MEMBERS OF FIRM
Richard Turbin (Member) born New York, New York, December 25, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: Cornell University (A.B., magna cum laude, 1966); Harvard University (J.D., 1969). Licensed Real Estate Broker, Hawaii, 1979. Author: Casenote, "The Legality of Anti-War Referendums," Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review, 1968; "Evidence in Trial Practice in Hawaii," National Business Institute. Co-Author: "ENT Patients in the Emergency Department," Medical Malpractice Handling Emergency Medical Cases, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill Inc., 1991. Instructor, Criminal Law, Kapiolani Community College, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1978-1980. Legal Counsel, Hawaii Jaycees, 1980-1981. Chairman, Neighborhood Board, 1990. Member and Chair, Waialae-Kahala Neighborhood Board, 1984. Elected Fellow, Hawaii Academy of Plaintiff's Attorney. Co-founder, Association of Plaintiff's Lawyers of Hawaii (Board, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 1997). Member: Hawaii State (Chair, Professional Liability Insurance Committee, 1990-1992; President, 2005) and American (Chair, Torts and Insurance Law and Practice Section, 1999) Bar Associations. Languages: French and Samoan. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death Law; Malpractice Law.
Rai Saint Chu (Member) born Nanking, China, August 27, 1946; admitted to bar, 1972, Hawaii; U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Delegate: Constitutional Convention, Hawaii, 1978; Neighborhood Board, 1979-1981. Member: State Advisory Council, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1980-1985; State Advisory Board, Legal Services Corporation, 1976-1980. Legal Counsel, Mental Health Association of Hawaii, 1975-1978. Member, Board of Directors, Girl Scout Council of Hawaii, 1990. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 1992; Chairman, Child Support Guidelines Committee, 1985; President Elect, 2008; President, 2009) and American (Member, Sections on: Family Law; Litigation) Bar Associations; Hawaii Women Lawyers (Founder); Hawaii Women Lawyers Foundation (President, 1991). Reported Cases: Cleveland vs. Cleveland, 1 Haw. App. 187, 616 P.2d 1014 (1980); Ahlo vs. Ahlo, 1 Haw. App. 324, 619 P.2d 511 (1980); State vs. Joyner, 66 Haw. 543, 669 P.2d 152 (1983). Languages: Chinese. Practice Areas: Family Law; Workers Compensation Law.Email: Rai Saint Chu