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Alan Van Etten
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Alan Van Etten

4.9
3 reviews

1003 Bishop Street, Suite 1550, Honolulu, HI 96813

Insurance Bad Faith Litigation, Personal Injury and Commercial Torts

About Alan Van Etten

Adjunct Professor, Tort and Insurance Law, The William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1993-1994. Delegate, Hawaii Judicial Conference, 1992-1999. Panel Member, State Medical Claims Conciliation Panel, 1977-1983.

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Alan Van Etten got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Personal Injury
  • Other 2
    • Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
    • Commercial Torts

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Deeley King Pang & Van Etten A Limited Liability Law Partnership
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Mikelson v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 107 Hawai'i 192, 111 P.3d 601 (2005).Mikelson v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 108 Hawai'i 358, 120 P.3d 257 (2005).Miller v. Hartford Life Ins. Co., 126 Hawai'i 165, 268 P.3d 418 (2011) (amicus).Hart v. Ticor Title Ins. Co., 126 Hawai'i 448, 272 P.3d 1215 (2012) (amicus) Mikelson v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 122 Hawai'i 393, 227 P.3d 559 (2010).Keown v. Tudor Ins. Co., 621 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (D. Haw. 2008).Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Simpson Mfg. Co., 829 F. Supp. 2d 914 (D. Haw. 2011).Feibusch v. Integrated Device Tech., Inc. Employee Ben. Plan, 463 F.3d 880 (9th Cir. 2006).
  • Additional Links
    http://www.dkpvlaw.com/alanvanetten.php http://www.dkpvlaw.com

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1973, Hawaii
    1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    1973, California (since resigned)
    1973, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
    Memberships
    Hawaii State (President, 1997
    Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 1998-2001
    Co-Chair, Judicial Administration Committee, 2001
    Member, Bench Bar Committee, 1997-1998
    Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1997
    Member, Coordinating Committee, The Hawaii Society of CPA's, 1991
    Member, Committee on Legislation and Public Policy
    Vice Chair, 1988
    Co-Chair, 1989
    Chair, 1990-1991) and American (ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 2008-2011
    Hawaii State Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 2001-2010
    Member, Nominating Committee to the House of Delegates, 2001-2010
    Active Leadership, Insurance Coverage and Litigation Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section including Chair of Program Committee for 2009 Midyear Meeting) Bar Associations
    American Bar Foundation (Life Member
    State Chair 2001-2010)
    American Civil Liberties Union (Member, Board of Directors, Hawaii Chapter, 1978-1980)
    Legal Aid Society of Hawaii (Director, 1989-1991)
    Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii (Vice President, 2001-2002).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Berkeley School of Law, University of California
    Class of 1972
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Yale University
    Class of 1967
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1945
    Honolulu, Hawaii, June 23, 1945

Contact Alan Van Etten

Partner at Deeley King Pang & Van Etten A Limited Liability Law Partnership
4.9
3 reviews

1003 Bishop Street, Suite 1550Honolulu, HI 96813U.S.A.

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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
  • Saturday By appointment
  • Sunday By appointment

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    Alan Van Etten is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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    Deeley King Pang & Van Etten A Limited Liability Law Partnership was established in 1985.

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