Current Employment Position(s)

Director

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Litigation
• Education Law

Representative Clients

• Association of Apartment Owners, Aloha Towers
• Northwest Finance and Services, Inc.
• Royal Aloha Vacation Club
• Security Title Corporation
• Hawaii Conference Foundation-United Church of Christ

Representative Cases

• Feher v. Department of Labor and Indus. Relations, 561 F.Supp. 757 (D.Hawai'i 1983)
• Department of Educ. v. Mr. and Mrs. S., 632 F.Supp. 1268 (D.Hawai'i 1986)
• Kekai v. Hargrave, 649 F.2d 748 (C.A.9 (Hawai'i) 1981)
• Suzuki v. Yuen, 507 F.Supp. 819 (D.Hawai'i 1981)
• Wong v. Board of Regents, University of Hawaii, 616 P.2d 201 (Hawai'i 1980)
• Felix v. Waihee
• Suzuki v. Alba, 438 F.Supp. 1106 (D.Hawai'i 1977)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Litigation & Appeals, Education Law

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 1976
• California, 1975
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1977
• U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1976
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1976
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Hawaii Advocates For Children and Youth, 1980 - 1995 (Member)
• American Development Resort Association (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1975 - Present (Member)
• Hawaii Women Lawyers, 1980 - Present (Member)
• Hawaii State Bar (Member)
• State Bar of California (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1990 - 1992 (State Chair, State Legislation Subcommittee, Section of Litigation)
• Hawaii Supreme Court, 1988 - Present (Member, Hearing Committee, Disciplinary Board)
• Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1988 - 1992 (Delegate)

Honors and Awards

• Outstanding Lawyer 1984, Hawaii Women Lawyers

Past Employment Positions

• Paul Johnson Alston & Hunt, Associate, 1978 - 1980
• Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Housing Unit, Staff Attorney, 1976 - 1978

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1975
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1975
• Columbia University, New York, New York, 1973
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Honors: cum laude
• Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia

Address

65-1241 Pomaikai
Suite 2
Kamuela, HI 96743

Phones

(808) 885-6762

Faxes

(808) 885-6011

Emails

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Websites

http://www.ahfi.com