Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1989

Areas of Practice

• Complex and Multi-District Litigation
• Professional Malpractice
• Insurance
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Antitrust
• Civil Rights
• Constitutional
• Construction Litigation
• Contracts
• Environmental Law
• Government
• Products Liability

Representative Cases

• IEL Liquidation Proceedsing, Wayne C. Metcalf, Insurance v. Gary L. Vose, et al.
• HIG Rehabilitation, HUI/UNICO Liquidation and Linda v. Hawaiian Electric Co.
• State v. Kealakekua Ranch
• Maunawili Lessees v. Trustees of Castle Estate
• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Robinol, 699 F.Supp. 819 (D.Hawai'i 1988)
• Tilton v. Rivera
• Eder v. County of Kauai and State of Hawaii

West Practice Categories

Antitrust Law, Contracts, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Construction Law, White Collar Crimes, Environmental Law, Government Agencies & Programs, Government Contracts, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Products Liability Law, Professional Malpractice Law, State Government

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 1970
• California, 1971
• District of Columbia, 1973

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of California
• District of Columbia Bar
• Hawaii State, 1988 (President)
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section (Member)
• American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section (Member)
• Hawaii Board of Examiners, 1974 - 1985
• American College of Trial Lawyers
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• American Arbitration Association

Honors and Awards

• The Best Lawyers in America, 2001 - 2002
• Hawaii's Top Lawyers (Honolulu Magazine), 2001

Classes and Seminars

• Conducted Seminars, Litigation Topics
• Participated in Television and Print Media Forums

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Staff Attorney, 1970 - 1973
• United States Department of Justice, Honolulu, Hawaii, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1973 - 1975

Education

• George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1974
  LL.M.
• University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon, 1970
  J.D.
• University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1967
  B.S.

Published Works

• Articles on Litigation (Co-Authored)

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