Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Constitutional Law
• Criminal Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• White Collar Crimes

West Practice Categories

Civil Rights, Police Misconduct, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Speech, Grand Jury Proceedings, Prisoners' Rights, Search & Seizure Protections, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Sex Offenses, White Collar Crimes, Computer Crimes, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Courts-Martial & Discharge, Military Justice

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 1968
• California, 1973
• New York, 1966
• U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1968
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1967
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1972

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Hawaii Public Defender Advocacy Institute, 1993 - Present
• ABA-LEI, Inc., Vail National CLE Conference, 2001
• Committee on Implementation of the Federal Criminal Justice Act Plan for the District of Hawaii, 1980 (Coordinator)
• California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, 1978 - Present (Member)
• Commission to Select Federal Public Defender for District of Hawaii, 1981 - 1983
• American Inns of Court IV, Hawaii, 1982 - Present (Bencher)
• Supreme Court, Judicial Council of Hawaii Committee on Penal Code Revision and Reform, 1983 - 1985 (Member)
• Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1986 - 1988 (Member)
• Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Rules of Penal Procedure and Circuit Court Criminal Rules, 1984 - Present (Member)
• Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions, 1993 - 1996 (Member)
• Hawaii State Bar Association (Member)
• The State Bar of California (Member)
• American Judicature Society (Member)
• National Legal Aid and Defender Association (Member)
• National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
• Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers

Past Employment Positions

• Hon. Martin Pence, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, Law Clerk, 1966 - 1967
• Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, Chief Public Defender, 1970 - 1972
• National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Faculty, 1987
• Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Faculty, 1988

Education

• Columbia Law School, New York, New York, 1966
  LL.B.
• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 1963
  B.A., Bachelor of Arts

Address

333 Queen St., Ste 610
Honolulu, HI 96813

Phones

(808) 526-0811

Faxes

(808) 531-2677

Emails

hartlaw@hawaii.rr.com

Websites

http://www.hart-law.net