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The annual “Best Lawyers in America” list contains 95 attorneys in Hawaii, 47 of whom were named 2014 “Lawyer of the Year” for a specific practice area.
The list is compiled from nominations, which are open to all attorneys, and from peer reviews, and is then published by So. Carolina-based Woodward/White Inc.
2014 Lawyers of the Year, firm, practice area in which they were cited:
Paul D. Alston, Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, Bet-the-Company Litigation
Riki May Amano, Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc., Arbitration
James J. Bickerton, Bickerton Lee Dang & Sullivan, L.L.L.P., Legal Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Wesley Y. S. Chang, Law Offices of Wesley Y. S. Chang, Health Care Law
KahBo Dye-Chiew, Law Office of KahBo Dye-Chiew, Immigration Law
Deborah Macer Chun, Chun Kerr LLP, Real Estate Law
Thomas E. Cook, Lyons, Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu AAL, ALC, Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants
Robert G. Frame, Frame & Nakano AAL, ALC, Admiralty and Maritime Law
Don Jeffrey Gelber, Gelber, Gelber & Ingersoll, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Michael W. Gibson, Ashford & Wriston, LLP, Litigation – Land Use and Zoning
Robert Carson Godbey, Godbey Griffiths, LLLC, Copyright Law
Ronald I. Heller, Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington & Harris, A.L.C., Litigation and Controversy – Tax
Jerry M. Hiatt, Hiatt & Hiatt, Honokaa, Mediation
Susan M. Ichinose, Litigation – Labor and Employment
Ray K. Kamikawa, Chun Kerr LLP, Tax Law
William M. Kaneko, Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, Government Relations Practice
Robert S. Katz, Torkildson, Katz, Moore, Hetherington & Harris, A.L.C., Employment Law – Management
Ellen N. Kawashima, Cades Schutte LLP, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Grace Nihei Kido, Cades Schutte LLP, Environmental Law
Simon Klevansky, Klevansky Piper, LLP, Litigation – Bankruptcy
James Krueger, Krueger Wong, Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
Edward R. Lebb, Law Offices of Edward R. Lebb, LLLC, Family Law
Steven S. C. Lim, Carlsmith Ball LLP, Land Use and Zoning Law
Sharon V. Lovejoy, Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher, L.C., Litigation – Banking and Finance
Howard K. K. Luke, Law Office of Howard K. K. Luke, Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar
Harvey J. Lung, Bays Lung Rose & Holma, Litigation – Construction
April Luria, Roeca Luria Hiraoka, LLP, Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants
Paul Maki, Trademark Law
Ian L. Mattoch, Law Offices of Ian Mattoch, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
Wayne P. Nasser, Ashford & Wriston, LLP, Litigation – Real Estate
John S. Nishimoto, Ayabe, Chong, Nishimoto, Sia & Nakamura, LLLP, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Russell A. Ota, Law Office of Russell A. Ota, Trusts and Estates
Terence J. O’Toole, Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher, L.C., Appellate Practice
Judith Ann Pavey, Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher, L.C., Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs
Brad S. Petrus, Tom Petrus & Miller LLLC, Construction Law
David J. Reber, Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Bert S. Sakuda, Cronin Fried Sekiya Kekina & Fairbanks, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs
Gregory M. Sato, Kobayashi Sugita & Goda, Labor Law – Management
Eric A. Seitz, Law Office of Eric A. Seitz, Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Peter Starn, Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher, L.C., Administrative/Regulatory Law
Herbert R. Takahashi, Takahashi and Covert, Employment Law – Individuals
Gail M. Tamashiro, Cades Schutte LLP, Banking and Finance Law
Robert H. Thomas, Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert, L.C., Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Alan Van Etten, Deeley King Pang & Van Etten, LLLP, Insurance Law
J. Thomas Van Winkle, Carlsmith Ball LLP, Corporate Law
Craig P. Wagnild, Bays Lung Rose & Holma, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Eric S.T. Young, Law Offices of Eric S.T. Young, Litigation – Trusts and Estates
A version of this list posted earlier was incomplete, based on truncated results the website produced.
