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| | Address | | 19th Floor, Central Pacific Plaza, 220 South King Street | | Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 | | (Honolulu Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 808-536-1900 | Telecopier: 808-529-7177
Telex: 723 8616 OPAC IIR | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Kessner Umebayashi Bain & Matsunaga, Attorneys At Law,
A Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
General Commercial and Trial Practice, Defense of Medical Negligence, Federal and Hawaii Workers' Compensation, Bankruptcy, Collections, Banking, Real Estate, Toxic Substances, Products Liability, Insurance Defense, General Insurance Law, Wills, Trusts and Probate. | | Year Established: 1976 | Firm Profile:
Kessner Umebayashi Bain & Matsunaga concentrates in the areas of banking, bankruptcy, commercial and real estate law, commercial and construction litigation, products liability defense and insurance and workers' compensation defense litigation. Over the years, the firm has been involved in legal matters concerning all aspects of real property acquisition and development, financing, building construction and resulting litigation. The firm was founded in 1976, and occupies a suite of offices in downtown Honolulu, adjacent to the courts, government offices and commercial center of the city. Kessner Umebayashi Bain & Matsunaga has a legal staff of fourteen attorneys and eight legal assistants. The firm is also listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 44 | Languages:
Japanese, Spanish | Clients:
REPRESENTATIVE INSURANCE CLIENTS: American International Underwriters; Amwest Surety Insurance Co.; Argonaut Insurance Co.; Contractors Bonding and Insurance Co.; Employers Insurance of Wausau; First Insurance Company of Hawaii, Ltd.; Great American Insurance Co.; Hartford Insurance Co.; Hawaiian Insurance Companies; John Mullen & Co., Inc.; Kemper Insurance Group; Lexington Insurance Co.; Motors Insurance Corp.; Pacific Insurance Co.; Royal Insurance Companies; Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co.; Transamerica Insurance Co.; United Pacific/Reliance Insurance; United Capitol Insurance Co.; Wausau Insurance Companies; Western Insurance Indemnity Co.; WorkComp Hawaii, Inc.; Zurich Insurance Co.; Ameriprise Auto and Home Insurance; Western Litigation Specialist; EmCare, Inc.; United States Liability Group; Mercury Insurance; St. Paul Travelers Insurance Co., Inc.; Colony Group; Fairmont Specialty Group; Fulcrum Insurance Company; GMAC Insurance; Scottsdale Insurance Company; TIG Insurance Company; Western Heritage Insurance; Nationwide Insurance Companies. | Other REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:
American Bonding Co.; Central Pacific Bank; City and County of Honolulu; County of Maui; Jeffries & Co., Inc.; Kapiolani Medical Center; Matson Terminals, Inc.; Pay N' Save Corp.; The Queen's Medical Center; Safeway Stores, Inc.; Saint Francis Medical Center; Sun Fashions, of Hawaii, Ltd.; Territorial Savings Bank; Pacific Rim Bank; Tyco International, Ltd.; United States Department of Energy; IMO Industries Inc.; Warren Pumps, LLC; Dick Pacific Construction Co., Ltd.; Foundations Hawaii, Inc.; Forest City Enterprises, Inc.; G.W. Murphy Construction Co., Inc.; Tutor-Saliba Corporation; Wilcox Memorial Medical Center; Kauai Medical Clinic; Straub Clinic & Hospital; Payless ShoeSource; Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc.; Peter Burwash International; Shell Vacations, LLC; Team Health; Kona Community Hospital. | Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Robert C. Kessner (Partner) born Tallahassee, Florida, March 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1970); Boston University (J.D., 1973). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Association of Trial Lawyers; Maritime Claims Association. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Longshore; Insurance Defense Litigation. Email: Robert C. Kessner | | Clyde S. Umebayashi (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 2, 1947; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1980). Associate Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1979-1980. Licensed Real Estate Broker, Hawaii, 1980. Legal Counsel, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board, State of Hawaii, 1980-1981. Appointed to Hawaii Criminal Justice Commission by Governor John Waihee, 1987. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation Defense; Workers' Compensation Defense; Real Estate. Email: Clyde S. Umebayashi | | Elton John Bain (Partner) born Northampton, England, January 15, 1945; admitted to bar, 1972, California; 1979, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State University at Fullerton (B.A., 1967); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1972). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Moot Court Board; CLU Underwriters. Contra Costa County (California) Public Defenders' Office, 1972-1977. Member: Hawaii State and Intra-Pacific Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Medical Negligence. Email: Elton John Bain | | Emma S. Matsunaga (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, August 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1976); University of Hawaii (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Casenote Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1978-1980. Law Clerk to Hon. Jon J. Chinen, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Hawaii, 1980-1982. Author: "Extraordinary Collection Procedures and Bankruptcy Practice in Hawaii," National Business Institute, 1992; "Hawaii Collection Sourcebook," Pacific Law Institute, 1986. Member: Hawaii State, American and Inter-Pacific Bar Associations; Bankruptcy Roundtable. Practice Areas: Banking; Bankruptcy; Commercial Loan Workouts. Email: Emma S. Matsunaga | | Beverly S. K. Tom (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, March 25, 1954; admitted to bar, 1990, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.Ed., 1977); University of Oregon (M.S., 1980); Vermont Law School (J.D., 1990). Phi Alpha Delta, Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Probate; Wills and Trusts. Email: Beverly S. K. Tom | | Cori Ann C. Takamiya (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, January 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S., in Accounting, 1990); William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 1995). Author: "The Role of Res Judicata in Bankruptcy Claim Allowance Proceedings," 17 Univ. of Hawaii L.Rev. (1995). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; Bankruptcy Roundtable. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Bank Collection; Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law. Email: Cori Ann C. Takamiya | | E. Mason Martin, III (Partner) born Great Lakes, Illinois, January 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas and American Samoa; 1999, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., cum laude, 1993); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1995); University of Hawaii (Masters of Accounting, 2002). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. [1Lt., 154 WG/JA, USAFR]. Reported Cases: Bailey v. United States of America, 289 F. Supp.2d 1197 (2003); Reliance Ins. Co. v. Doctors' Co., 299 F. Supp. 2d 1131 (2003). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Employment Law. Email: E. Mason Martin, III | | Muriel M. Taira (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 2, 1952; admitted to bar, 1982, Hawaii, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., B.Ed., 1974); University of Washington (J.D., 1981). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Longshore. Email: Muriel M. Taira | | —————————— | | Steven Guttman (Attorney) born Chicago, Illinois, April 20, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: California State College (B.A., 1967); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1973). Lecturer, University of Hawaii, 1975-1992. Member: Hawaii State (Director and President, Bankruptcy Law Section, 1993) Bar Association; Bankruptcy Roundtable. Reported Cases: Employee Management Corp. v. Aloha Group, Ltd., 87 Hawaii 350, 956 P.2d 1282 (Hawaii App., Apr 22, 1998)(NO. 19625); International Sav. and Loan Ass'n, Ltd. v. Wiig, 82 Hawaii 197, 921 P.2d 117 (Hawaii, July 12, 1996)(NO. 18232); Arthur v. Sorensen, 80 Hawaii 159, 907 P.2d 745 (Hawaii, Nov 30, 1995) (NO. 17889); Thornley v. Sanchez, 9 Haw. App. 606, 857 P.2d 601 (Hawaii App., Aug 27, 1993)(NO. 15823); Alexander v. Moore & Associates, Inc., 553 F. Supp. 948 (D.Hawaii, Dec 30, 1982)(NO. CIV., 79-0488); Sneed v. Beneficial Finance Co. of Hawaii, 410 F. Supp. 1135, 19 UCC Rep. Serv. 1223 (D.Hawaii, Feb 05, 1976) (NO. CIV. 75-0197); In re Galeai, 31 B.R. 629 (Bankr.D.Hawaii, Oct 23, 1981)(NO. 80-0015). Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law; Corporate Law. | | Kathy K. Higham (Associate) born Redwood City, California, November 10, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., with honors, 1975; M.A., 1976; J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Kathy K. Higham | | Sylvia K. Higashi (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, February 11, 1946; admitted to bar, 1999, Hawaii, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii, Manoa (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1999). Phi Delta Phi. Member, American Inns of Court, 1998-1999. Research Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1997-1999. Author: "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Gender Discrimination," 20 Hawaii L. Rev. 699. Law Clerk to Hon. Corinne Watanabe, Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals, 1999-2000; M.Ed. 1968. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Insurance Defense. Email: Sylvia K. Higashi | | Marie A. Sheldon (Associate) born Columbus, Georgia, April 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1993, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Hawaii Pacific University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1992). Alpha Chi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Law; Insurance Defense; Construction Law; Civil Practice; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation; First Amendment Law. Email: Marie A. Sheldon | | Andrew A. Cheng (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, March 19, 1966; admitted to bar, 1996, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Wheaton College, Wheaton Illinois (B.A., 1988); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1995-1996. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for highest grades in Torts II and Best Brief in Appellate Advocacy Section. Recipient, Hiroaki, Elaine and Lawrence H. Kono Foundation Scholarship. Author: "Rosenberger v. Rector & Visitors of University of Virginia and the Equal Access Rights of Religious People," 18 University Hawaii Law Review 339, 1996; "The Inherent Hostility of Secular Public Education Toward Religion: Why Parental Choice Best Serves the Core Values of the Religion Clauses," 19 University of Hawaii Law Review 697, 1997. Arbitrator, First Circuit Court of Hawaii. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Employment; General Civil Litigation. | | Michele-Lynn E. Luke (Attorney) born Tacoma, Washington, May 21, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., Political Science and Economics, 1984); Washington College of Law of American University (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Insurance; Insurance Defense; Fidelity and Surety; Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Personal Injury Defense. |
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