysler Corporation; The Diamond Insurance; The Dow Chemical; Fairmont Specialty Group; Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.; GEICO; General Star Management Group; The Hartford Group; Hawaii Employer's Mutual Insurance; Hawaiian Insurance Group; Hilton Hotel Group; Kaiser Hospital Group; Kamehameha Schools - Bishop Estate; Kone Inc.; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Marriott Hotel Group; McDonald's Restaurants of Hawaii; Medical Insurance Exchange of California; The Queen's Medical Group; Safeco Insurance; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Sentry Insurance; Shand Morahan; Sompo Japan Insurance Co.; Specialized Claim Management Hawaii; St. Paul Travelers Group; Straub Clinic and Hospital; TIG Crum & Forster; United National Group; University of Hawaii; XL Design Professional. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: 09:00 AM - 01:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Sidney K. Ayabe, (P.C.) (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1970, Hawaii. Education: Lawrence University (B.A., 1967); University of Iowa (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1970-1972. Member, Federal Merit Selection Panel, 1998, 1999 and 2008. Chair, Federal Merit Selection Panel, 2000. Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1999-2000. Hawaii State Judicial Selection Commission, 2001-2007 (Chair, 2003-2005). Member: Hawaii State (Treasurer, 1983; Secretary, 1993; Vice President, 1994; President, 1995) and American Bar Associations; Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association (Vice-President, 1990-1994; Director, 1994-1999); American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chair, 1994-1995, 2002-2003); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Real Estate; Professional Malpractice. Email: Sidney K. Ayabe, (P.C.) | | Robert A. Chong (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 25, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Hawaii. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1974); St. Louis University (J.D., 1977). Board of Examiners, Hawaii Supreme Court (Member, 1979-1993 and Chair, 1993—). Member, Disciplinary Board, Hawaii Supreme Court, 1991—. Delegate, U.S. District Court House Judicial Conference, 2002-2004. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Email: Robert A. Chong | | John S. Nishimoto (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 19, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Hawaii. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., 1973); Southwestern University (J.D., 1976). Deputy Corporation Counsel, Department of the Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, 1977-1981. Associate, 1981-1985 and Partner, 1985-1990, Libkuman, Ventura, Moon & Ayabe. Partner, Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura LLLP, 1990—. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical and Legal Malpractice. Email: John S. Nishimoto | | Jeffrey H. K. Sia (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Brown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978); Villanova University, Garey School of Law (J.D., 1981). Law Clerk and Bailiff for the Honorable Philip T. Chun, First Judicial Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, 1981-1982. Member/Participant, Federal Court Judicial Conference sponsored by the U. S. District Court, District of Hawaii pursuant to a three year term, 1995-1998 and 2005-2008. Faculty Member, Annual Up-Date of Tort Law Seminar in Hawaii, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2003. Instructor/Faculty Member, Hawaii College of Trial Advocacy, 1994. Faculty Member: "Effective Motions Practice In Hawaii," 1998; "Insurance Law In Hawaii," 1999; "Fundamentals On Insurance Law," 2004. Instructor/Faculty Member, Training of Arbitrators for Court Annexed Arbitration Program, Hawaii State Judiciary. Speaker, Hawaii Claims Association; Hawaii Insurance Claims Managers Association, 2006 and 2007; Insurance Law, State of Hawaii Judiciary, 2006. Co-Author: "Effective Motion Practice in Hawaii," Lorman Education Services (1998); "Insurance Law In Hawaii," Lorman Education Services (1999); "Fundamentals of Liability Insurance Law," Sterling Education Services, LLC (2004). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (Secretary, 2001; Treasurer, 2002; President-Elect, 2007; President, 2008); American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Johnston v. KFC National Management Company, 71 Haw. 229, 788 P.2d 159 (1990); Canalez v. Bob's Appliance Service Center, Inc., 89 Haw. 292, 972 P.2d 295 (1999); Tri-S Corp. v. Western World Ins. Co., 110 Haw. 473, 135 P.3d 82 (2006); Pulawa v. GTE Hawaiian Tel, et. al., 112 Haw. 3, 143 P.3d 1205 (2006); Allen v. Scottsdale Ins. Co., 307 F.Supp.2d 1170 (2004). Practice Areas: Third-party and first-party insurance coverage claims; Personal Injury Law; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Sexual Harassment; Construction Law; Real Estate Errors and Omissions. Email: Jeffrey H. K. Sia | | Richard F. Nakamura (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 26, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1973); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1976). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Employment Law; Products Liability. Email: Richard F. Nakamura | | Kenneth T. Goya (Member) born Wahiawa, Hawaii, January 11, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., with distinction, 1978); Willamette University (J.D., 1981). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Subrogation; Labor Law; Personal Injury. Email: Kenneth T. Goya | | Calvin E. Young (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, February 2, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1979); Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Disciplinary Board, Hawaii Supreme Court, 1995-2001. Delegate, U.S. District Court Hawaii Conference. Member: Hawaii State (Chair, Committee on Professional Responsibility; Member, Hawaii Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice; Aviation Law. Email: Calvin E. Young | | Francis M. Nakamoto (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.Ed., 1970); University of Santa Clara (J.D., 1973). Deputy, Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, 1973-1985. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Employment Law. Email: Francis M. Nakamoto | | Diane W. Wong (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1978, Hawaii; 1979, California. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1975); Hastings College of Law, University of California; Northwestern University (J.D., 1978). Law Clerk to Associate Justice Bert T. Kobayashi, Supreme Court of Hawaii, 1978-1979. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Law; Probate Law. Email: Diane W. Wong | | Patricia T. Fujii (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1985, Hawaii. Education: Loyola Marymount University (B.A., cum laude, 1981); University of Hawaii (J.D., 1985). Member: Hawaii Bar Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Patricia T. Fujii | | Gail M. Kang (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1978, Hawaii. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1969); Mills College (M.A., 1971); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1977). Former: Deputy Prosecuting Attorney; Deputy Attorney General. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Professional Malpractice. Email: Gail M. Kang | | Ann H. Aratani (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1977); Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1980). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Former Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Construction Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Ann H. Aratani | | Philip S. Uesato (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii; University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1968); George Washington University (J.D., 1974). Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1975-1980. Partner, Griffith, Uesato & Amano, 1980-1984. Solo practice, 1984-1991. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Worker's Compensation Defense Law; Employment Law; Collective Bargaining. Email: Philip S. Uesato | | Ronald M. Shigekane (Member) born Hilo, Hawaii, December 20, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1974); Santa Clara School of Law (J.D., 1976). Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1980-1990. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury. Email: Ronald M. Shigekane | | Steven L. Goto (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, August 29, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Hawaii, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1989); Loyola University of Los Angeles Law School (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member, Loyola University of Los Angeles Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Civil Litigation. Email: Steven L. Goto | | Stephen G. Dyer (Member) born Springfield, Illinois, January 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1986, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1990, Hawaii. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1980); The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1985). International Christian University 1981-1982; Chuo University Graduate Law Department, 1982-1983; Rotary Foundation Fellowship to Japan, 1981-1983. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (Treasurer, Young Lawyers Division, 1993). [Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Army, 1986-1992 (Medical Claims Judge Advocate, Tripler Army Medical Center, Hawaii, 1989-1992); LTC, JA, USAR with duty at USCINCPAC]. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Personal Injury; Military Law. Email: Stephen G. Dyer | | J. Thomas Weber (Member) born Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 1, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Wisconsin and Hawaii. Education: Regis College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1980); Marquette University (J.D., 1983). Alpha Sigma Nu; Phi Delta Phi (Vice President, 1982-1983). Former Law Clerk to Hon. Yoshimi Hayashi, Hawaii Supreme Court. Former Law Clerk to Hon. Magistrate Bert S. Tokairin, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: J. Thomas Weber | | Gary S. Miyamoto (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, August 31, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1977); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1982). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Gary S. Miyamoto | | Michael J. Van Dyke (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, California; 1994, U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1996, Hawaii; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., 1989); Loyola Law School, Los Angeles (J.D., 1993 ). Member, Scott Moot Court Honors Board. Extern for the Honorable Laughlin E. Waters, Senior U.S. District Court. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Dental Malpractice. Email: Michael J. Van Dyke | | Zale T. Okazaki (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1990, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1983); University of Houston (J.D., 1988). Board Member, Read to Me, International, 2000—. Member: Development Committee, YWCA - Oahu, 2002-2003; YWCA Development Board, 2003-2006. Vice Chair, Development Action Committee, YWCA, 2003-2005. Chair, Development Committee, YWCA, 2004-2006. Member: Honolulu Sunrise Rotary (Board Member, 2000-2004; Secretary, 2000-2002, 2002-2003); Hawaii Women Lawyers (Board Member, 2002-2004). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Zale T. Okazaki | | Lawrence H. Nakano (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, July 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., with distinction, 1975); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 1978). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Law. Email: Lawrence H. Nakano | | Ronald T. Michioka (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, April 24, 1948; admitted to bar, 1988, New York and New Jersey; 2002, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.F.A., 1974); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1988). Formerly with: Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach; Lester Schwab Katz & Dwyer; Roberts & Michioka, LLP; Puglisi & Michioka, P.C.; Carlsmith Ball. Member: The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1996-2001; Nassau County Bar Association, 1998-2002; New York State Bar Association, 1988-2002; New York State Trial Lawyers Institute, 1997-2002. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Ronald T. Michioka | | Edmund K. U. Yee (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, July 7, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Deputy Public Defender, 1976-1978. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: State v. Moriwake, 647 P.2d 705 (1982); National Union v. Olson, 751 P.2d 666 (1988); City Express v. Express Partners, 959 P.2d 836 (1998). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Edmund K. U. Yee | | David A. Gruebner (Member) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan, May 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1992, Hawaii, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1986); Drake University (J.D., 1989). Staff Member, Drake Law Review, 1988-1989. Arbitrator, Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Medical Malpractice; Construction Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: David A. Gruebner | | Michael C. Schwartz (Member) admitted to bar, 2002, New York; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; 2007, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1995); McGill University (L.L.B. and B.C.L., 2001). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance; Civil Litigation. Email: Michael C. Schwartz | | Ryan I. Inouye (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 2006, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Boston College (B.A., 2003); Gonzaga University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Associate Editor, Gonzaga Law Review, 2004-2006. Former Law Clerk to Hon. Derrick H.M. Chan, First Circuit Court of the State of Hawaii. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense; Property Damage Defense; Property Insurance Defense. Email: Ryan I. Inouye |
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