Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Year Joined Organization: 1992

Lawyer Overview

Michael C. Bird joined Watanabe Ing & Komeiji LLP in 1992, and became a partner in 2000. Mr. Bird heads the firm’s Government Contracts and Procurement Group. His practice areas include government contracting and procurement on the County, State, and Federal levels, as well as commercial and construction litigation, general contract law, insurance defense litigation, land use, environmental law, and surety law.

Prior to pursuing his career in law, Mr. Bird was a Senior Building Inspector with the City and County of Honolulu’s Building Department.

Mr. Bird is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association, the State Bar of California, and serves as a Barrister with the Aloha Inn of the American Inns of Court.

Areas of Practice

• Construction Management and Professional Design Law Group
• Government Contracts and Procurement Group
• Land Use and Environmental Group

West Practice Categories

Construction Law, Intellectual Property Law, Government Contracts, Government Agencies & Programs, Land Use & Zoning, Environmental Law

Bar Admissions

• California, 1992
• Hawaii, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1992
• U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Hawaii State Bar (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• California State Bar (Member)

Education

• Santa Clara University School of Law, Santa Clara, California, 1992
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
• University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts
  Major: Political Science
• Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

Address

First Hawaiian Center
999 Bishop Street
23rd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phones

(808) 544-8354

Faxes

(808) 544-8399

Emails

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