Hawai‘i Lawyers of the Year 2018
Who is the best of the best? Says Best Lawyers, “The lawyers being honored as ‘Lawyers of the Year’ were selected because they received particularly high ratings from most of their peers. In some cases, they also received particularly effusive comments from some of those same peers. The selected lawyers have earned a high level of respect among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.”
Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as a “Lawyer of the Year” each year. Congratulations to all.
Lisa A. Bail, Litigation—Environmental
Michael J. Belles, Land-Use and Zoning Law
Mark J. Bennett, Bet-the-Company Litigation
Louis L.C. Chang, Mediation
Calvert G. Chipchase, Litigation—Real Estate
Thomas E. Cook, Medical Malpractice Law—Defendants
Thomas R. Daniel, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
LindaLee K. Farm, Litigation—Insurance
Byron C. Feldman II, Arbitration
T. Anthony Gill, Labor Law—Union
Robert Carson Godbey, Copyright Law
J. George Hetherington, Health Care Law
Maile M. Hirota, Immigration Law
Clifford B. Hunt, Criminal Defense—General Practice
Louise K.Y. Ing, Litigation—Bankruptcy
Ray K. Kamikawa, Tax Law
John C. Khil, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Benjamin A. Kudo, Litigation—Land Use and Zoning
Edward R. Lebb, Family Law
Michael K. Livingston, Personal Injury Litigation—Plaintiffs
Ivan M. Lui-Kwan, Government Relations Practice
Howard K.K. Luke, Criminal Defense—White Collar
April Luria, Legal Malpractice Law—Defendants
Ian L. Mattoch, Medical Malpractice Law—Plaintiffs
William Meheula, Legal Malpractice Law—Plaintiffs
Richard B. Miller, Insurance Law
Joy M. Miyasaki, Trusts and Estates
Lisa Woods Munger, Environmental Law
John S. Nishimoto, Personal Injury Litigation—Defendants
Terence J. O’Toole, Appellate Practice
Lawrence S. Okinaga, Banking and Finance Law
Miki Okumura, Litigation and Controversy—Tax
Judith Ann Pavey, Litigation—Banking and Finance
Ted N. Pettit, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Stewart Pressman, Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Michael M. Purpura, Litigation—Securities
Richard M. Rand, Litigation—Labor and Employment
Dean H. Robb, Admiralty and Maritime Law
Tom E. Roesser, Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Bert S. Sakuda, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions—Plaintiffs and Product Liability Litigation—Plaintiffs
Gregory M. Sato, Labor Law—Management
David F. Simons, Employment Law—Individuals
Peter Starn, Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Gerald A. Sumida, Energy Law
Robert H. Thomas, Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law
Michael D. Tom, Litigation—Construction
J. Thomas Van Winkle, Corporate Law
Sarah O. Wang, Employment Law—Management
Eric S.T. Young, Litigation—Trusts and Estates
Leighton J.H.S. Yuen, Real Estate Law
