MEMBERS OF FIRM
E. Gunner Schull (Partner) born Washington, D.C., July 8, 1937; admitted to bar, 1963, California; 1965, Hawaii. Education: The Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Conn.; Duke University (A.B., 1959); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1962). Order of the Coif. Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1961-1962. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Business Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Transactions; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Franchise Law; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Tax Exempt Organizations; Securities.Email: E. Gunner Schull
Roger H. Epstein (Partner) born Washington, D.C., May 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, Virginia; 1973, Hawaii; 1983, District of Columbia. Education: University of Maryland (B.S., 1967); Georgetown University (J.D., with honors, 1972). Member and Editor, Georgetown Law Journal, 1970-1972. Listed in: Who's Who in American Law; Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA. With Internal Revenue Service, D.C. and National Offices, 1967-1972. Member: District of Columbia Bar; Virginia, Hawaii State, Inter-Pacific and International Bar Associations. Practice Areas: International Tax Law; Corporate Tax Law; Real Estate Tax Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Estate and Gift Tax Law; State Tax Law; Tax Planning; Tax Controversies.Email: Roger H. Epstein
Jeffrey S. Portnoy (Partner) born Brooklyn, New York, July 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Hawaii. Education: Syracuse University (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 1972). Editor In Chief, The Hawaii Labor Letter. Adjunct Professor, Media Law, University of Hawaii, 1985-1992. Author: The Lum Court and the First Amendment, University of Hawaii Law Review, Vol. 14, No. 1, 393-420; Mass Communication Law in Hawaii, New Forms Press, 1994. Lawyer Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988-1991, 2002-2004. Elected as Hawaii State Bar Association Representative to ABA House of Delegates, 1994-1996. Chair, USDC Advisory (Biden) Committee, 1992-1996. Hawaii State Per Diem District Court Judge, 1993-1998. Member, Ninth Circuit Advisory Board, 2005-2007. Member: Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1989-1994); Defense Research Institute (Hawaii State Chairman, 1991-1998); American Board of Trial Advocates; Transportation Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Advertising Law; Complex Commercial Litigation; Communications Law; First Amendment Law; Insurance Defense; Wrongful Termination.Email: Jeffrey S. Portnoy
Bernice Littman (Partner) born Manchester, England, August 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Massachusetts; 1972, Hawaii. Education: Oxford University, Oxford, England (B.A., in Jurisprudence, 1965; M.A., 1973); Columbia University (J.D., cum laude, 1969). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Secured Transactions; Americans with Disabilities Act; Fair Housing; Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Real Estate Law; Condominium Law.Email: Bernice Littman
Nicholas C. Dreher (Partner) born Michigan City, Indiana, November 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Hawaii. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1970); Stanford University (J.D., 1973). Author: "Defaults and Lenders' Remedies," Hawaii Commercial Real Estate Financing Manual, Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1990; "Default and Bankruptcy," Hawaii Real Estate Law Manual, Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1997. Co-author: Hawaii LLC Manual, Hawaii State Bar Association, 2003. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA. Member: Hawaii (Member, Sections on: Real Property and Financial Services; Bankruptcy Law; President, Bankruptcy Law Section, 1992-1995; Director, 1991-1996) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Loan Workouts; Foreclosures; Banking Law; Commercial Loans; Real Estate Finance.Email: Nicholas C. Dreher
Mark A. Hazlett (Partner) born New York, N.Y., August 18, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1970; J.D., 1973). Adjunct Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1995-2001. Member, Advisory Committee to the Commissioner of Financial Institutions, 1984-1986. Co-Editor, Hawaii Commercial Real Estate Manual, Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1988. Co-Editor and Co-Author, Hawaii Real Estate Financing Manual, 1990. Author, "Hawaii Regulation of Real Estate Lenders" and Co-Editor, Hawaii Real Estate Law Manual, 1997. Co-Author: "A New Law of Secured Transactions for Hawaii," Hawaii Bar Journal, 2000. Chair, 1984 and Member, Board of Directors, 1982-1998, Real Property and Financial Services Section, Hawaii State Bar Association. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Financial Institutions Law; Uniform Commercial Code; Condominium Law; Timeshares; Real Property Law; Resort Timeshares.Email: Mark A. Hazlett
Philip J. Leas (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Hawaii. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1971); Stanford University (J.D., 1974). Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Title Insurance; Quiet Title; Condominium Law; Community Association Administration; Appellate Practice; Judgment Enforcement.Email: Philip J. Leas
David C. Larsen (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, March 20, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, California; 1975, Hawaii. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1965; M.A., 1966); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor in Chief, UCLA-Alaska Law Review, 1973-1974. Adjunct Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1976-1980. Author: "Death and Taxes," University of Hawaii Press, 2002; "You Can't Take it With You," Random House, 1988; "Who Gets It When You Go?" Random House, 1982. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: State Bar of California; American College of Trust and Estate Council. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate Administration; Wills and Trusts.Email: David C. Larsen
Larry T. Takumi (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, April 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Hawaii. Education: Brown University (A.B., cum laude, 1970); Georgetown University (J.D., 1974). Phi Beta Kappa. Law Clerk to Sr. Judge Martin Pence, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1974-1975. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Real Estate Leasing; Real Estate Finance; Equipment Finance; Equipment Leasing.Email: Larry T. Takumi
C. Michael Heihre (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, April 27, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Hawaii; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., with highest honors, 1970); Georgetown University (J.D., 1973). Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, 1977-1982. Member, Commission on Legislature Salaries, State of Hawaii, 1976. Commissioner, 1989-1995 and Chair, 1991-1993, Judicial Selection Commission of the State of Hawaii. Arbitrator, First Circuit Court's (Hawaii) Court Ordered Arbitration Program, 1986. Member: Hawaii State, Federal and Inter-Pacific Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: C. Michael Heihre
Vito Galati (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 25, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Pennsylvania; 1979, U.S. Tax Court; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Claims; 1980, Hawaii. Education: Grove City College (B.A., 1975); Western New England College (J.D., 1978); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 1979). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA. Member, Tax Group, State of Hawaii Economic Revitalization Task Force, 1997. Member, Board of Directors: Hawaii Tax Foundation; Enterprise Honolulu. Appointed member, State of Hawaii Council on Revenues. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (Past Chair, Partnership and S Corporation Committee, Tax Section). Practice Areas: Federal Income Taxation; State Taxation; Business Planning Law; Partnership Law; Limited Liability Companies; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Equipment Leasing; Tax Exempt Bonds; Tax Procedures, Appeals and Controversies.Email: Vito Galati
Cary S. Matsushige (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, February 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1974; M.A., 1975); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1979). Member, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1978-1979. Practice Areas: Real Estate Finance; Secured Transactions; Loan Workouts; Commercial Real Estate Law.Email: Cary S. Matsushige
David Schulmeister (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, July 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Yale University (B.A., with distinction, 1976); University of Oregon (J.D., 1980). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Construction Law; Fiduciary Liability.Email: David Schulmeister
Milton M. Yasunaga (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, May 6, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii and U.S. Tax Court. Education: Harvard University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1977); Oxford University, England (B.A., Jurisprudence, 1979); Harvard University (J.D., 1981). Rhodes Scholar. Presidential Scholar. Harvard Scholar. Partner, 1986and Managing Partner, 1996-2002. Hearings Officer for Hawaii Disciplinary Counsel. Hawaii Secretary for The Rhodes Scholarship Trust. Chairman, Harvard Schools Committee, Hawaii. Practice Areas: Unfair Competition; Intellectual Property Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Tax Appeals; Fiduciary Liability.Email: Milton M. Yasunaga
Gino L. Gabrio (Partner) born Camas, Washington, August 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Hawaii. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Business Administration, magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Managing Editor, Washington Law Review, 1981-1982. Editor-in Chief, Hawaii Conveyance Manual. Certified Instructor and Certified Course in Buying and Selling Commercial Real Estate, Hawaii Real Estate Commission. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA. Practice Areas: Financial Institutions Law; Water Rights; Commercial Leasing; Real Property Law.Email: Gino L. Gabrio
Colin O. Miwa (Partner) born Washington, D.C., January 5, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (B.A., with distinction, 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., 1981). Associate Editor, The Tax Lawyer, 1981. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Law; Real Estate Litigation; Appellate Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Colin O. Miwa
Martin E. Hsia (Partner) born London, England, September 30, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Brown University (B.A., with honors, 1978); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Selected for "Best Lawyers in America," 1986-2006. Author: "Pitfalls of Intellectual Property: What You Don't Know Could Lead You to Malpractice," Hawaii Bar Journal, April, 1995; "The General Practitioner's Guide to Trademarks and Copyrights," Hawaii Bar Journal, March, 1996; "Intellectual Property and Technology Law in the Internet Age," Hawaii Bar Journal, November 2001. Member: Federal Circuit Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; International Trademark Association; Licensing Executives Society; Patent and Trademark Office Society; Computer Law Association. Practice Areas: Copyrights; Internet Law; Intellectual Property; Patent Law; Trademark Law.Email: Martin E. Hsia
Peter W. Olson (Partner) born Evanston, Illinois, April 12, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., cum laude, 1976); John Marshall Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1983). Associate Editor, John Marshall Law Review, 1982-1983. Adjunct Professor, University of Hawaii, 1989-1990. Member: Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; First Amendment Law; Media Law; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense Subrogation; Libel and Slander; Defamation; Professional Liability.Email: Peter W. Olson
Rhonda L. Griswold (Partner) born Red Bluff, California, July 25, 1957; admitted to bar, 1984, Hawaii. Education: California State University at Chico (B.A., 1979); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1984). Hawaii State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Outstanding Law Review Comment. Member, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: Hawaii Probate Sourcebook. Editor-in-Chief, HSBA Encyclopedia of Estate Planning. Member, HSBA Committee on Uniform Probate Code and Probate Court Practices. Former Chair, Probate and Estate Planning Section of Hawaii State Bar Association. Fellow: American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Fiduciary Liability; Wills.Email: Rhonda L. Griswold
Gail M. Tamashiro (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, January 4, 1952; admitted to bar, 1984, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.Ed., with distinction, 1973; M.Ed., 1975); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1984). Recipient: Corpus Juris Secundum; American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts I & II, Torts I & II. Articles Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1982-1984. Co-author, with D. Callies: "Enterprise Zones: The Redevelopment Sweepstakes Begin," The Urban Lawyer, 231, 1983. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Finance Law; Condominium Law.Email: Gail M. Tamashiro
Grace Nihei Kido (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, February 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., with distinction, 1977); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1985). Phi Beta Kappa. Moot Court Finalist. Case Notes Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1983-1985. Author: Note, "Kaiman Realty v. Carmichael, Is Time of the Essence?" 6 U. Hawaii L. Rev., 1984. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Commercial Loans; Commercial Leasing; Mortgage Law; Condominium Law; Real Estate Development; Hotel and Resort Law.Email: Grace Nihei Kido
David F.E. Banks (Partner) born Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, September 7, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, New Brunswick; 1989, Hawaii. Education: University of New Brunswick (B.B.A., with highest honors, 1980; LL.B., 1983); University of Miami (M.A., Law and Economics, 1983); Harvard University (LL.M., 1986). Author: "Voting by Limited Partners Under Hawaii's Uniform Limited Partnership Acts," Vol. XXII Hawaii Bar Journal; "Hawaii's Response to Regulation D," Vol. XXIII Hawaii Bar Journal 1. Member, Editorial Review Board, The Hawaii Labor Letter. Editor in Chief, State Limited Partnership Laws (Prentice Hall), State Wage and Hour Laws (BNA). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers USA. Member: Management Labor & Employment Roundtable; Employment Counsel Network. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Succession Planning; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Labor and Employment Law.Email: David F.E. Banks
Patricia J. McHenry (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, October 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1986, Hawaii. Education: Heidelberg College (B.A., 1968); University of Wisconsin (M.A., 1969); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1986). Articles Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1985-1986. Author: "Search and Seizure: A Reduced Reasonable Expectation of Privacy," U. Hawaii L. Rev. Vol. 7, No. 2, 1986; Rose August, Called From Within: Early Women Lawyers of Hawaii (1992). Member: Hawaii Women Lawyers. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; OSHA Regulations; Oil Pollution; Foreclosures; Employment Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Patricia J. McHenry
James H. Ashford (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, April 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1989, District of Columbia; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., 1984); Loyola Law School (J.D., 1988). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Relations; Business Litigation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: James H. Ashford
Dennis W. Chong Kee (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, January 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Hawaii. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., Political Science, B.A., Russian Linguistics, 1988); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Member, Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, 1989-1990. Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Constitutional Law; Condemnation; Landlord and Tenant Law; Commercial Leasing.Email: Dennis W. Chong Kee
Theodore D.C. Young (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 8, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1991, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1992, Hawaii. Education: University of San Francisco (B.A., cum laude, 1981; J.D., 1984). Attorney, Division of Enforcement, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, 1985-1989. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Litigation; Debtor-Creditor Rights; Foreclosures; Business Litigation; Securities Litigation.Email: Theodore D.C. Young
Kelly G. LaPorte (Partner) born El Paso, Texas, August 17, 1964; admitted to bar, 1994, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: United States Military Academy (B.S., 1986); Georgetown University (J.D., 1994). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Georgetown Criminal Justice Clinic, 1993-1994. Recipient, Boyd M. Harris Leadership Award. Associate Editor, American Criminal Law Review. Co-Author: "Eighth Survey of White Collar Crime: Discovery," 30 American Criminal Law Review 3, 1993. With Law Offices of John C. Youngs, 1994. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1986-1991]. Reported Cases: Doe v. Kamehameha Schools/Bernice Pauahi Bishop Estate, 295 F. Supp. 2d 1141 (D. Hawaii 2003); Coon v. City & County of Honolulu, 98 Hawaii 233, 47 P.3d 348 (2002); In Re Water Use Permit Applications (Waiahole), 96 Hawaii 27, 25 P.3d 802 (2001); Kona Enterprises, Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229 F.3d 877 (9th Cir. 2000); Kona Enterprises, Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 179 F.3d 767 (9th Cir. 1999); Kona Enterprises, Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 51 F. Supp. 2d 1048 (9th Cir. 1998). Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Condemnation; Land Use Law; Native Hawaiian Rights; Nonprofit Organizations Law; School Law.Email: Kelly G. LaPorte
Marc E. Rousseau (Partner) born North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, May 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Hawaii. Education: University of Denver (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1990); University of Akron (M.B.A., 1994; J.D., summa cum laude, 1994). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, Torts I, Constitutional Law I, Administration of Criminal Justice, Wills, Trusts & Estates II, Administrative Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Software Licensing; Commercial Contracts; Corporate Law; Bid Protests; Health Care Regulation; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Computer Contracts.Email: Marc E. Rousseau
Daniel H. Devaney IV (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, February 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, Hawaii. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1984); The John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA (M.B.A., 1991); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 1991). Business Manager, UCLA Pacific Basin Law Journal, 1988-1990. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (Member or Officer, Business Law Section; Opinion Committee, Real Property and Financial Services Section, 1999-2000). Practice Areas: Business Law; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnership Law; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Nonprofit Corporations; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Securities.Email: Daniel H. Devaney IV
Chris S. Mashiba (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., with distinction, 1991); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Order of the Coif; Thurston Society. Dean's Scholar Award. Certified Public Accountant, Hawaii, 1997. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Tax Planning; Tax Controversies.Email: Chris S. Mashiba
Kristin S. Shigemura (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, April 22, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Hawaii. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., 1994); Georgetown Law Center (J.D., 1997). Practice Areas: Foreclosures; Business Litigation; Employment Law; Health Maintenance Organizations; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Nursing Malpractice.Email: Kristin S. Shigemura
Taya R. Naruse (Partner) born Fort Lee, Virginia, July 21, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.A., 1995); Willamette University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member, 1997-1998 and Associate Editor, 1998-1999, Willamette Law Review. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Finance; Real Estate.Email: Taya R. Naruse
Ernest H. Nomura (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, May 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1988, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1983); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1988). Co-Author: "Selecting and Terminating Employees in Hawaii," National Business Institute, 2001 and 2002; "Writing the Employee Handbook in Hawaii," Lorman Education Services, 2002; "State and Federal Personnel Law in Hawaii," Lorman Education Services, 2002. Languages: Japanese and German. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Employment Litigation; Employee Benefits Litigation.Email: Ernest H. Nomura
Keith Y. Yamada (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, May 3, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1982); University of Puget Sound (J.D., 1985). President, Asian Pacific Law Students Association, 1985. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Corporations. Appointed Arbitrator, Hawaii Circuit Court. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Law.Email: Keith Y. Yamada
Christopher T. Harrison (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1995, Hawaii. Education: Princeton University (A.B., summa cum laude, 1992); University of Washington (J.D., with honors, 1995). Formerly with White & Case LLP, Tokyo, Japan, 2000-2004. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Real Estate; International Real Estate; Commercial Leasing; Construction Law; Real Estate Finance.Email: Christopher T. Harrison
William Keoni Shultz (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, May 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Hawaii. Education: Princeton University (A.B., 1997); William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2000). William K. Shultz-Mitchell v. State and HR5 § 336-3, 21.2 Univ. Hawaii Law Review 307 (1999). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Real Estate Development.Email: William Keoni Shultz
Elijah Yip (Partner) born November 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1996; J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Media Law.Email: Elijah Yip
Allison Mizuo Lee (Partner) born Lihue, Hawaii, March 18, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., Economics, Government, summa cum laude, 1997); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., summa cum laude, 2001). Co-Production Editor and Member, University of Hawaii Law Review. Recipient: Carl K. Mirikitani, Jr. Valedictory Prize. Author: "Finley v. Home Insurance Co.: Hawaii's Solution to the Troubling Tripartite Problem," 22 U. Haw. L. Rev. 675, 2000; "Compensation for Temporary Regulatory Takings: Ad'just'ing the Damage Calculation Model," Ka Nu Hou (Real Prop. and Fin. Service, Hawaii State Bar Association), August, 2000. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Allison Mizuo Lee
Paul M. Saito (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.B.A., 1981); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1991). Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Panel, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, 1995. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Labor Relations Law.Email: Paul M. Saito
Ellen N. Kawashima (Partner) born San Francisco, California, January 19, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.S., 1992); Georgetown University (J.D., 1995). Member: Hawaii State (Member, Business Law Section; Secretary, Taxation Section, 2003) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Pension Plans.
ASSOCIATES
Sheree Nitta Stewart (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, June 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.A., cum laude, 1997); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Editor-in-Chief, University of Hawaii Law Review, 2001-2002. Author, "The Price of Precedent," 23 U.Hawaii L. Rev. 795, Summer 2001. Member, Real Property Section, Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Land Use; Condominium Law; Administrative Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Sheree Nitta Stewart
Mitsuko Takahashi (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Hawaii. Education: Soka University, Aliso Viejo, California (B.A., Liberal Arts with concentration in Social Behavioral Sciences, summa cum laude, 2005); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa (J.D., 2008). Recipient: CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Appellate Advocacy, May 2006; Advance Torts & Insurance Law, December 2006; Best Brief of Section and Best Overall Brief Awards, May 2006; ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship, August 2005-May 2008. Co-captain, National Environmental Law Moot Court Team, September 2006-May 2008. Teaching Assistant and Senior Writing Associate, Writing Center Board, January-May 2008. Intern to Hon. Simeon R. Acoba, Jr., Hawaii Supreme Court, June - December 2006. Clerk to Hon. Daniel R. Foley, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii, September 2008-August 2009. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation; Commercial Real Estate Litigation; Construction Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Defense; Professional Liability.
Jodene K. Arakaki (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1991); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Member: Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Tax; ERISA.
Caryn H. Okinaga (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 19, 1972; admitted to bar, 2003, Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1995); Georgetown University (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.Email: Caryn H. Okinaga
Scott T. Miyasato (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, August 5, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Hawaii. Education: University of Washington (B.A., 1997); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member, American Inns of Court. Recipient, Student Award for Distinguished Service, Volunteers Legal Services Hawaii, 2001. Editor, Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal, 2000-2001. Law Clerk to the Hon. Chief Judge James S. Burns, Intermediate Court of Appeals, State of Hawaii, 2001-2002. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.Email: Scott T. Miyasato
Lori K. Amano (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, July 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1999); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Co-Executive Editor of Production, University of Hawaii Law Review. Author: "ERISA and Federal Preemption Following Rush Prudential HMO, Inc. v. Moran: Preemptive Effects Felt in Hawaii," 25 Haw. L. Rev. 593, 2003; "Ozaki and Comparative Negligence: Imposing Joint Liability Where a Duty to Protect or Prevent Harm from Third Party Intentional Tortfeasors Exists is Fairer to Plaintiffs and Defendants," 26 Haw. L. Rev. 575, 2004. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.Email: Lori K. Amano
Jeffrey M. Osterkamp (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 2008, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Northwestern University (B.S.J., 1991; J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Media Law.
Marion L. Reyes-Burke (Associate) born Lipa City, Philippines; admitted to bar, 2005, Hawaii. Education: Philippine Women's University, Manila, Philippines (B.S., Nursing, 1991); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Comments Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 2004-2005. Author: "Keeping the (Good) Faith: Hawaii's Good Faith Settlement After HRS Section 15.5 and Troyer v. Adams," 26 U. Haw. L. Rev. 275 (2003); "The Right to Die vs. The 'Life Sentence' for the Minimally Conscious Patient," 1 Public Health Law & Policy Journal 47 (2004), at http://www.hawaii.edu/phlo/phlpj/. Languages: Tagalog (Filipino). Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Marion L. Reyes-Burke
Megan S. Johnson (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Central District of California; 2005, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Business Administration, 1998); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property and Technology Section). Practice Areas: Intellectual Property; Finance; Real Estate.Email: Megan S. Johnson
Calvert G. Chipchase IV (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, June 15, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Colorado State University (B.A., cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1999); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., summa cum laude, 2002). Valedictorian, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 2002. Member, Editorial Board, University of Hawaii Law Review. Author of numerous articles on Real Property and Constitutional Law. Adjunct Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, 2004. Law Clerk: Honorable Alan C. Kay, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 2003-2004; Honorable Richard R. Clifton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Calvert G. Chipchase IV
Christian K. Adams (Associate) born Kailua, Hawai'i, March 3, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Hawaii. Education: Clark University (B.A., 2001); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawai'i (J.D., 2004). Editor-in-Chief, University of Hawaii Law Review, 2003-2004. Law Clerk to the Hon. David Alan Ezra, Chief U.S. District Judge, District of Hawai'i, 2004-2005. Adjunct Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, 2005. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Christian K. Adams
Ryan M. Wilson (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Hawaii. Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (B.A., Classics, magna cum laude, 1999; B.A., Philosophy, magna cum laude, 1999; M.A., Classics, 2001); Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., with high honors, 2006). Honors Scholarship recipient (2003-2006). Executive Articles Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review (2005-2006). Order of the Coif (2006). Languages: Japanese (JLPT Level 2). Practice Areas: Taxation.Email: Ryan M. Wilson
Nathan T. Okubo (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 28, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Hawaii. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., Political Science, magna cum laude, 2003); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. Editor-in-Chief, University of Hawaii Law Review, 2005-2006. Member, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Team, 2005-2006. President, Pacific Asian Legal Studies Organization, William S. Richardson School of Law, 2004-2005. Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.Email: Nathan T. Okubo
Kawena S. Beaupre (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., with distinction, 2000); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to the Hon. Robert J. Faris, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii, 2004-2006. Practice Areas: Taxation.
April J. Cadiz (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Hawaii and California. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., cum laude, 1998); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2003). Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.
Teri-Ann E. S. Nagata (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, California and Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.A., with highest honors, summa cum laude, 2000); Harvard Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Primary Editor, Harvard Law Review, 2001-2003. Author, Recent Case, "Bowen v. Amoco Pipeline Co.," 115 Harv. L. Rev. 1267 (2002); Note, "Examining Senate Procedure Through Narrative," 116 Harv. L. Rev. 1499 (2003). Law Clerk: Honorable William G. Young, U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, 2003-2004; Honorable Richard R. Clifton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2004-2005. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Litigation.
Amanda M. Jones (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii. Education: University of Missouri at Columbia (B.J., magna cum laude, 1997); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Keri Ann K. Shigemura (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., Biological Sciences, magna cum laude, 1999; Masters of Health Administration, 2001); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate; Intellectual Property.
Andrew L. Salenger (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii. Education: Duke University (B.A., Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, 2004); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Jacqueline B. Kido (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., Political Science, 2004); University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation.
Catherine M. Fujisaki (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.S., Accounting, 1983); University of California, Los Angeles (M.B.A., Finance, 1989); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii at Manoa (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Licensed Real Estate Broker (R). Recipient: Lawrence H. Kono Memorial Award for Federal Income Tax; CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for Federal Income Taxation and Corporate and Partnership Tax. Member: CFA Society of Hawaii; Honolulu Board of Realtors. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.
Constance Liu (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., International Relations, 2005); University of California at Los Angeles School of Law (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Taxation.
Oriana Heck (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii at Manoa (B.A., Political Science, with high honors, 2005; B.A., Psychology, with distinction, 2005); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Finance; Real Estate.
Michael C. Schwartz (Associate) 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., 2001; B.C.L., 2001). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Reinsurance; Civil Litigation.
Jason S. Yoo (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Hawaii. Education: Pomona College (B.A., Economics, 2004); University of California School of Law, Davis (J.D., 2008). Judicial Extern to Hon. Suzanne H. Segal, United States District Court, Central District of California, 2006. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Languages: Fluent in Japanese and Korean; working knowledge of Spanish.
Eaton S. K. O'Neill (Associate) admitted to bar, 2009, Hawaii. Education: New York University (B.A., cum laude in Psychology with a minor in Physics, 2006); Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (J.D., 2009). Articles Editor, Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal. Author, "Recent Development, Paparazzi/Blogger Face-Off: Opportunity Knocking for a Fair Use Limit?" 26 CARDOZO ARTS & ENT. L.J. 535 (2008). Judicial Intern to Hon. Barry M. Kurren, United States District Court, District of Hawaii (2007). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Taxation.
OF COUNSEL
Roger W. Fonseca (Of Counsel) born San Jose, California, March 30, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Hawaii; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Occidental College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1970); Yale University (J.D., 1973). Note and Comment Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1972-1973. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America. Law Clerk to Judge Gerhard A. Gesell, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1973-1974. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections of: Business Law; Taxation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Organization; ERISA; Employee Benefits; Corporate Law.
Marjorie A. Lau (Of Counsel) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 1989, Hawaii. Education: Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of California, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1989). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Finance Law; Real Estate Law.
All attorneys are members of both the Hawaii State and American Bar Associations.