Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Areas of Practice

• Real Property
• Timesharing
• Condominium Development
• Real Estate Development
• Intellectual Property Litigation
• Computer Law

West Practice Categories

Real Estate Law, Condominiums & Cooperatives, Intellectual Property Law, Litigation & Appeals, Computer Law

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 1976
• Florida, 1977
• Colorado, 1994
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1978

Professional Associations and Memberships

• California Department of Real Estate (Member, Advisory Committee)
• American Bar Association, Expert Systems Interest Group, 1989 - 1992 (Chairperson)
• American Bar Association, HyperMedia Interest Group, 1989 - 1992 (Chairperson)
• American Bar Association, Law Practice Section, 1989 - 1990 (Vice-Chairperson)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, Real Property and Financial Services Sections, 1982 - 1984 (Chairperson)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, Real Property and Financial Services Sections, 1982 (Member, Board of Directors)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Florida Bar Association (Member)
• California Department of Real Estate Subdivision Advisory Committee, 1995 (Member, Sub-committee on Multi-Site Time Share Plans)
• Hawaii State Bar, Elder Law Section (Member)
• Hawaii State Bar, Intellectual Property and Technology Sections (Member)
• American Resort Development Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Real Dean Award (The Outstanding Member of Student Body), 1972
• Chief Justice, Student Court, 1971 - 1972
• Student Body Vice-President, 1970 - 1971
• Outstanding Sophomore Award, 1970
• Student Senate, 1969 - 1970

Classes and Seminars

• Visiting Assistant Professor, Winning with Computers, Advanced Research, University of British Columbia, 1990 - 1993
• Visiting Assistant Professor, Law and Computers, IBM Center for Law and Computers, 1990 - 1993
• Electronic Media Discovery, Canadian Bar Association, 1992
• Law Offices of Tomorrow, Ontario Law Society, 1995
• Law Offices of Tomorrow, Canadian Society for Advancement of Legal Technology, 1995
• Admissibility of Computer-Generated Animations, Simulations and Recreations, Canadian Bar Association, 1991
• Expert Systems in Law, American Bar Association, 1991
• Commercial Real Estate, Hawaii Institute for CLE, 1989
• Technological Evolution of the Legal Profession: Computer as Your Expert Partner, American Bar Association, 1988
• Real Estate Transactions, Hawaii Institute for CLE, 1988
• Uniform Land Sales Act, Hawaii Bar Association, 1985
• Hotel & Resort Real Estate Securities, American Resort Developer's Association, 1982
• Regulating Resort Real Estate, American Resort Developer's Association, 1981

Past Employment Positions

• Rush Moore Craven & Stricklin, Of Counsel, 1987 - 1990
• Burke, Sakai, McPheeters, Bordner & Gilardy, Honolulu, Hawaii, Partner, 1983 - 1987
• House of Representatives, Hawaii State Legislature, Special Counsel, Committee on Consumer Protection and Timesharing Legislation, 1981 - 1983
• Carlsmith & Dwyer, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1977 - 1982
• Hawaii Real Estate Commission Committee, Condominium and Resort Real Estate Legislation, 1978 - 1979
• Hamilton, Gibson, Nickelsen, Rush & Moore, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1976 - 1977

Education

• University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1975
  J.D.
  Honors: McBain Moot Court Honors Competition Award, 1973
  
  Law Journal: Industrial Relations Law Journal, Editor-in-Chief, 1974 - 1975
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1972
  B.A.
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: Outstanding Graduate
  Major: Legal Studies

References

• Internal International, Inc.

Published Works

• Editor, Hawaii Conveyance Manual, 11, 1987
• Editor, Hawaii Commercial Real Estate Manual, 11, 1988
• Editor, Hawaii Commercial Real Estate Manual, 1987-1988
• Co-Author, National Association of Real Estate Licensing Law Officials, National Timesharing Council Model Timesharing Act, 1981-1982
• Contributing Author, Hawaii Real Estate Manual, 1997
• Contributing Author, Time Share Registration, 1997

Address

Five Waterfront Plaza, 4th Floor
500 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phones

(808) 529-7300

Faxes

(808) 524-8293

Websites

http://www.m4law.com