Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate
• Commercial Transactions
• Like Kind Exchanges
• Leasing
• Act 221
• Restaurant and Retail Operations

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Commercial Leasing, Transactions, Business Organizations, Real Estate Law, Landlord/Tenant, Taxation Law

Bar Admissions

• Michigan, 1976
• Hawaii, 1979

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Hawaii State Bar Association, 1998 (Treasurer)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, Section of Real Property and Financial Services (Member)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, 1994 (Chair)
• American Bar Association, Taxation Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Law Practice Management Section (Chair, Committee on Economics)
• American Bar Association, Technology and Practice Methods Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Retail Leasing Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Purchase and Sale of Real Estate Section (Member)

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2007 - 2008
• Order of the Coif

Education

• The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1976
  J.D.
  Honors: magna cum laude
• University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, 1969
  B.B.A.
  Honors: With High Distinction

Fraternities/Sororities

• Beta Gamma Sigma

Published Works

• "Hawaii Conveyance Manual", Hawaii State Bar Association, 2001
• "Hawaii Real Estate Manual", Hawaii State Bar Association, 1997
• "State Limited Liability Company and Partnership Laws: Hawaii", Aspen Law and Business, 1997
• "Like Kind Exchanges Under Code Section 1031" (Second Edition), CCH Incorporated, 2007
• "Related Party Exchanges - An Exchange Enigma," Probate & Property, American Bar Association, 2005
• "1031 Exchanges, Qualification and Planning", Journal of Financial Services Professionals, January, 2006
• "Power to the Word Processing People", 2006 eDirt Newsletter, American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, February, 2006
• "Stop Wasting Billable Time - Go Paperless", Probate & Property, May/June, 2006
• "Taming the E-Mail Monster", eReport Newsletter, American Bar Association, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section
• "1031 Exchanges: Know Your Accommodator", Probate & Property, November/December, 2007

Address

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

Phones

808 529-7419 (Direct Line)
808 535-8015 (Direct Fax)

Faxes

(808) 524-8293

Emails

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