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| | Address | | Five Waterfront Plaza, 4th Floor, 500 Ala Moana Boulevard | | Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 | | (Honolulu Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2800, Honolulu, HI, 96803-2800 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 808-529-7300 | | Facsimile: 808-524-8293 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.m4law.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Bond Finance, Business, Business Organization, Civil Litigation, Civil Rights, Collections, Commercial Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Constitutional, Construction, Construction Litigation, Contracts, Corporate, Business, Business Organization, Criminal Defense, Disabled Rights, Elder, Eminent Domain, Employment, Employment Discrimination, Employment Litigation, Environmental, Environmental Litigation, Estate Planning, Finance, Government, Government Relations, Health Care, Health Law, Immigration, Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Defense, Insurance Insolvency, Intellectual Property Litigation, International Business, Labor and Employment, Legal Malpractice, Liquor Licensing, Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Mergers and Acquisitions, Military, Multimedia, Municipal, Personal Injury, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Professional Malpractice, Public Finance, Public Utility, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions, Real Estate Arbitration, Real Estate Development, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate Foreclosure, Real Estate Leasing, Real Estate Valuation, Securities, Taxation, Torts, Trusts and Estates, Workers Compensation. | | Year Established: 1989 | Firm Profile:
McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP's professionals carry on a State-wide and Pacific Rim practice from its offices in Hawaii. The Firm is comprised of lawyers whose practices and reputations are well-established and highly regarded in Hawaii and other areas of the Pacific Rim. The Firm is the fourth largest in Hawaii and represents clients in major transactions and litigation throughout the State. The Firm also represents foreign and domestic clients in international transactions in Japan, China and other areas of Asia. | | Firm Size: 43 | Languages:
Japanese and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin dialects). | Representative Clients:
AIG Hawaii Insurance Co., Inc.; Albert C. Kobayashi, Inc.; AM Partners, Inc.; Aozora Bank; Brookfield Homes; City & County of Honolulu; County of Kauai; County of Hawaii; County of Maui; Del Monte Foods Co.; DPIC Cos.; Fuji Photofilm Hawaii, Inc.; GE Capital Hawaii, Inc.; Group 70, Ltd.; Hawaii Dental Service; Kona Village Associates; Liberty Mutual; Merrill Lynch Credit Corporation; Nauru Phosphate Royalties Trust; Oaktree Capital Management LLC; Pacific Basin Economic Council; Roberts Hawaii, Inc.; Scottsdale Insurance Co.; Seven-Eleven Japan, Ltd.; Shell Vacations; Southern Wine & Spirits of America, Inc.; Starwood Vacation Ownership; State of Hawaii; TSA Corp.; Unocal Corp.; Waterhouse Properties, Inc. | Former Names:
McCorriston Miho & Miller McCorriston Miho Miller Mukai | | PARTNERS | | William C. McCorriston (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 6, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Hawaii; 1971, California; 1973, District of Columbia. Education: University of Oregon (B.S., 1967); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1970); The National Law Center, George Washington University (LL.M., 1974). The Best Lawyers in America (1994-2004). Chambers U.S.A., America's Leading Business Lawyers (2003-2004). Best Commercial Litigator, Hawaii. Hawaii's Top Lawyers (Honolulu Magazine). President, Hawaii State Bar association, 1988. Staff Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, 1970-1973. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1973-1975. Hawaii Board of Examiners, 1974-1985. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The District of Columbia Bar; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Arbitration Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Insurance; Criminal Defense; Antitrust; Civil Rights; Constitutional; Contracts; Government; Products Liability; Construction Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: William C. McCorriston | | Clifford J. Miller (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, October 31, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1974, Hawaii. Education: University of California at Irvine (B.A., 1969); Pepperdine University School of Law (J.D., 1973). The Best Lawyers in America (2001-2002), Hawaii's Top Lawyers (Honolulu Magazine, June, 2001). Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property and Financial Services) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Law Practice Management; International Law and Practice) Bar Associations; American College of Real Estate Lawyers; Urban Land Institute. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Finance; Business Organization; International Business Law; Multimedia. Email: Clifford J. Miller | | Franklin K. Mukai (Partner) born Waimea, Kauai, Hawaii, September 9, 1940; admitted to bar, 1970, Hawaii; 1976, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Iolani School; University of Hawaii (B.A., 1962; M.A., Math., 1965); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1970). Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation Law; International Law and Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Business Law; Business Law. Email: Franklin K. Mukai | | D. Scott MacKinnon (Managing Partner) born New York, N.Y., April 10, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, California; 1974, Hawaii; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Santa Barbara (B.A., 1970); University of California at Davis School of Law (J.D., 1973). The Best Lawyers in America (2003-2004, Listed for last 10 years). Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers (2003-2004). Hawaii's Top Lawyers (Honolulu Magazine, June, 2003). Section Chair, Real Property & Financial Services, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1988. Editor, Hawaii Conveyance Manual II, 1988. Associate Editor, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1972-1973. Order of the Coif. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Real Property & Financial Services) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Transactions: Keauhou Golf Course; Kiahuna Golf Club; Kiahuna Plantation; Nauru Tower; The Pointe at Poipu; Kiahuna Shopping Village-Phase I; Vista Waikoloa, Hawaiki Tower; Hualalai Resort; The Coconut Plantation at Ko Olina Resort & Marina; Kukui'Ula Resort; Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana. Practice Areas: Real Estate Arbitration; Commercial and Development Loans; Commercial Workouts; Real Estate; Condominium Law; Eminent Domain; Land Use; Commercial Leasing. Email: D. Scott MacKinnon | | Lorraine H. Akiba (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 28, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., with honors and distinction, 1977); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Toll Fellow, Toll Fellowship Program, 1996. Recipient: Outstanding Young Women of America, 1985 and 1988; Hawaii Women Lawyers' Outstanding Woman Lawyer of the Year, 1990. President, 1990-1991 and Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1991, Hawaii Women Lawyers Foundation. President, 1988-1989 and Member, 1981-, Hawaii Women Lawyers. President, 1992, Vice-President-President-Elect, 1991, Secretary, 1990, Hawaii State Bar Association. Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1993, Young Lawyers Division, Hawaii State Bar Association. District Representative, Hawaii and Alaska, and Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association, 1990-1991. Vice President, National Conference of Women's Bar Associations, 1991-1995. Member, Board of Directors, 1987-1994, and Treasurer, 1991, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education. Member, National Association of Government Labor Officials, 1995-2000. Member, Interstate Congress of Employment Security Agencies, 1995-2000. Member, State of Hawaii Judicial Salary Commission, 2000-2003. Contributing Author and Editor: "The Green Book: A Practical Guide to Environmental Law in Hawaii"; "Hazardous Waste Liability in Real Estate Transactions," Hawaii Commercial Real Estate Manual; "Hazardous Waste," Hawaii Conveyance Manual; Contributing Author: "Our Rights Our Lives," A Guide to Women's Legal Rights in Hawaii. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Natural Resources) and American Bar Associations (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Environment, Energy and Resources; Science and Technology); Environmental Law Institute; American Judicature Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law; Labor and Employment; Government Relations. Email: Lorraine H. Akiba | | Lisa W. Cataldo (Partner) born Las Cruces, New Mexico, March 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, California; 1994, Hawaii and Colorado. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., with high honors, 1986); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1990). Associate Executive Editor, Hastings International and Comparative Law Journal, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to the Hon. Roger D. Foley, Senior United States District Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1990-1992. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State (Member, Section on Labor and Employment), Colorado and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Lisa W. Cataldo | | Christopher J. Cole (Partner) born Oxnard, California, October 25, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1987); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1992). Member: Hawaii State (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Natural Resources Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Environmental Litigation; Employment Discrimination; Professional Malpractice. Email: Christopher J. Cole | | Nancy Nissen Grekin (Partner) born Toledo, Ohio, June 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Michigan; 1979, Hawaii; 2003, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.B.A., with high distinction, 1969; J.D., magna cum laude, 1976). Beta Gamma Sigma. Order of the Coif. Author: "Like Kind Exchanges Under Code Sec. 1031, CCH Incorporated, 2003; "Hawaii Conveyance Manual," 2001 and "Hawaii Real Estate Manual," 1997, Hawaii State Bar Association; "State Limited Liability Company and Partnership Laws: Hawaii," Aspen Law and Business, 1997. Member: Hawaii State (Treasurer, 1998; Member, Real Property & Financial Services Section; Chair, 1994) and American (Member Sections on: Business Law; Taxation; Real Property; Probate; Trust Law; Committees on: Economics; Technology and Practice Methods; Retail Leasing; Purchase and Sale of Real Estate; Tech Show Planning Board); State Bar of Michigan. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Transactions; Section 1031 Exchanges; Commercial Leasing; Hawaii Act 221. Email: Nancy Nissen Grekin | | Peter J. Hamasaki (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Hawaii. Education: University of California at Berkeley (A.B., highest honors, 1988); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1991). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. Recipient, Hilmer Oehlmann, Jr. Prize, 1988. Member (1989-1990) and Associate Editor (1990-1991), Stanford Law Review. Member, Stanford Journal of International Law, 1989. Foreign Associate, Nagashima & Ohno, Tokyo, Japan, 1994-1995. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Real Property and Financial Services) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property; Probate; Trust Law) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Tax Appeal of Fuji Photo Film Hawaii. Inc., 79 Haw. 503, 904 P.2d 517 (1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Contracts; Government Relations. Email: Peter J. Hamasaki | | Stacey C. G. Hee (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, California and Hawaii. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1993); Georgetown University Law School (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State (Member, Sections on: Probate and Estate Planning; Real Property & Financial Services) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate; Trust Law) Bar Associations. Languages: Mandarin. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Land Use; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law; Tax Law. Email: Stacey C. G. Hee | | Brian T. Hirai (Partner) born Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, November 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Pennsylvania; 1996, Hawaii. Education: Drake University (B.A., 1974); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property & Financial Services) and American (Member, Sections on: Health Law; State and Local Government Law) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers; American College of Bond Counsel. Practice Areas: Bond Finance; Public Finance; Health Law. Email: Brian T. Hirai | | Kenneth G. K. Hoo (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, July 31, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.S., 1971); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1975). Phi Alpha Delta. Emery Scholarship. Member, Liquor Administrators Legislative Committee. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Attorney-Client Mediation Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Civil Litigation; Business Law; Workers Compensation; Alcoholic Beverage Control; Public Utility Law; Real Estate Appeal. Email: Kenneth G. K. Hoo | | Joel D. Kam (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, June 30, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Hawaii; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., with distinction, 1989); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1993). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Real Property & Financial Services) and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Natural Resources; Sports Law; Land Use. Email: Joel D. Kam | | Eric T. Kawatani (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, February 6, 1951; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1978); The National Law Center, George Washington University (J.D., 1981). Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate; Trust; International Law; Practice) Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Hawaii Chapter). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate; Immigration and Naturalization. Email: Eric T. Kawatani | | Robert G. Klein (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, November 11, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1969); University of Oregon School of Law (J.D., 1972). Senior Associate Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court, 1992-2000. Circuit Court Judge, Criminal Trials, Civil Trials, Tax Court, Land Court, Motions, Administrative Appeals and Probate Court, 1984-1992. District Court Judge, Hawaii, 1978-1984. Complaints Officer, Department of Regulatory Agencies, 1975-1978. Executive Director, State Campaign Spending Commission, 1974. Deputy Attorney General, Antitrust Division, 1973. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Government Relations; Administrative Law; Appellate Practice; Arbitration; Constitutional Law; Construction Law; Real Property Development; Corporate Law. Email: Robert G. Klein | | Patrick K. Lau (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, September 5, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Hawaii. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., cum laude, 1974); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Section on Business Law) Bar Associations. Transactions: Waterpark Towers; One Waterfront Towers; Nauru Tower; Imperial Plaza; Sierra Gardens; Valley Estates; Fairway Villa; Kunia Palms; Sheraton-Kauai Hotel; Holiday Inn-Waikiki Beach; Embassy Suites Hotel-Kaanapali; Maui Marriott Hotel; Kealani Hotel; Grand Wailea Resort; Aloha Surf Hotel; Lanihau Center; The Queen Street Building; 7-Eleven Stores-Hawaii. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Acquisitions; Conveyancing; Real Estate Finance. Email: Patrick K. Lau | | Kenneth J. Mansfield (Partner) born Staten Island, New York, December 5, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, New Jersey and U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey; 1999, Hawaii; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Middlebury College (B.A., cum laude, 1994); University of Pennsylvania Law School (J.D., 1997). Member: New Jersey State, Hawaii State (Member, Young Lawyers Division) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Environmental Law; Insurance Bad Faith; Employment Litigation. Email: Kenneth J. Mansfield | | David J. Minkin (Partner) born New York, New York, August 12, 1953; admitted to bar, 1984, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1975); University of Hawaii (M.P.H., 1980); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1984). Professor, Legal Assistant Program, Kapiolani Community College, 1994-1997. Per Diem District Court Judge, First Circuit, 1995-1996. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, 1984-1994. Member, Board of Directors, Crimestoppers-Honolulu, 1997—. Commissioner, Zoning Appeal Board, City and County of Honolulu, 2001—. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Sections on: Elder Law; Collection Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Civil Rights; Collections; Criminal. Email: David J. Minkin | | Shaun M. Mukai (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, January 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., cum laude, 1994); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1998). Co-Editor-in-Chief, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1997-1998. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property and Financial Services; Intellectual Property and Technology) and American (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Probate and Trust Law; Business Law; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Corporate Law; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations. Email: Shaun M. Mukai | | Stanley Y. Mukai (Partner) born Kauai, Hawaii, May 23, 1932; admitted to bar, 1961, Hawaii. Education: University of Kansas; University of Hawaii (B.A., Math, 1958); Harvard University (LL.B., 1961). Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Hawaii, School of Law, 1976. Chairman, Board of Regents, University of Hawaii, 1983; Board of Governors, Iolani School, 1989—; Chairman, Kuakini Medical Center, Board of Directors, 1984-1986; Trustee, Hawaii Tax Institute, Chaminade University, 1980-1994. Committee Chair, Subcommittee on U.S. Direct and Portfolio Investments by Foreigners, American Bar Association, 1979. Committee Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Important Developments and Annual Report, American Bar Association, 1981. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Taxation) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; International Law and Practice) Bar Associations; Japan-Hawaii Economic Council. [U.S. Army, 1952-1954.]. Reported Cases: Estate of Mary D. Maggos v. Internal Revenue Service. Practice Areas: Taxation; International Business Law. Email: Stanley Y. Mukai | | Sharon H. Nishi (Partner) born St. Louis, Missouri, November 13, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: Pomona College (B.A., 1980); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Member: The District of Columbia Bar; Hawaii State (Member, Section on Real Property and Financial Services) and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust Law; Forum on Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Finance; Construction Law. Email: Sharon H. Nishi | | Darren L. Nunn (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Maryland; 1996, District of Columbia; 1997, California; 2004, Hawaii. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., summa cum laude, 1991); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1994). Editor, University of Pennsylvania Law Review, 1992-1994; Board Member, Jessup International Law Moot Court, 1992-1993); Vice President, International Law Society. Member: State Bar of California; District of Columbia Bar; Hawaii State, Maryland State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Start-Ups; Corporate Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Formation; Finance; International Finance; Investments; Venture Capital; Securities; Public Offerings. Email: Darren L. Nunn | | Charles E. Pear, Jr. (Partner) born Macon, Georgia, June 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Hawaii; 1977, Florida; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1994, Colorado. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1972); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1975). Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers (2003-2004), Real Estate, Hawaii. Section Chair, Real Property & Financial Services, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1982-1984. Member, Real Estate Commission Committee on Resort Legislation, State of Hawaii, 1978-1979. Special Counsel, Timesharing Legislation, Committee on Consumer Protection, House of Representatives, Hawaii State Legislature, 1981-1983. Consultant to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the State of Hawaii on Timesharing, 1984-. Member, Subcommittee on Multi-Site Time Share Plans, California Department of Real Estate Subdivision Advisory Committee, 1995. Editor, Hawaii Conveyance Manual II, 1987. Editor, Hawaii Commercial Real Estate Manual, 1988. Contributing Author: "Time Share Registration," Hawaii Real Estate Manual, 1997; "Winning with Computers II," 1993. Editor in Chief, Industrial Relations Law Journal, 1974-1975. Visiting Professor, Law and Computers, University of British Columbia Faculty of Law and IBM Center for Law and Computers, 1990-1993. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Real Property & Financial Services), Colorado and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar; American Resort Development Association. Practice Areas: Condominium and Vacation Ownership Development; Real Estate Development; Real Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; Computer Law. Email: Charles E. Pear, Jr. | | Stewart Pressman (Partner) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1996, Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., 1985); Loyola Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1989). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State (Member, Section on Business Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law and Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Corporate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Capital; Emerging Growth Companies; Securities; Public Finance; Private Finance. Email: Stewart Pressman | | Randall F. Sakumoto (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, January 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii-Manoa and University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1988). Board Member and Secretary, Hawaii Developers' Council, 2000 - 2002. Co-Drafter, City and County of Honolulu, The Land Use Ordinance, Chapter 21, Revised Ordinances of Honolulu, 1999. Co-Author, Hawaii District Court Landlord-Tenant Manual, 1992. Foreign Associate, Nagashima & Ohno, Tokyo, Japan, 1992-1994. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Real Property and Financial Services) and American (Member, Section on Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; American Land Title Association; Hawaii Developers' Council. Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisition; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Real Estate Title Insurance. Email: Randall F. Sakumoto | | Randall K. Schmitt (Partner) born Rantoul, Illinois, September 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1989, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: U.S. Naval Academy (B.S., Ocean Engineering, 1976); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 1984). Editor-in-Chief, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Intellectual Property Law) Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association (Proctor, 1995). [LT., U.S. Navy, 1972-1981; CAPT, JAGC, USNR, 1986—]. Special Agencies: U.S. Navy; U.S. Marine Corps; U.S. Coast Guard. Reported Cases: Exxon Shipping Co. v. Pacific Resources, 835 F. Supp. 1195 (D.Haw. 1993); Exxon Co. v. Sofec, Inc., 54 F. 3d 570 (1995); Exxon Co. USA v. Sofec, Inc., 134 L. Ed. 2d 186, 116 S. Ct. 1038, 64 U.S.L.W. 3591 (1996). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Admiralty Law; Employment Discrimination; Intellectual Property; Environmental Law. Email: Randall K. Schmitt | | Jonathan H. Steiner (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 22, 1964; admitted to bar, 1993, Hawaii; 2002, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1987); Stanford University Law School (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Member, Stanford Law Review, 1991-1993. Law Clerk to the Hon. Herbert Y.C. Choy, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1993-1994. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Bankruptcy) and American (Member: Section on Litigation) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Krystoff v. Kalama Land Co., Ltd., 88 Hawaii 209, 965 P.2d 142 (App. 1998). Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy; Insurance Law. Email: Jonathan H. Steiner | | Donald K. O. Wong (Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, June 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Northwestern University (B.S., 1966); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 1969). Member, UBS Attorney Network. Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 1969-1971. Director, Young Lawyers Section, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1973. Tau Beta Pi. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Sections on: Elder Law; Probate and Estate Planning; Collection Law; Bankruptcy) and American (Member, Sections on: Law Practice Management; Real Property, Probate and Trust) Bar Associations; Hawaii Estate Planning Council; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Probate; Bankruptcy; Real Estate Foreclosure; Elder Law. Email: Donald K. O. Wong | | Paul B. K. Wong (Partner) born Wahiawa, Hawaii, August 2, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.A., cum laude, 1990); Boston College Law School (J.D., 1993). Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, 1993-2000. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Section on Litigation; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Criminal Law. Email: Paul B. K. Wong | | John Y. Yamano (Partner) born Riverside, California, November 10, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, California; 1985, Hawaii; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Southern California (B.S., magna cum laude, 1981); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley (J.D., 1984). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma. Chair, Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services to the Public, Hawaii State Bar Association, 1992. Director, 1987-1991, Hawaii Lawyers Care Pro Bono Project. Author, Hawaii Motor Vehicle Collision Manual, Defense Trial Tactics. Co-Author, Hawaii Tort Liability Issues in Work Site Accident Cases, Tort Immunity for the Employer. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State and American (Member, Section on Litigation) Bar Associations; Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance; Employment Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Insolvency; Disabled Rights. Email: John Y. Yamano | | COUNSEL | | R. John Seibert (Counsel) born New City, New York, May 29, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, Virginia; 1990, Hawaii; 1996, U.S. Tax Court; 1999, Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Second, Fourth, Sixth and Ninth Circuits; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Marietta College (B.A., 1968); Columbia University (B.S.Chem.E., 1969); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1973). Tau Beta Pi. Law Clerk, Hon. John Lewis Smith, Jr., United States District Court, District of Columbia. Trial Attorney and Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1995. Adjunct Professor of Law, George Mason University, 1986-1987. Contributing Author to Federal Civil Service Law and Procedures: A Basic Guide , Ellen M. Bussey, Editor, 2d Ed. (1990) (BNA). Member: Hawaii Stat, American and Federal Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; The Florida Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith; Civil RICO; Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: R. John Seibert | | ASSOCIATES | | Christopher Aguilera (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, California; 2006, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Stanford University (B.A., 1998); Duke University School of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Public Finance; Bond Finance. | | Becky T. Chestnut (Associate) born Scottsboro, Alabama, May 5, 1960; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii. Education: Hawaii Pacific University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1996); University of Hawaii (J.D., with honors, 2002). Co-Editor-in-Chief, University of Hawaii Law Review, 2001-2002. Casenote, University of Hawaii Law Review, Vol. 23. No. 1. Professional Housing Management Association, 1989-1999. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Becky T. Chestnut | | Lisa M. Ezra (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. (Not admitted in Hawaii). Education: Baylor University (B.S., 1998; M.B.A., 2000); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2005). Upsilon Pi Epsilon; Beta Sigma Gamma. Production Editor, Hastings Communication and Entertainment Law Journal ("COMM/ENT"). Author, Casenote, COMM/ENT, Vol. 27, No. 2 (2005). Member, Student Government, 2002-2004. Law Clerk to Hon. Richard C. Tallman, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Lisa M. Ezra | | Allen G. Kam (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, New York. (Not admitted in Hawaii). Education: University of Massachusetts (B.S., Environmental Design, cum laude, 1994); Rutgers University School of Law (J.D., 1999); New York University (Professional Certificate in Real Estate Finance and Investment, 2005). Member, American Institute of Certified Planners, 2001. Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Environmental Land Use; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Real Estate; Environmental Administrative Law; Environmental Compliance. Email: Allen G. Kam | | Dayna Kamimura (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii; admitted to bar, 2005, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A., 2002); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2005). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Dayna Kamimura | | Elizabeth A. Robinson (Associate) born Inglewood, California; admitted to bar, 2002, California, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: California State University (B.A., 1985); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Hispanic National Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. | | Jan M. Sam (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Pomona College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); Stanford University Law School (J.D., 2005). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Real Estate. | | Mason M. Yamaki (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.S. Engineering, 1996); University of Washington (M.S. Engineering, 1998); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Construction Litigation; Construction Law. Email: Mason M. Yamaki | | Kara M.L. Young (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of California, Los Angeles (B.A., with honors, 2002); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 2005). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Civil Litigation. | | STAFF ATTORNEY | | Asako C. Shimazu (Staff Attorney) born Tokyo, Japan, June 2, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, California and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; 1996, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1990); Santa Clara University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; International Law and Practice; Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate; Immigration and Naturalization; Business Law; Contracts. Email: Asako C. Shimazu |
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