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| | Address | | 841 Bishop Street, Suite 1800 | | Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 | | (Honolulu Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 808-524-7030 | | Facsimile: 808-533-3011 | | |
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| Lyons, Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice. Insurance, Construction, Surety, Personal Injury, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Corporate, Admiralty, Environmental, Probate and Estate Planning, Employment Law and Product Liability. | | Firm Size: 14 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Samuel A. B. Lyons (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 7, 1937; admitted to bar, 1965, Hawaii and California; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Stanford University (A.B., 1959); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1964). Order of the Coif. Thurston Society. Phi Delta Phi. Issue Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1963-1964. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Trust Law. Email: Samuel A. B. Lyons | | George W. Brandt (Member) born Suffern, New York, January 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1972, Hawaii; 1973, California. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1964; M.B.A., 1965; J.D., with distinction, 1972). Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Editor, Cornell Law Review, 1971-1972. Adjunct Professor, University of Hawaii Law School, 1976-1981. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; International Law; Antitrust Law) Bar Associations. [Capt., U.S. Army, 1966-1969]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Antitrust; Environmental Litigation. Email: George W. Brandt | | Thomas E. Cook (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 8, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., 1971); University of Santa Clara (J.D., cum laude, 1976). Member, Disciplinary Board, Supreme Court, State of Hawaii, 1997-2003. Member: Hawaii State Federal (Member, Board of Directors, Hawaii Chapter) and American (Member: Section on Litigation; Committee on Insurance Coverage Litigation; Committee on Professional Liability) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability; Products Liability. Email: Thomas E. Cook | | Beverly Lynne K. Hiramatsu (Member) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 3, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Whittier College (B.A., 1973); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1976). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Property; Business Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Litigation. Email: Beverly Lynne K. Hiramatsu | | Jeffrey A. Griswold (Member) born Hartford, Connecticut, December 21, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, District of Columbia, Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Colorado at Boulder (B.A., 1976); Georgetown University (J.D., 1979). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; The District of Columbia Bar. Practice Areas: Professional Liability; Real Estate; Construction Law; Insurance Litigation. Email: Jeffrey A. Griswold | | Bradford F. K. Bliss (Member) born St. Louis, Missouri, July 29, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Notes Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1981-1982. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Automobile Insurance; Products Liability. Email: Bradford F. K. Bliss | | Steven Y. Otaguro (Member) born 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Whittier College (B.A., with honors, 1980); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to the Hon. Ronald T. Y. Moon, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, 1983-1984. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State of Hawaii Civil Pattern Jury Instructions Committee. Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate Law; Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation. Email: Steven Y. Otaguro | | Stefan M. Reinke (Member) born Concord, California, May 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1984, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Bakersfield College (A.A., 1978); University of Southern California (A.B., 1981) Phi Beta Kappa; University of California at Davis (J.D., 1984). Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1982-1984). Author: "Restrictive Covenants and Trade Secrets," Employment Law Basics, Defense Research Institute, 1997. Lecturer, University of Hawaii Community Colleges, 1995-1998. Member: Hawaii State (Charter Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Member, Judicial Administration Committee), Federal (Hawaii Chapter; President, 1994-1996 and 1998-1999) and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Insurance Defense; Insurance Litigation. Email: Stefan M. Reinke | | Paul R. Grable (Member) born Santa Rosa, California, December 15, 1953; admitted to bar, 1983, Washington; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington; 1986, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1977); Gonzaga University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1983). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Surety Law. Email: Paul R. Grable | | Edquon Lee (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, California, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Washington (B.S.I.E., 1980); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1984). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Malpractice Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Labor Law. Email: Edquon Lee | | Bonnie L. Moore (Member) born Santa Monica, California; admitted to bar, 1985, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1990, California, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., 1979); University of California at Los Angeles (J.D., 1984). Order of the Coif. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Commercial Law. Associate Editor, UCLA Law Review. Law Clerk to the Honorable William J. Ferguson, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1984-1985. Author: "Federal Jurisdiction and the Domestic Relations Exception: A Search for Parameters," 31 UCLA Law Review 843 (1984); "Parratt, Liberty and the Devolution of Due Process: A Time for Reflection," 13 Western State University Law Review 201 (1985). Languages: French and Spanish. Email: Bonnie L. Moore | | ASSOCIATES | | Malia Emerson Schreck (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 2005, Hawaii; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1995; M.P.A., 1996); University of Hawaii (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Managing Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Email: Malia Emerson Schreck | | Brianne L. O. Wong Leong (Associate) born Phoenix, Arizona, August 6, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii, Manoa (B.B.A., 2001; J.D., 2005). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Email: Brianne L. O. Wong Leong | | OF COUNSEL | | James N. Duca (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., July 15, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Fordham University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1966); Harvard University (J.D., 1969). Phi Beta Kappa. Author: "The Interaction Between Mechanics Lien Law and the Bankruptcy Code," 53 The Business Lawyer 1283 (1998); "The Interplay Between Hawaii's Mechanics Lien Law and the Bankruptcy Code," Bankruptcy Law for the General Practitioner (Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education 1997); "The Role of Res Judicata in Bankruptcy Claim Allowance Proceedings," 17 Univ. of Hawaii L.Rev. 1 (1995); "Fraudulent Transfer Under Hawaii Law," National Business Institute (1990); "Federal and Hawaii Regulation of Attorney Debt Collectors," National Business Institute (1990). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Bankruptcy Roundtable. Practice Areas: Banking; Bankruptcy; Complex Litigation; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation. |
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