Firm: Kobayashi Sugita & Goda
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Clay Chapman Iwamura Pulice & Nervell
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Cades Schutte
Practice Areas: Litigation
Calvert G. Chipchase is a partner practicing in the areas of commercial and real property litigation, land use, zoning and entitlements and employment law and labor relations.. A second generation Hawai‘i lawyer, Mr. Chipchase earned his law degree from the University of Hawai‘i, William S. Richardson School of Law, where he was the class valedictorian and a member of the Hawai‘i Law Review Editorial Board. Before joining Cades Schutte, Mr. Chipchase clerked for the Honorable Richard R. Clifton, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Alan C. Kay, United States District Court for the District of Hawai‘i.. Mr. Chipchase is a Lecturer in Law and guest lecturer at the Richardson School of Law. Mr. Chipchase has taught courses in real property, land use, appellate practice, legal writing and scholarly writing. In addition to his responsibilities at the law school, Mr. Chipchase frequently speaks to business groups and provides continuing legal education seminars to Hawai‘i realtors and planners regarding land use, environmental law and historic preservation.
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Firm: Torkildson Katz
Practice Areas: Litigation
Brian W. Tilker is a director at the law firm of Torkildson Katz. He concentrates his practice on business litigation, and has represented clients in a wide-variety of matters in both state and federal courts. In addition to the practice of law, Mr. Tilker is a Lecturer in Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law, teaching a first- year course in legal writing and advocacy.
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Firm: Bervar & Jones
Practice Areas: Litigation
Contact: +1 (808) 725-2580
Firm: Kobayashi Sugita & Goda
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
Bennett Chin is the head of M4’s Design Professionals Defense & Counseling Group, primarily representing and counseling architects and engineers. He has represented clients in a wide range of projects including shopping centers, airports, municipal works, transportation projects, residential projects, hospital projects, commercial high-rises, restaurants and government buildings. He has given seminars on loss prevention and risk management and has lectured for numerous organizations, including AIA, ACEC, University of Hawaii School of Architecture, Lorman Education Services, California BAR/BRI and Hawaii BAR/BRI.. Mr. Chin attended the University of California, Berkeley and received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy. He obtained his law degree from the Santa Clara University School of Law.. His legal career has spanned being a partner in a small civil litigation practice in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he mediated, arbitrated and tried cases for various clients, to serving as a Senior Complex Litigation Attorney with Sedgwick, Detert Moran & Arnold, LLP in their San Francisco offices. At Sedgwick, Mr. Chin represented architects, landscape architects, civil engineers, developers and contractors in all aspects of construction litigation including discovery, mediation, arbitration and trial. He also managed the eDiscovery team in the defense of a large window manufacturer in a product liability class action lawsuit.. Later, Mr. Chin served as Claims Consultant for XL Insurance – Design Professional in their San Francisco offices. He managed a large volume of design professional claims and loss prevention matters. Mr. Chin was directly involved in negotiating large losses through mediation and mandatory settlement conferences. He assisted insureds with contract review and assessment of their risk management practices.
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Firm: Durrett Lang, LLLP
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Kobayashi Sugita & Goda
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Showa Law Office, LLLC
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher LC
Practice Areas: Litigation
Mr. Lautenbach is a member of the bar of the State of Hawaii and the State of California. He is admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Mr. Lautenbach has ten (10) years of experience in complex commercial litigation, holds Martindale-Hubbell’s highest possible professional rating (AV), and has been selected for inclusion by Hawaii Super Lawyers as a Hawaii “Rising Star” in the area of business litigation since 2013. Mr. Lautenbach has also been selected for inclusion to the 2016 Best Lawyers in Hawaii list, Real Estate Litigation.. Notable matters that Mr. Lautenbach has handled include:. Lahaina Fashions v. Bank of Hawaii -- Represented Bank of Hawaii and its affiliates in a jury trial that concerned allegations of fraud, interference, and civil conspiracy related to the sale of a commercial property, where the plaintiff sought damages in excess of twenty-million dollars. Following six-weeks of trial, the Maui jury returned a verdict in favor of the Bank on all counts, and judgment was entered accordingly. The Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals issued an order affirming the judgment in the Bank’s favor, and, following oral argument, the Hawaii Supreme Court has published a unanimous opinion, again affirming the judgment in the Bank’s favor on all counts.. Mr. Lautenbach’s oral argument before the Hawaii Supreme Court can be heard in its entirety (click here).. Ko Olina Development, LLC v. Centex Homes – Represented the master developer of the Ko Olina Resort in a dispute concerning its contractual right to purchase certain commercial apartments and to control certain limited common element areas within the Beach Villas at Ko Olina condominium project. Following a bench trial, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii confirmed and enforced Ko Olina Development’s right to purchase the commercial apartments, but allowed Centex Homes to transfer control over the limited common element areas to the Association of Apartment Owners. The trial court’s judgment was affirmed by the Ninth Circuit.. Ariyoshi v. Equinix, Inc. – Represented officers and directors of a private company in suit by common shareholders alleging they were improperly "frozen out" by board, management and venture investors. The matter was dismissed with prejudice and attorneys’ fees were awarded to the client. The matter was later settled.. Ko Olina Development, LLC v. AOAO – Represented Ko Olina Development, as the owner of commercial apartments within the Beach Villas at Ko Olina Condominium Development, in arbitration against the Association of Apartment Owners concerning Ko Olina Development’s right to use the commercial apartments for commercial purposes open to the general public. The arbitrator ruled in favor of the client and awarded attorneys’ fees. The judgment was confirmed and enforced.. Resort Management Company, LLC v. AOAO – Represented resort manager in dispute with an Association of Apartment Owners concerning, among other things, the AOAO’s failure to make payments to the resort manager and allegations of mismanagement. The matter was settled.. Trump International Hotel and Tower® at Waikiki Beach Walk® -- Successfully represented the developer of the Trump International Hotel and Tower® at Waikiki Beach Walk® in numerous disputes related to the sale of condominium units within that development.. Lender litigation – As approved litigation counsel for MetLife Bank, Bank of America, First Tennessee Bank, and Nationstar Mortgage, Mr. Lautenbach has successfully defended numerous lender liability claims.
Contact: +1 (808) 219-0824
Firm: Cades Schutte
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Bays Lung Rose & Holma
Practice Areas: Litigation
Contact: +1 (808) 204-4634
Firm: Tom Petrus & Miller LLLC
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Kim & Kuwahara
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Law Off. of Alfredo Evangelista, LLLC
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Law Off. of Brian S. Kim
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Law Offices of Gary Y. Shigemura
Practice Areas: Litigation
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Firm: Clay Chapman Iwamura Pulice & Nervell
Practice Areas: Litigation
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