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American Savings Bank Tower
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 1300
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-3429 (Honolulu Co.)
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 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Paul, Johnson, Park & Niles was founded in 1973, and opened its Maui office in 1980. The firm has emphasized a broad commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice, including representing clients in large, complex cases, and the firm also has an active business and commercial real estate practice representing many prominent businesses in Hawaii. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil, Trial and Appellate Practice, Commercial, Real Estate, Corporate, Construction, Antitrust, Malpractice, Insurance, Administrative Law, Commercial Litigation, Maritime, Mediation and Arbitration and Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade, Secret Law, Antitrust, and Unfair Competition Law. Year Established: 1973
Firm Size: 12
Languages: English, Japanese and Korean.
Representative Clients:Bank of Hawaii
Kaiser Permanente
Otaka, Inc.
Nippon Credit Bank
Enserch Development Corporation
Frito-Lay, Inc.
Hyatt Corporation
The Gentry Companies
MCI Telecommunications Corporation
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
Hawaii Metals Recycling
The Episcopal Church In Hawaii
American Savings Bank PSB
Azabu Buildings, Inc.
Territorial Savings and Loan Association
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of America.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
AddressAmerican Savings Bank Tower
1001 Bishop Street, Suite 1300
Honolulu, HI 96813-3429, (Honolulu Co.)
PhonePhone: 808-524-1212
Telecopier: 808-528-1654
Website
http://www.pjpn.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: By Appointment Only
Sunday: By Appointment Only
Firm/Affiliate OfficesWailuku, Hawaii: 203 H.G.E.A. Building 2145 Kaohu Street 96793. Telephone: 808-242-6644. Fax: 808-244-9775.
(For complete biographical data on personnel at Wailuku, Maui, see Professional Biographies at that location)
James T. Paul (Shareholder) born Pasadena, California, April 19, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Occidental College (A.B., 1965); Rutgers University (M.A., 1966); Stanford University (J.D., 1971). Eagleton Fellow. Co-Author: Hawaii Arbitration Law, Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1992. Chair, Design Professional Conciliation Panel, State of Hawaii, 1981-1983. Member, Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1985-1987. Chair, Hawaii Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Administration, 1986-1988. Member, Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Civil Rules, 1986. Member, United States District Court, Hawaii, Rules Committee, 2000-2002. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Hawaii Law School, 1986-1997. Member, Hawaii Federal Judicial Conference, 1989-1991, 2002-2004. Member, Advisory Board Supreme Court of Hawaii Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1989. Member, Large, Complex Case National Panel, 1993, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators, 1978, and Hawaii Advisory Council, 1990-1998, American Arbitration Association. Member: Hawaii State, California State, and American Bar Associations. Reported Cases: In re Water Use Permit Applications (Waiahole II), 105 Hawaii I (2004); In re Water Use Permit Applications (Waiahole I), 94 Hawaii 98 (2000); Lee v. Heftel, 81 Hawaii 911 P.2d 721 (1996); Otaka, Inc. v. Klein, 71 Hawaii 376, 791 P.2d 713 (1990); Abramson v. University of Hawaii, 594 F.2d 202 (9th Cir. 1979). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Commercial Arbitration.Email: James T. Paul
Corey Y. S. Park (Shareholder) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 9, 1946; admitted to bar, 1975, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Ninth Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1968); University of Michigan (J.D., 1971). Assistant Professor of Law, University of Hawaii, 1975-1979. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Hawaii School of Law, 1984, 1991. Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Program, 1986. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Arbitration; Corporate Litigation.Email: Corey Y. S. Park
Sheryl L. Nicholson (Shareholder) born Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii, June 13, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., with distinction, 1977); University of Leeds, England (M.A., 1978); University of Hawaii (J.D., 1981). Phi Beta Kappa. Comments Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1980-1981. Author: Comment, "Hawaii Ceded Lands," 3 University of Hawaii Law Review 101, 1981. Law Clerk to the Honorable Herman T.F. Lum, Associate Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court, 1981-1982. Barrister, American Inn of Court, 1984-1985; Hawaii Women Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1990); Hawaii Lawyers Care (President, 1993-1994; Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1996); Member, Board of Directors, Honolulu Zoo Society; ACLU of Hawaii (President, 2007; Vice President, 2004-2005; Member, Board of Directors, 2002). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Associations; National Asia-Pacific American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Business Arbitration; Corporate Litigation; Real Estate Title Insurance.Email: Sheryl L. Nicholson
Judy A. Tanaka (Managing Partner) born Honolulu, Hawaii, June 16, 1955; admitted to bar, 1990, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.B.A., with distinction, 1986; J.D., 1990). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Elder Law and Civil Procedure. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation.Email: Judy A. Tanaka
Pamela W. Bunn (Shareholder) born New York, N.Y., October 25, 1955; admitted to bar, 1995, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Southampton College (B.S., 1977); University of Hawaii (J.D., 1995). Environmental Law Certificate. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts and Torts; Michael Porter Award (1993 and 1994). Law Clerk to the Honorable Ronald T.Y. Moon, Chief Justice, Hawaii Supreme Court, 1995-1997. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Law.Email: Pamela W. Bunn
Kyong-su Im (Shareholder) born Seoul, Korea, September 23, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1990, Hawaii and U.S. District Courts, District of Hawaii. Education: Brooklyn College of the City University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 1985); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Editor, Review of Law and Social Change, 1986-1987. President, Hawaii Korean Chamber of Commerce, 1994-1996. State of Hawaii Land Use Commissioner, 2003-2007. Member: Hawaii State, New York State and American Bar Associations. Languages: Korean and English. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Corporate Law; Business Law.Email: Kyong-su Im
ASSOCIATESJason C. Zhao (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, California; 2001, Hawaii State; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Grinnell College (B.A., 1997); William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2000). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Civil Rights, 1999. Pacific Regional Champion, The Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 1999. Law Clerk to Hon. Richard W. Pollack, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, 2001-2002. Presenter, "Shifting Liability through Contractual Indemnity: Interpreting Indemnification and Insurance Provisions in Service and Construction Contracts" and "Deposition Basics: Ten Dos and Don'ts of Giving a Deposition," 2006. Volunteer Attorney, Volunteer Legal Service Hawaii, 2007. Member: Hawaii State, California State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation.Email: Jason C. Zhao
Matthew S. Dvonch (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: New York University (B.A., Politics, magna cum laude); University of Hawaii (J.D., Certificate in Pacific Asian Legal Studies). . Member: Hawaii State Bar Association and the American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(100%).Email: Matthew S. Dvonch
OF COUNSELDavid Arthur Johnson (Of Counsel) born New York, N.Y., May 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, New York; 1970, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1964); Harvard University (J.D., 1967). Lecturer: Commercial Real Estate Leasing, National Business Institute, 1989, Advanced Real Estate, CLE International, 1993 and Corporate Law, NBI, 1994; Lectures and article on LLCs and LLPs, 1997, Shakespeare, Hawaii Pacific University '80's, Kapiolani Community College early 90's, University of Hawaii, Academy of Lifelong Learning, 1997; Seminar on Limited Liability Companies, 1997. Adjunct Professor of Business Law, Hawaii Pacific University, 1982-1997. Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Development and Finance, University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law, 2002. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Development; Business Organizations; Real Estate Sales; Real Estate Finance; Real Estate Leasing; Buying and Selling of Businesses; Commercial Finance.Email: David Arthur Johnson
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