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| | Location: Watumull Plaza, 4334 Rice Street, Suite 202, Lihue, Hawaii 96766-1388, (Kauai Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Belles Graham Proudfoot Wilson & Chun, LLP
A Limited Liability Partnership practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial Practice. Administrative, Admiralty, Antitrust, Aviation, Banking, Condominium, Corporate, Environmental, Insurance, Labor and Employment, Probate, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Securities, Tax and Trust Law. Estate Planning. Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition. | | Year Established: 1995 | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
First Hawaiian Bank; Bank of Hawaii; Grove Farm Co. & Subsidiaries; Gay & Robinson, Inc.; Starwood Vacation Ownership; Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.; Aetna Insurance Company; Travelers Insurance; General Star Insurance; Kauai Island Utility Cooperative; USA Water Services, Inc.; Secret Beach Properties, LLC; Kealia Irrigation Company, Inc.; Kawailoa Development, LLP; DMB, Inc.; Kealia Plantation Company, LLC.; National Tropical Botanical Gardens. References: First Hawaiian Bank; Bank of Hawaii. | Office Hours:
Monday: 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Accepts Major Credit Cards
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Other - Carte Blanche | | PARTNERS | | Jonathan J. Chun (Member) born Hilo, Hawaii, January 26, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1978); Gonzaga University Law School (J.D., 1981). Hawaii State Senator, 1998-2002. Deputy Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, 1984-1992. First Deputy County Attorney, County of Kauai, 1992-1998. Member: Kauai and Hawaii State Bar Associations. Reported Cases: Hyatt Corp. v. Honolulu Liquor Commission, 69 Haw. 238, 738 P. 2d 1205 (1987); McCloskey v. Honolulu Police Department, 71 Haw. 568, 799 P.2d 953 (1990); Austin v. City and County of Honolulu, 840 F.2d 678 (9th Cir., 1988); Young v. Planning Commission, 89 Haw. 400, 974 P.2nd 40 (1999). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Employment Law; Business Law. Email: Jonathan J. Chun | | Michael J. Belles (Member) born Tacoma, Washington, March 19, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; U.S. District Court of the Northern Mariana Islands. Education: Gonzaga University (B.A., cum laude, 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Alpha Theta. Deputy County Attorney, County of Kauai, 1976-1982. County Attorney, County of Kauai, 1983-1990. Member: Kauai and Hawaii State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Real Estate Development; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Michael J. Belles | | Donald H. Wilson (Member) born Los Angeles, California, September 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1976, California, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1977, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.F.S., 1971); University of Southern California (J.D., 1976). Member: Kauai and Hawaii State Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Development; Real Estate Financing; Condominium Law. Email: Donald H. Wilson | | Max W. J. Graham, Jr. (Member) born Parris Island, South Carolina, January 9, 1945; admitted to bar, 1969, California; 1970, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1966); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1969). Member and Associate Editor, California Law Review, 1967-1969. First Deputy County Attorney, County of Kauai, 1982-1986. Director, Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, 1982-1987. President, Board of Directors, Legal Aid Society, 1987-1988. Per Diem District Family Court Judge, Fifth Circuit, State of Hawaii, 1987—. Member: Kauai and Hawaii State (Director: 1996-1997; Real Property and Financial Services Section, 1994—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Administrative; Condominium; Real Estate; Zoning, Planning and Land Use. Email: Max W. J. Graham, Jr. | | OF COUNSEL | | David W. Proudfoot (Of Counsel) born Santa Monica, California, November 28, 1940; admitted to bar, 1973, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1995, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: U.S. Coast Guard Academy (B.S., with honors, 1962); Harvard University (J.D., 1973). Member: Kauai, Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States. [Capt., U.S. Coast Guard Reserve (Retired)]. Reported Cases: In Re Kaanapali Water Corp., 5 Haw. App. 71, 731 P.2d 163 (1984); Complaint of Damador Bulk Carriers, Inc., 903 F.2d 675 (9th Cir. 1990); Exxon Shipping Co. v. Pacific Resources, Inc., 789 F. Supp. 1521 (D.Hawaii 1991), 855 F. Supp. 1195 (D.Hawaii 1993); Exxon Co. v. Sofec, Inc., 54 F.3d 570 (9th Cir. 1995); Exxon Company, USA v. Sofec, Inc., -U.S.-, 116 S. Ct. 1813, 135 L. Ed. 2d 113 (1996). Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Public Utilities Law; Electric Cooperatives Law; Business Law. Email: David W. Proudfoot | | COUNSEL | | Lorna A. Nishimitsu (Counsel) born Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, April 8, 1952; admitted to bar, 1978, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1974; J.D., 1978). Deputy Public Defender, 1978. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, 1979, 1981, 1985. Deputy County Attorney, 1987-1989. Deputy Attorney General, 1980. Member: Kauai (Vice President, 1989) and Hawaii State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Practice; Real Estate; Real Estate Foreclosure; Land Use; Zoning Law. Email: Lorna A. Nishimitsu | | ASSOCIATE | | Dawn N. Murata (Associate) born Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, January 19, 1954; admitted to bar, 1999, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Southern, Central and Northern Districts of California; 2005, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.S., 1976); Southwestern University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Kauai and Hawaii State Bar Associations; State Bar of California; Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers' Alliance (Board of Governors, 2000-2001). Practice Areas: General Practice; Estate Planning; Probate; Business Law; Real Estate; Civil Litigation. Email: Dawn N. Murata |
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