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