Current Employment Position(s)

Associate

Year Joined Organization: 2004

Lawyer Overview

Lisa S. Hirahara joined Watanabe Ing & Komeiji LLP as an associate in October 2004, practicing in the areas of government, regulatory affairs, and land use.

Prior to beginning her legal education, Ms. Hirahara spent two years as a legal assistant and paralegal in two Seattle-based law firms. While attending law school, she served as a research assistant to Professor Robert Aronson and as a clerk to E.E.O.C. Adminstrative Judge Zulema Hinojos-Fall. Ms. Hirahara also represented low-income taxpayers in resolving disputes with the Internal Revenue Service through the University of Washington clinical law program.

She is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Areas of Practice

• Government and Regulatory Affairs Group
• Land Use and Environmental Group

West Practice Categories

Government Agencies & Programs, Land Use & Zoning, Environmental Law

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 2004

Education

• University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington, 2004
  J.D.
• University of Washington, 1999
  B.S. in Psychology

Address

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999 Bishop Street
23rd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813

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(808) 544-8336

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(808) 544-8399

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