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| | Address | | Bishop Street Tower, 15th Floor, 700 Bishop Street | | Honolulu, Hawaii 96813-4187 | | (Honolulu Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 808-523-6000 | | Cable Address: "Counsel" Telex: RCA 723-8185 Telecopier: 808-523-6001 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.torkildson.com | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Torkildson, Katz,
Moore, Hetherington & Harris,
Attorneys At Law, A Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Management Employment Law and Labor Relations, Business and Commercial Litigation, Health Care and Hospital Law, Corporate and Real Estate Transactions, Taxation and Tax Litigation, Construction Law, ERISA, Administrative Law, Immigration Law. | | Year Established: 1948 | Firm Profile:
Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington & Harris is comprised of a collection of business related practice areas. Offices are located in downtown Honolulu on the island of Oahu and in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our practice areas are organized in three administrative groups. The Corporate Group focuses on institutional and transactional representation involving business formation, acquisition/sale, tax planning, real estate, corporate and health care. The Employment and Labor Group focuses on management labor relations and employment law for both private and public sector and for profit and not for profit employers. The Litigation Department focuses on a wide range of business, and the mediation and arbitration of business disputes. The firm represents a broad base of clients, ranging from the largest domestic and foreign corporations to closely held corporations, partnerships and individuals in a wide array of industries including hospitality and service, retail operations, healthcare providers, transportation, non-profits, and public utilities. Six of its attorneys are listed in Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers in Honolulu Magazine. | | Firm Size: 22 | Representative Clients:
Actus Lend Lease; Aloha Petroleum, Ltd.; AIG Hawaii Insurance Company, Inc.; ALSCO; American Savings Bank; AMR Corp; American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter; Army Hawaii Federal Housing; Arthritis Foundation; Association of Universities for Research in Astonomy; Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals; BAE Systems; Bank of America; BEI Hawaii; Belt Collins & Associates; Billy Casper Golf; Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council; California Association for Research in Astronomy; Castle Medical Center; CBM Group, Inc.; Central Pacific Bank; Chevron Corp.; Chubb Ins. Co.; Continental Airlines; CSK Auto, Inc.; Community Clinic of Maui; CUNA Mutual Ins. Co.; Enterprise Rent-A-Car; Ernst & Young, LLP; First Hawaiian Bank; Four Seasons Resorts; Gannett Pacific Corp. dba Honolulu Advertiser; Girl Scout Council of Hawaii; General Growth Properties, Inc.; Hagadone Printing Company; Hawaii Bankers Association; Hawaii Employers Mutual Ins. Co.; Hawaii Insurance Group; Hawaii Health Systems Corporation; Hawaii Medical Centers; Hawaii Medical Services Association; Hawaii Preparatory Academy; Hawaii Publications, Inc.; Hawaiian Telcom; Hawaiian Asset Management & Investments Corporation; Hawaiian Tug & Barge; Hawaiiana Management Company; Hoana Medical; Hospice Hawaii; HPM Building Supplies; Hualalai Resort; Kamehameha Schools; Kaneohe Ranch; Kazi Foods dba KFC and Burger King; Kauai Island Utility Cooperative; K Mart Corp.; KTA Superstores; Kukio Golf & Country Club; Kona Country Club; Larry Jefts Farms; Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.; Maui Medical Group; Mauna Kea Beach Hotel; Mauna Lani Resort (Operation), Inc. dba Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows; Maryknoll School; Midpacific Institute; Maunalani Nursing Center; McDonald's Corporation; Meadowgold Dairies of Hawaii, Inc.; Nature Conservancy; Northwest Airlines; Oahu Transit Services; Oceanit; Pacific Allied Products, Inc.; Papa John's Pizza; Hawaii Pizza Hut, Inc.; Polynesian Adventure Tours; Proservice Hawaii; Prudential Real Estate; Punahou School, Schnitzer Steel; Sears; Shriner's Hospital for Children; Subaru Telescope; Taco Aloha Inc. dba Taco Bell Hawaii; Territorial Savings & Loan; Touchstone Properties; United Parcel Service, Inc.; WATG; Waianae Coast Comprehensive Clinic; Waste Management and Young Bros. |
Other Office Locations of Torkildson, Katz,
Moore, Hetherington & Harris,
Attorneys At Law, A Law Corporation
Hilo, Hawaii, U.S.A.
| | Robert S. Katz (Director) born New York, N.Y., December 13, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Hawaii; 1969, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1964); University of Michigan (J.D., cum laude, 1967). Phi Alpha Delta. Co-Editor: Hawaii Chamber of Commerce Desk Manual for Hawaii Employers; Model Employee Handbook for Hawaii Employers. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Employment and Labor Law, Health Care. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections of: Antitrust Law; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Real Estate; Business Transactions; Arbitration; Antitrust; Health Care. Email: Robert S. Katz | | Ernest C. Moore, III (Director) born Honolulu, Hawaii, October 24, 1944; admitted to bar, 1974, Hawaii; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: Dartmouth College (A.B., 1967); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1974). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi. Contributing Editor of the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Desk Manual on Labor Law. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America. Member: Hawaii State, Federal and American (Member, Sections of: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Tort and Insurance Practice Law) Bar Associations; National Health Lawyers Association; American Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. Reported Cases: Hawaii Teamsters and Allied Workers Union, Local 996 v. UPS, 241 F.3d 1177 (9th Cir. 2001); Briggs v. Hotel Corp. of the Pacific, Inc., 73 Haw. 276, 831 P.2d 1335 (1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Ernest C. Moore, III | | J. George Hetherington (Director) born Kyoto, Japan, November 3, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Hawaii; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: San Diego State University (B.S., high honors, 1975); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1978). Beta Gamma Sigma. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections of: Taxation; Business Law) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Property; Securities; Regulatory Law. Email: J. George Hetherington | | Jeffrey S. Harris (Director) born Hartford, Connecticut, March 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., with honors, 1977); University of Michigan (J.D., 1980). Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America." Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Administrative Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Rights; Employee Benefits. Email: Jeffrey S. Harris | | John L. Knorek (Director) born Toledo, Ohio, December 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1976; M.P.A., 1978); Georgetown University (J.D., 1981). Co-Author: Chamber Desk Manual, Labor and Employment Law for Hawaii Employers. Director, Hospice Hawaii. Director and Chair Human Resources Committee, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. Member: Hawaii State, Federal and American (Member: Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Arbitration; Collective Bargaining; Labor and Employment; Affirmative Action. Email: John L. Knorek | | Ronald I. Heller (Director) born Cleveland, Ohio, September 4, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii; 1981, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1982, Republic of the Marshall Islands; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with high honors and distinction, 1976; M.B.A., 1979; J.D., 1980). Recipient: Outstanding Small Business Volunteer of 1998 Award, National Federation of Independent Business; Small Business Champion, State of Hawaii and Southwest Region of United States, 2004; National Federation of Independent Business. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America for more than 10 years. Certified Public Accountant, Hawaii, 1980. Adjunct Professor, University of Hawaii School of Law, 1981. Author and Instructor, "Hawaii Taxes—A Basic Course," Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants. President, Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants, 1994-1995. Member: Hawaii State (Chair, Tax Section, 1997-1998) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Litigation) Bar Associations; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Appointed Member, Committee on Accountants' Legal Liability, 1998-1999). Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel, 1996—. Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants, Board of Directors, 1988-2008; Hawaii Women Lawyers Foundation, Board of Directors, 1984-1986. Arbitrator, Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, First Circuit Court, Hawaii. Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association, 1987-1999. Appointed by Governor Linda Lingle to Tax Review Commission, State of Hawaii, 2005, elected Vice-Chair of Commission. Reported Cases: U.S. v. Vellalos, 780 F.Supp. 705 (D. Hawaii 1992), affirmed without published opinion 990 F.2d 1265 (9th Cir. 1993); Air Tour Acquisition Corp. v. U.S.A., 781 F.Supp. 669 (D. Hawaii 1991) Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Taxation; Tax Litigation; State Taxation; Accountants Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Arbitration; Business Law. Email: Ronald I. Heller | | Wilson M. N. Loo (Director) born New York, N.Y.; admitted to bar, 1980, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1985, High Court of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: City College of the City University of New York (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Rutgers University (J.D., 1980). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Best Lawyers Consumer Guide. Law Clerk to Hon. Harold M. Fong, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1982-1983. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu, 1980-1984. Member, International Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association, 1990—. Per Diem Judge, District and Family Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii, 1995—. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on: Corporation, Banking and Business Law; Litigation; Committee on International Business Law, Subcommittee on Foreign Investment in U.S.) Bar Associations. [With U.S. Army, 1971-1973]. Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Mergers and Acquisitions; Immigration and Naturalization; Commercial Litigation. Email: Wilson M. N. Loo | | Wayne S. Yoshigai (Director) born Honolulu, Hawaii, August 29, 1958; admitted to bar, 1986, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Claremont McKenna College (B.A. cum laude, 1980); George Washington University (J.D., 1986). Member: Moot Court Board; National Moot Court Team. Deputy Vice Chancellor, The Episcopal Church in Hawaii. President, Hawaii Industry Venture (Non-Profit HIV/AIDS Workplace training). Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Sections on Labor and Employment Law; Tort and Insurance Practice Law) Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Bragalone v. Kona Coast Resort Joint Venture, 866 F.Supp. 1285 (D. Hawaii 1994) Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Employee Drug Testing. Email: Wayne S. Yoshigai | | Steven L. F. Ho (Director) born New York, N.Y., February 23, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Hawaii; 1991, Washington. Education: University of Washington (B.B.A., 1982); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1988). Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Washington, 1983. Member: Hawaii State, Washington State and American Bar Associations; Hawaii Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Securities; Tax Exempt Organizations. Email: Steven L. F. Ho | | Steven V. Torkildson (Director) born Honolulu, Hawaii, July 2, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Oklahoma; 1984, Texas; 1993, Hawaii. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Editor, Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1982. Author: "The Economic Recovery Tax Act: Safe Harbor Rule for Leases," 47 Journal of Air Law and Commerce 565, 1982; "Real Estate Acquisition Issues", Commercial Real Estate Transactions, 1998; "Title Issues in Purchase and Sale Agreements," Mastering Real Estate Titles and Title Insurance, 2001, 2003. Member: State Bar of Texas; Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Corporate Finance; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Leasing; Uniform Commercial Code; Mortgage Foreclosure; Land Development; Real Estate. Email: Steven V. Torkildson | | Newton J. Chu (Director) born San Fernando, California; admitted to bar, 1982, California; U.S. District Court, Central District of California; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1977); Antioch School of Law (J.D., 1980). Recipient, Lee Shao Chang Award for Excellence in Chinese Studies, University of Hawaii, 1976. Co-author: Chamber Desk Manual Labor and Employment Law for Hawaii Employers, Immigration Options for Artists and Entertainers (AILA 2007). Member, Rotary Club of Hilo, President, 2002-2003. Member: Hawaii County and Hawaii State Bar Associations; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Chair, Hawaii Chapter 2007-2008); Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce (President, 2000-2001). (Resident, Hilo Office). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Corporate Law; Immigration and Naturalization; 1-9 Compliance; Business Law; Administrative Agency Practice; Liquor Licensing. Email: Newton J. Chu | | Tamara M. Gerrard (Director) born St. Louis, Missouri, October 24, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, California, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit ; 1994, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.S., 1989); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Order of the Coif. Member: Hastings Law Review, 1990-1992; Thurston Society. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: Tamara M. Gerrard | | —————————— | | Laura Anderson (Associate) born Richmond, Indiana, December 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1996, Indiana; 1996, Hawaii; 1999, California. Education: Purdue University (B.S., 1976); Indiana University (M.B.A., 1984); Indiana University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Sigma Iota Epsilon. Order the Coif. Member, 1994-1995, Managing Editor, 1995-1996, Indiana Law Journal. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Advanced Constitutional Law. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Laura Anderson | | Vaughn Cook (Associate) born Hilo, Hawaii, July 10, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Washington; 2003, Hawaii. Education: Santa Clara University (B.S.C., 1991); University of Utah (J.D., 1998). Certified Public Accountant, Hawaii, 1997. (Resident, Hilo Office). Languages: Japanese. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Immigration and Naturalization. Email: Vaughn Cook | | Heather M. Rickenbrode (Associate) born July 28, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Hawaii. Education: New College of Florida (B.A., 1999); Tulane University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Member, Order of the Coif. Member, 2002-2003 and Senior Articles Editor, 2003-2004, Tulane Law Review. Author: "Expanding the Docket: The Fifth Circuit Disregards Judicial Economy in Grant v. Chevron Phillips Chemical Company," 77 Tul. L.Rev. 1453, 2003. Practice Areas: Management Employment Law; Labor Relations. Email: Heather M. Rickenbrode | | Kalani A. Morse (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, August 31, 1974; admitted to bar, 2006, Hawaii. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., 2001; M.P.A., 2005; J.D., 2005). BYU Academic Merit Scholar. Native Hawaiian Leadership Project Scholar, 1999-2005. Director, BYU Moot Court Board of Advocates, 2004. Founder and Editor-in-Chief, BYU International Law & Management Review 2004-05. Teaching Assistant to Judge John Memmot and Law Professors James Backman and Marguerite Driessen, 2004-05. Summer Associate, Kim & Chang, Seoul, South Korea, 2004. Legal Clerk, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, 2004. Project Manager, IBM, Encinitas, California, 2002. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor Relations; Management Employment Law; Corporate Law; Litigation. Email: Kalani A. Morse | | Kawai Kendra (Associate) born Santa Clara, California, June 24, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 2006, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A. Political Science, 1998), University of Oregon (J.D., 2002). Assistant Director, Moot Court Board, 2001-2002. Moot Court Member, 2000-2002. Operations Editor, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2001-2002. Member, Journal of Environmental Law and Litigation, 2000-2002. Co-Director, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, 2000-2001. Member, Asian Pacific American Law Student Association, 1999-2002. Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation. Email: Kawai Kendra | | Jennifer L. Zelko (Associate) born Hilo, Hawaii, October 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Oregon; 2004, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii at Hilo (B.A., 2000); Gonzaga University School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: Hawaii County and Hawaii State (Member, Real Property Section) Bar Associations. (Resident, Hilo Office). Practice Areas: Property Law; Real Estate; Easements; Land Acquisitions; Land Sales; Real Estate Acquisitions; Real Estate Contracts; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Leasing; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Jennifer L. Zelko | | John S. Mackey (Associate) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Missouri; 1994, Michigan; 1996, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1989); University of Missouri (J.D., 1992). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. | | Maile R. Chun (Senior Associate) born 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1996, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Hawaii, Manoa (B.B.A., in Business Management); Vermont Law School (J.D.). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate. | | Thomas Miles Torkildson (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, 1963; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2008, Hawaii. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1987); Baylor University (J.D., 1992). Member: State Bar of Texas; Hawaii State Bar Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Hilo, Hawaii Office: 120 Pauahi Street, Suite 312. Telephone: 808-961-0406. Fax: 808-961-3815.
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