Current Employment Position(s)

Director

Areas of Practice

• Title Insurance
• Real Property Law
• Banking Law
• Arbitration and Mediation

Representative Clients

• Chicago Title Insurance Company
• Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company
• First American Title Insurance Company
• Lawyers Title Insurance Company
• Stewart Title Guaranty Company
• U.S. Industries

Representative Cases

• Loyalty Development Co., Ltd. v. Wholesale Motors, Inc., 605 P.2d 925 (Hawai'i 1980)
• Liberty Bank v. Shimokawa, 632 P.2d 289 (Hawai'i App. 1981)

West Practice Categories

Title Insurance, Real Estate Law, Banking & Finance Law, Mediation, Arbitration

Bar Admissions

• Massachusetts, 1969
• Hawaii, 1972
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
• U.S. District Court District of Massachusetts, 1969
• U.S. District Court District of Hawaii
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1969
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1978

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Hawaii State Bar Association (Member)
• American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators)
• American Land Title Association (Member)

Pro Bono Activities

• Triad Resources for Adoption Counseling and Education, 1994 - Present
• Committee for Adoption Reform and Education, 1994 - Present

Past Employment Positions

• Hong Iwai Hulbert & Kawano, Partner, 1978 - 1994
• State of Hawaii, First Circuit Court, Law Clerk, 1971
• State of Hawaii, Tax Appeal Court, Law Clerk, 1971
• State of Hawaii, Land Court, Law Clerk, 1971

Education

• Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1969
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• Hobart College, Geneva, New York, 1966
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

References

• Oscar Beasley, Sr.V.P., First American Title Ins. Co., Santa Ana, CA
• Robert T. Fujioka, Sr. V.P., First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Lui Samsonas, Pres., First American Title Co. of Hawaii, Inc./Honolulu

Address

1001 Bishop Street
Suite 1800
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phones

(808) 524-1800

Faxes

(808) 524-4591

Emails

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Websites

http://www.ahfi.com