Minkin, David J.

Current Employment Position(s)

Chair, Hiring CommitteePartner, since 1996Administrative Head, Litigation (2009-2010)

Year Joined Organization: 1995

Lawyer Overview

David J. Minkin has been a resident of Hawai‘i since 1975.  Licensed in Hawai‘i in 1984, he spent ten years in the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City & County of Honolulu before joining the law firm of McCorriston Miho Miller Mukai in 1995, where he has specialized in civil litigation in trial and appellate Courts, administrative hearings, arbitrations and mediations representing individuals, corporations and municipalities.  Mr. Minkin has been recognized annually in Chambers USA since 2007, Benchmark Litigation since 2009, and Superlawyers (Hawaii) since 2011.

Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Civil Rights
• Health Care
• Land Use
• Creditor's Rights

Representative Clients

• Ansaldo Honolulu JV
• CVS Caremark
• Cendent Corporation
• County of Hawai'i
• County of Kaua'i
• First American Title Company
• Hart Intercivic
• Island Title Corporation
• James Pflueger
• Jimmy Buffett's at the Beachcomber
• Kahala Hotel Investors dba Kahala hotel & Resort
• Kuhio Motors
• LCS Financial Services Corporation
• Mint Yugen Gaisha
• OPT French Polynesia
• OneWest Bank, FSB
• Pacific LightNet, Inc. dba Wavecom Solutions
• Sarento's on the Beach, LLC
• Securitas Security Services USA, Inc.
• Shirokiya, Inc.
• The Honorable Jeremy Harris
• The Honorable John D. Waihee, III
• Wyndham Resorts

Representative Cases

• O. Thronas, Inc., et al. v. Alva Blake, et al. (Dismissal of RICO federal action)
• Sabado v. Association of Apartment Owners of Hawai'i Kai Peninsula (Dismissal of whistleblower claims)
• Lenthal v. County of Kaua'i (Plaintiff Lenthal awarded only $1.00 by jury for discrimination claims)
• 1000 Friends of Kaua'i, et al. v. County of Kaua'i (Verdict as a matter of law)
• Jason Kawakami v. Kahala Hotel Investors, LLC (Class action; Jury verdict against hotel reversed)
• Sheehan v. County of Kaua'i, et al. (Revocation of special management area use permits for boatyard)
• Election Systems & Software, Inc. v. Kevin Cronin, et al. (Intervention in Bid Protest re: election equipment)
• Pila'a 400, LLC v. Andrade (Hawai'i Intermediate Court of Appeals vacated trial court mandate re: recorded easement, sanctions and award of fees)
• County of Kaua'i v. OIP (Hawai'i Supreme Court afirmed ICA opinions, which had affirmed trial court's determination that withheld from public disclosure file re: County Council's executive session minutes)
• Guerrero v. RJM Acquisitions LLC (Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act and vacated $45,000 fee for Guerrero's counsel)

West Practice Categories

Collections, Criminal Defense, Legal Malpractice, Products Liability

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 1984
• U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1984
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1996

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association
• Hawai'i State Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Attorney Delegate, United States District Court Conferences: 2010 and 2011
• American Collectors Association, Inc., 2000 - Present (State Chair, Members' Attorney Program)

Honors and Awards

• Chambers USA, 2007 - Present
• Benchmark Litigation, 2009 - Present
• Super Lawyers, 2011 - Present

Pro Bono Activities

• Legal services for Sex Abuse Treatment at Kapiolani Medical Center and Honolulu Crimestoppers

Past Employment Positions

• First Circuit Court, Per Diem District Court Judge, 1995 - 1996
• Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Sexual Assault Branch, Honolulu, Hawaii, Chief, 1990 - 1994
• Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, Career Criminal Unit, Honolulu Hawaii, Deputy, 1984 - 1989

Education

• University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1984
  J.D.
• University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1980
  M.P.H.
• State University of New York, Buffalo, New York, 1975
  B.A.
  Major: Sociology/Political Science
• Kapiolani Community College, 1981
  Legal Assistant Program

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Address

Five Waterfront Plaza, 4th Floor
500 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813-4989

Phones

808-529-7430

Faxes

808-524-8293

Emails

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