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Mateo Caballero
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Appeals, Civil Rights and Employment
Harvard Law School
My passion, legal skill, and commitment to justice stem from years of work in both the private and non-profit sectors. My primary practice is civil rights and liberties both against the government and employers. If you have been discriminated against, harassed at work, or your liberties have been violated, I want to hear from you. At my firm, we believe in making justice work for our clients through efficient, personalized, and outstanding legal services.
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Rick Abelmann
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Washington University School of Law
Rick Abelmann is a bankruptcy attorney admitted to practice in Hawaii and New York. He graduated in economics before entering law school, and worked for both small and large business and firms in the past. Rick previously practiced corporate and securities law in Hong Kong with Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, and also spent time working on the trading floor for the equities division of the Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley. He worked on transactions valued at hundreds of millions of dollars on a regular basis.
After leaving the corporate world,...
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Stephanie E.W. Thompson
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa, William S Richardson School of Law
Stephanie E.W. Thompson is a Director of the firm who concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial and real estate civil litigation. Ms. Thompson has assisted in the representation of various clients from multi-million dollar corporations to small businesses and individual interests in legal matters ranging from wrongful termination and unfair competition, to negligence, commercial litigation, general business and trust disputes.
Ms. Thompson is named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America© list in the practice area of Real Estate Litigation. She holds an "AV Preeminent"® rating from Martindale-Hubbell® for both her skill and integrity. Ms. Thompson was...
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Elbridge Smith
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 46 years of experience
Civil Rights, Employment and Workers' Comp
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Practice limited to representing Federal civil service employees with adverse action, discrimination, security clearance revocation, whistle-blower reprisal, and related labor/employment claims before the MSPB, EEOC, OSC, and mediators/arbitrators.
Elbridge W. Smith concentrates almost exclusively in representing individual federal employees, primarily handling MSPB and other appeals, EEO complaints and defenses, at the administrative and federal court levels. He has been in private practice since 1977, with firms concentrating in civil rights and employment litigation, representing various federal and private sector unions and their employees. Mr. Smith is a graduate of Wesleyan University and the University of Hawai'i, Richardson School of Law. He...
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Georgia K. McMillen
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 35 years of experience
(808) 242-4343
Pauahi Tower
1003 Bishop Street, Suite 2700
Honolulu, HI 96813
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense and Family
New York Law School
Ms. McMillen has extensive state and federal experience in sentencing, appellate litigation and post-conviction proceedings. In her federal practice she represented clients in some of the most complex and rigorous prosecutions in Hawai`i’s federal court history, including an appeal from a conviction for selling military stealth technology to foreign governments. She has also represented clients in cases involving: tax fraud and evasion; mortgage fraud; immigration fraud; immigration offenses; misuse of public funds; alien smuggling; mail fraud; wire fraud; drug trafficking. In addition, she represents clients in family law and divorce cases. For more about...
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Mr Rick Abelmann
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Bankruptcy
Washington University School of Law
Rick Abelmann is a bankruptcy attorney admitted to practice in Hawaii and New York. He graduated in economics before entering law school, and worked for both small and large business and firms in the past. Rick previously practiced corporate and securities law in Hong Kong with Clifford Chance, one of the largest law firms in the world, and also spent time working on the trading floor for the equities division of the Wall Street investment bank Morgan Stanley. He worked on transactions valued at hundreds of millions of dollars on a regular basis. Honolulu bankruptcy attorney ...
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J. Stephen Street
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 51 years of experience
IP and Legal Malpractice
University of Virginia School of Law
Mr. Street has more than 35 years of litigation experience in a broad variety of matters including complex business litigation, copyright and trademark infringement, intellectual property and trade secret litigation, officers and directors' liability, legal malpractice defense, contracts, real property, antitrust and trade regulation, franchisor/franchisee disputes, wrongful termination actions and other employment claims. He has been retained as insurance defense counsel in actions involving a variety of tort claims including premises liability, products liability,toxic torts, construction litigation and legal malpractice cases. His experience includes jury and bench trials, appeals, private arbitrations, mediations, and administrative hearings.
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Sherry Broder
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Since its founding in 1978, the Honolulu, Hawaii based Law Offices of Sherry P. Broder has earned a reputation as a leader in serious Hawaii personal injury, class action and other complex civil litigation.
* Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Finalist
* First Woman President, Hawaii State Bar Association
* Solo Practitioner of the Year, American Bar Association
* Outstanding Woman Lawyer, Hawaii Women Lawyers
* Best Lawyers in Hawaii, Honolulu Magazine (1997-Present)
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Hayden Burgess
Waianae, HI Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationInternational
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law and University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Hawaiian National involved in independence advocacy for Hawaii. Learned in decolonization, international law, community movements, and how to walk the crooked path straight. Written and spoken on deep cultures, creating new societies with new values, and the processes of decolonization. Radio and T.V. host for the Hawaiian National Broadcast Corporation in program entitled, "Hawaiian Potpourri" and principle contributer to www.hawaiianperspectives.org.
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Eric Allan Elkind
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 29 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
Boston University School of Law
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Gloria Navarro Buckingham
Kahului, HI Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business, Estate Planning and Probate
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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Victoria Lin Sakamaki
HONOLULU, HI Attorney with 21 years of experience
Free ConsultationProbate
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Victoria is an attorney licensed in the State of Hawai'i and has practiced law in the areas of estate planning, probate and trust administration for nearly 20 years. Victoria founded KPRESS Law Hawai'i in order to give probate, ancillary probate and estate administration cases priority, and the attention such cases need for prompt and efficient service. The mission of KPRESS Law Hawai'i is to assist individuals and families with the administration of their loved one's assets during what is likely a difficult transition, in a competent and comprehensive manner so as to minimize worry and stress.
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Dennis Potts
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 53 years of experience
Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Hastings College of Law and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Dennis W. Potts was born in Santa Monica, California, December 17, 1945. He was admitted to the California and Hawai’i state Bars in 1971. He has practiced before the state courts of California and Hawai’i, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawai’i, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.A resident of Hawai’i for more than 45 years, Attorney Dennis W. Potts has been providing legal representation to the state of Hawai’i for over 40 years. Attorney Potts is dedicated to providing his...
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Jed Louis Kurzban
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 28 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of Miami School of Law
Since 1995, I've been an attorney at Kurzban Kurzban Tetzeli & Pratt, P.A., where I became an equity partner in 2013. As the managing partner of our esteemed 40+ year law firm, I lead with a commitment to excellence in representing our clients. With a focus on trial law, my dedication to securing maximum compensation and justice for our clients is reflected in the verdicts and settlements I've obtained.
I graduated from the University of Alabama in 1992 with honors, earning a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law in 1995. Admitted to the bar in Florida,...
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Maile Marie Hirota
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 29 years of experience
Immigration
Indiana University - Indiana University-Bloomington
Ms. Hirota began her law practice in Ohio as an associate with Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, a large law firm in Cincinnati. After practicing immigration law in Ohio for two years, Ms. Hirota returned to her family in Hawaii and joined Lynch & Farmer in 1997. She was named a partner of Lynch Ichida Thompson Kim & Hirota in 2002 and left that firm to found Hirota & Associates in 2009. Ms. Hirota’s practice concentrates solely in U.S. Immigration and Nationality law. Ms. Hirota is an active member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, having served on the following...
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Kristen Spees
Kihei, HI Attorney with 11 years of experience
Estate Planning
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, Guanghua Law School, Zhejiang University, Faculté de Droit de l’Université de Nice and University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Kristen Spees is a Nevada, California and Hawaii Estate Planning Attorney. She focuses on Estate Planning such as Wills and Trusts, Deeds, Charitable Giving, Corporate Social Responsibility and Foundations.
She works with her parents, Frank and Judy Spees, who have worked as estate and financial planning attorneys since 1984. Between the two, they are licensed in HI, NV, CA and FL. www.Spees.com. Their son, Justin Spees, began his career as an investment advisor in 2007 and started managing accounts for clients, trusts, foundations, and businesses. He formed Just Advisors in 2008 and has continued to manage the firm which offers...
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Mr. Nathan Natori
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 33 years of experience
Business, Construction, Health Care and Real Estate
University of Pennsylvania Law School
Nathan Natori has been practicing law in Hawaii since 1992, and has represented clients running the gamut from state and county agencies, large corporations (Nextel, The Queen's Health System, Holland America Line, Kaiser Permanente), and local families and individuals. Whether big or small, each client is important to Mr. Natori and receives the same level of service. Timely responses from an attorney who cares and whom you can trust is what you will receive at Natori Law Office LLLC.
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William C Bullard
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law
William Bullard is dedicated to providing the highest quality Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy services, and debt workouts to clients at an affordable, cost effective, personal one on one manner. William serves clients on all the Hawaiian Islands from offices located in Honolulu and Koloa.
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Richard Turbin
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 53 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
Harvard Law School
Richard Turbin, Esq. is a Honolulu personal injury attorney and a partner at the firm Turbin Chu Heidt, Attorneys at Law. Mr. Turbin has been in private practice for nearly four decades. Attorney Turbin is a graduate of Harvard Law School, and was recently recognized as a Traphagen Distinguished Alumni. He is a former president of the Hawaii State Bar Association. In 1999 and 200, Mr. Turbin served as a chair of the American Bar Association’s Trial and Insurance Practice Section, which has over 40,000 members. Mr. Turbin has also won the section’s 2006 Pursuit of Justice of Award. His...
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Shannon Kim Hackett
Honolulu, HI Lawyer
Divorce, Domestic Violence and Family
University of Kansas School of Law
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Scot Z. Matayoshi
Honolulu, HI Lawyer
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Michael Henry Garbarino
Pahoa, HI Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Elder and Estate Planning
Michael Garbarino, founder & owner of GARBARINOLAW LLLC, provides client-centered legal services everywhere on Hawaii's Big Island, including by providing free iniital consultations and making house calls. Michael has over two decades of experience as a practicing lawyer, having served in both private practice and public service roles, both in Texas, and now in Hawaii. Michael's work has included positions of significant responsibility in public service, including all of the following: ? DIRECTOR OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL TEXAS HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM AUSTIN, TX 2006 - 2011 ? Served as Deputy Chief Counsel, Director of Sanctions,...
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Andrew J. Guzzo
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Bankruptcy, Collections, Consumer and Foreclosure Defense
Washington and Lee University School of Law
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Dominique Tansley
Kailua, HI Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationDivorce and Family
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Sergio Rufo
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Sergio is licensed in Hawai`i, Guam, the CNMI, and Michigan. He is based in Honolulu and has almost 20 years of experience in medical malpractice litigation, wrongful death and catastrophic injury litigation, construction litigation, and other areas of law. He carries the highest possible ratiing ("AV") from Martindale-Hubbell for professional ethics and legal ability, based on an independent survey of the legal community. Having worked as a defense lawyer, he knows what insurance companies are looking for when evaluating a case. Call or e-mail today for a free record review and/or consultation.
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William Dean
Hilo, HI Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, Divorce, Estate Planning and Real Estate
University of Hawaii - Manoa
William Dean is a 2008 of the University of Hawaii's William S. Richardson School of Law. He then became a Judge Advocate with the U.S. Air Force and provided a assistance on a wide variety of legal specialties to hundreds of clients, including criminal justice, business law, estate planning, real estate, divorce and family law, and federal law. William is a seasoned negotiator and mediator. He is also a financial expert with advanced degrees in finance and high level financial positions in government and industry.
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Mark Simonds
Haiku, HI Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Real Estate and Traffic Tickets
Vermont Law School
Mark R. Simonds is a lifelong resident of Maui, Hawaii, who has served Maui for 30 years as a prosecuting attorney. He is now ready to serve you in your time of need, whether you or a loved one is facing a pending criminal charge, or are in need of representation in a legal matter. Call today and Mark will be happy to speak with you.
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Brittney M. Wu
Honolulu, HI Lawyer
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Jeffrey Piper
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Business, Securities and Tax
University of California - Los Angeles
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Scott Makuakane
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Estate Planning
William S. Richardson (University of Hawaii)
Scott A. Makuakane has been practicing law in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, asset protection, estate and gift taxation, and probate since 1983.
Mr. Makuakane has written various training manuals and articles for lawyers concerning estate planning, including authoring the Estate Planning Checklist and Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax chapters of the Hawaii State Bar Association’s Encyclopedia of Estate Planning. Mr. Makuakane is also a regular contributor to Generations Magazine, a Hawaii-based publication that shares important information and tips for seniors. His column focuses on estate planning issues and is written in an easy to digest non-legalese style.
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Paul Herrán
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
As the landscape for legal services evolves, our fundamental goal is to continuously elevate our level of service to clients and control costs at the same time. To accomplish this important goal, a creative approach to solving legal problems becomes crucial. We believe creativity means finding the right solution unique for each individual client, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach. We also rely on innovative technologies to enhance client value. It is our pleasure to provide you with such services. We are here to help and we take pride in doing so. Contracts Immigration Environmental Law Agency...
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Kevin O'Grady
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Military
Touro College Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center
The Law Office of Kevin O'Grady, LLC is a criminal defense firm in Honolulu, Hawaii concentrating in criminal law, military law, civil rights and federal indian law. Criminal and military defense attorney Kevin O'Grady has been a Deputy City Prosecutor, Special Assistant United States Attorney, Chief Prosecutor, Trial Counsel, Senior Trial Counsel, Maricopa County Sheriff's Deputy, Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Criminal Procedure and Legal Instructor and Paralegal Instructor in criminal law, evidence and ethics. His career spans more than thirteen years and he has experience on the mainland, in Hawaii and abroad in foreign countries.
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Erik L. Peterson
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
University of San Francisco School of Law
Erik Peterson, a partner with Bostwick & Peterson, LLP, has obtained what is believed to be the largest medical malpractice settlement in California history. Mr. Peterson is licensed in California and Hawaii and practices throughout each state. He has obtained a $21 million jury verdict representing the victim of a car accident who sustained a brain injury. Mr. Peterson has been listed as a "Super Lawyer" for over 10 years, is rated "10" on AVVO, and "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and professionalism and is listed in "America's Top 100 Attorneys." Please call Mr. Peterson for...
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Tony Tran
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 17 years of experience
Family and Immigration
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Mr. Tran is an experienced attorney dedicated to the practice of immigration and nationality law. He has fought for and protected the rights of large companies and individuals alike.
Following his professional affiliations with solo practitioners, small to mid-sized firms, and non-profit organizations, Mr. Tran founded his own private practice to continue his goal of promoting and advocating immigrant rights.
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Eric G. Ferrer
Haiku, HI Attorney with 41 years of experience
Civil Rights, Education, Nursing Home and Personal Injury
University of California - Los Angeles
Eric Ferrer is a trial attorney achieving many multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. During his 36 year career he has handled cases in diverse and varied areas of law including personal injury, civil rights, home owner association disputes, sexual harassment and abuse, product liability, aviation, business litigation, sports law, class actions, franchise disputes, among others. Mr. Ferrer began his legal career as an attorney working with Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. He worked with Mr. Cochran for 21 years ultimately serving as a managing partner of the firm’s Los Angeles office. During this period...
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Matthew Matsunaga
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 39 years of experience
Administrative, Business and Real Estate
Georgetown University Law Center
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Paul W. Thomas
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 36 years of experience
Free ConsultationStockbroker Fraud
University of Florida College of Law
Mr. Thomas graduated from the University of Florida in 1984 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law in December 1987. He became a member of the California Bar in 1988. With over 1,500 cases and 26 years of experience in every type of investment case Mr. Thomas has a proven track record of success. As an advocate for investors Mr. Thomas utilizes his extensive experience and knowledge of the securities and commodities markets as a former licensed Series 7 stockbroker and Series 3 commodities broker with Shearson Lehman Brothers. His professional memberships include the...
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Anson Rego
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 55 years of experience
Personal Injury and Workers' Comp
Specializing in Workers Compensation Law on all Islands of Hawaii
Experienced attorney-over 45 years in Hawaii
Graduate: George Washington University National Law Center
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Grace Lee
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 4 years of experience
Divorce and Family
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Grace, an alumna of Punahou School, attained her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the esteemed University of Hawai’i at Manoa. Subsequently, she pursued her Juris Doctorate at the William S. Richardson School of Law, also situated at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
During her time at the WSR School of Law, Grace made significant contributions as a research assistant, collaborating with a professor on matters concerning family law. Additionally, she actively participated in internships at various family law offices and with Volunteer Legal Services Hawai’i. Within these internships, she engaged with both the Family Law Section of the Hawai’i...
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James C. Glenn
Honolulu, HI Attorney
Free ConsultationMedical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability
New York Law School