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Amy Lawson Woodward
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims and Products Liability
University of San Diego School of Law
Amy Lawson Woodward is an associate attorney at the Law Office of William H. Lawson, concentrating her practice in the area of plaintiffs' personal injury litigation. Prior to joining her father's firm in 2016, Ms. Woodward practiced law at Carlsmith Ball LLP (one of the top corporate law firms in Hawaii), focusing predominantly on litigating commercial disputes.
Ms. Woodward is ranked in the "Top 10 Under 40" personal injury attorneys in Hawaii by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA). She has obtained favorable awards for injured individuals at arbitration and successfully advocated for clients in...
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Clare Hanusz
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 24 years of experience
PO Box 26177
Honolulu, HI 96825
Immigration
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Clare Hanusz founded Aloha Immigration in June 2017, after working with the Immigration Practice Group at Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert in an Of Counsel affiliation since October 2013.
Born and raised in Toledo, Ohio, Clare has lived in Honolulu since 1995 (with an 18-month move to Melbourne, Australia from 2012-2013). After graduating from Ohio University’s Honors Tutorial College in 1991 she moved to Arizona worked for the Valley Religious Task Force on Central America, advocating for immigrants and more just U.S. foreign policies. The opportunity to meet and work with refugees and their attorneys in Arizona propelled Clare...
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Stephen M. Tannenbaum
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 28 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
New York University School of Law
Stephen has historically represented clients in a wide range of civil, commercial litigation matters. He was born in New Jersey, raised in Wilmington, Delaware, attended university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and went on to obtain his juris doctoris from New York University School of Law in 1995, after which, he remained and practiced in New York for 10 years at such international firms as Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy and Morrison & Foerster. Stephen moved to Hawai‘i in 2005 and joined the firm of Alston Hunt Floyd & Ing, where...
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William Saunders, Jr.
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Business, Entertainment & Sports and Environmental
Stanford University Law School
Bill was a founding member of the firm in 1989 and was a partner through 2003. He is currently “Of Counsel” to the firm in light of his executive responsibilities with National Golf Courses, Inc. In his nearly 25 years of trial practice in Hawaii, Bill has represented a wide variety of clients as plaintiffs or defendants in matters involving wrongful death, serious personal injury, real estate and business litigation, and environmental litigation. Over the years, his clients have included major insurance companies such as State Farm, Allstate, Colonial Penn, USAA, Home Insurance, National Union and United Pacific, major corporations...
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Mr. Christopher D Thomas
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation
Creighton University
As an attorney and counselor at law, Christopher D. Thomas has founded his practice on the principles of assertive, energetic, yet personable representation of clients who face the most difficult of legal challenges. Chris understands the daunting tasks facing those he represents, and approaches these problems with the most proactive and resourceful strategies available. He knows that clients want real results, want them quickly, and in the most cost-effective manner possible. Whether via aggressive courtroom litigation, use of alternative dispute resolution, or just practical down to earth advice, success is founded by moving boldly forward to resolution in the...
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Jon Ahmed Zahaby
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Mr. Zahaby moved from Kauai, Hawaii to Honolulu in 1994 and has been back and forth between the two islands ever since. He believes that attorneys should act as counselors helping their clients to make wise decisions with aloha rather than encouraging litigation. Mr. Zahaby concentrates on non-litigation, non-adversarial practice in the areas of real estate, estate planning and asset protection planning through creation of Limited Liability Companies.
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Ofir Raviv
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
My name is Ofir Raviv and I am a bankruptcy attorney in Hawaii. My office is in Honolulu, Hawaii but I serve clients on all the Hawaiian Islands.
I love helping people, and once you meet me you may be surprised that I am not from Hawaii but was born and raised in Israel where I attended college. I met my wife who is a local girl, got married and moved back to Hawaii where we have made our home.
After I graduated from UH, I worked as a bankruptcy attorney for one of Hawaii’s most prominent consumer bankruptcy law firms...
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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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Bridget G. Morgan-Bickerton
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Employment
University of California - Berkeley
Bridget represents clients in a wide range of civil and commercial litigation matters, with an emphasis on consumer class actions. Her experience includes representation of injured consumers against hotels, restaurants, banks, and other corporations, of debtors, creditors, and bankruptcy trustees in bankruptcy litigation matters, and of citizens and public figures in civic matters of public importance. Bridget has practiced in the State, Federal District, and Bankruptcy Courts of Hawaii and Washington State, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has argued before the Ninth Circuit Bankruptcy Appellate Panel. Bridget was named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers from 2013-2017 and...
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Duane Randall Fisher
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 31 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Duane R. Fisher concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law, hotels and resorts, construction law, business structure and operations and commercial transactions. Mr. Fisher has represented a wide range of business organizations, from hotel owners, telecommunications companies, general contractors, Wall Street investment firms and multibillion dollar energy development companies to closely held corporations and sole proprietors, in both private transactions and before federal and state administrative agencies.
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Judith Pavey
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation, Insurance Claims, Products Liability and White Collar Crime
Indiana University - Law School
Judith Ann Pavey has successfully handled personal injury cases in Hawaii since 1977 and continues this important work as Of Counsel at Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher. The law firm is ranked by U.S. News-Best Lawyers® since 2010 as "Best Law Firm" in its core business of Real Estate Law and Commercial Litigation, and also Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Law and Product Liability Litigation(since 2012), solely based on Ms. Pavey's contribution. Ms. Pavey has been named by The Best Lawyers in America©, as a Lawyer of the Year in Honolulu in the practice areas of Banking & Finance Litigation...
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Mr. Nathan Natori
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 33 years of experience
Administrative, Business 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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Kendal Luke
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 28 years of experience
(808) 593-2199
1600 Kapiolani Boulevard, Suite 1300
Honolulu, HI 96814
Bankruptcy
South Texas College of Law
Kendal was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, and graduated from the Kamehameha Schools. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and his Juris Doctorate from the Houston College of Law (formerly South Texas College of Law) in Houston, Texas.
Kendal is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association, the HSBA Family Law Section, and the HSBA Bankruptcy Section, the American Bankruptcy Institute, and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys. He is also a member of the Bradley University Chapter of Delta Tau Delta. Kendal and his wife are the...
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James J. Bickerton
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Consumer and Employment
UCLA School of Law
Jim Bickerton is an experienced and accomplished Hawaii Attorney. For more than 35 years he has represented clients in an array of areas, including Commercial and Real Estate Litigation, Consumer Class Actions, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, and First Amendment and Defamation matters. Jim's skilled and knowledgeable advocacy has led to hundreds of successful outcomes.
Jim has received numerous awards. He has been named among Hawaii’s A+ Attorneys, as well as Best Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Plaintiff Medical Malpractice. Jim has also been named a Super Lawyer for consecutive years....
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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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Joshua C. James
Wailuku, HI Attorney with 6 years of experience
Workers' Comp
Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law
I was raised here on Maui. After graduating from Baldwin High, I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Utah. Following graduation, I attended Mercer University’s Walter F. George School of Law. Having grown up on Maui, I have a unique understanding about the island and its people that many Maui attorneys lack. I know what it means to have the “Spirit of Aloha” that makes our island home so special.
My mission is to meet your needs in a way that you understand, eases your mind, and makes you feel empowered in Hawaii’s legal system.
I have zealously...
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Edward Magauran
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy
Western New England College
I am a Hawaii bankruptcy attorney and have 28 years of bankruptcy experience. My entire practice focuses on helping people like you get out from under the crushing burden of debt.
Not all bankruptcy lawyers are the same. Many are very good at putting people on a conveyor belt and moving their cases down the line. After helping thousands of individuals, families and business owners successfully “dump the debt” in bankruptcy, I have learned that nothing is more important than personal attention to each client’s case. When you hire me, you get me. When you call my office, I talk to...
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Marcus Leslie Landsberg IV
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
Attorney Marcus Landsberg grew up in Los Angeles but visited his family in Hawaii every summer during his childhood. He earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas, and after spending a couple of years teaching English in Japan, he earned his Juris Doctorate at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii.
Marcus spent six and a half years working at the Public Defender’s Office before opening his own firm. With more than 15 years of experience, he has obtained successful case results on behalf of his clients in Honolulu and throughout Hawaii. Not only...
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Trevor Abraham Brown
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 34 years of experience
(808) 537-6100
Pacific Guardian Center, Makai Tower
19th Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Real Estate
Yale Law School
Trevor A. Brown represents clients in both litigation and transactions. His real estate experience ranges from resort acquisition and development to acting as trial counsel to establish beach access rights based on Kingdom of Hawaii land use. Mr. Brown's corporate experience ranges from negotiating corporate restructurings to acting as trial counsel to force the break-up of related land development corporations.
Mr. Brown holds Martindale-Hubbell's® highest possible professional rating AV Preeminent®, for both his skill and integrity. Mr. Brown is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America© list in fourteen categories: Appellate Practice, Arbitration, Business Organization (including LLC's and Partnerships), Closely Held...
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Mark Simonds
Haiku, HI Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Business, Consumer and Real Estate
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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James Stone
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationAdministrative
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
James J. Stone was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and is thoroughly familiar with Hawaii’s multiple cultures and the needs of Hawaii’s residents and visitors. He attended St. Louis High School and graduated from the University of Hawaii. He was a member of the first graduating class from the University of Hawaii’s school of law, and has over 30 years of experience. See www.nulaw.net for more info on background and services.
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Mark Ito
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 40 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of California - Berkeley
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Rai Saint Chu
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 52 years of experience
Products Liability
University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law and University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
As a partner at the firm Turbin Chu Heidt, Attorneys at Law, Honolulu lawyer Rai Saint Chu guides injury victims through the legal process. For over 42 years, she has been licensed to practice law. Ms. Chu has had a diverse legal career, including time spent as an attorney for the state legislature, a lobbyist and pub defender. Attorney Chu has devoted considerable efforts to supporting women in the legal community as the founder of Hawaii Women Lawyers and president of the Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation. Contact her firm today for a consultation.
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Elijah Yip
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Communications
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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Paul Herrán
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 20 years of experience
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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Raymond Iwamoto
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 50 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Trademarks
Santa Clara University School of Law
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Elbridge Smith
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 46 years of experience
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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Jeremy O'Steen
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Pennsylvania State University - Dickinson School of Law
Jeremy K. O'Steen has a passion for community safety. Jeremy seeks to raise the bar on safety standards for all by holding negligent individuals and corporations accountable and pursuing justice for his clients.
Jeremy has spent the entirety of his legal practice serving individuals and families who have been injured by negligent and wrongful actions of others.
When Jeremy first began his legal career in Pennsylvania, he served as an extern for the United States Magistrate Susan E. Schwab in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, and later as an associate pursuing civil rights and just...
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Alan W.C. Ma
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 40 years of experience
As a former Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Hawaii Law School and former Chairman of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Hawaii Chapter, Mr. Ma was previously appointed the Trade Representative of the State of Hawaii in Hong Kong and China for U.S.-inbound investment.
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Lance David Collins
Wailuku, HI Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Communications and Consumer
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
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David Spee
Paia, HI Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Washington School of Law
I graduated from the University of Washington Law School and was hired by a Hawaii law firm in 1989. I started my solo practice in Paia in 1994 with a focus on estate planning, probate, real property and small business representation. My secretary, Serena, and I have been providing legal services on Maui's north shore for the last 27 years.
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Gloria Navarro Buckingham
Kahului, HI Attorney with 25 years of experience
Business
Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
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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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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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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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William Harrison
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 42 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration and White Collar Crime
University of Hawaii - Manoa
The Hawaii criminal law firm of Harrison & Matsuoka, handles felonies and misdemeanors, drug crimes, sex crimes, white-collar crimes, murder, assaults, gun charges, and domestic violence cases. We have extensive experience in Federal Court, State Court, and Military Courts. Harrison & Matsuoka cares more than just about the case, we care about our clients. Facing a criminal conviction can be devastating to an individual's life, job, reputation, and family. We understand that this experience is traumatic and we are resolved to handle your case in a sensitive matter and by endeavoring to keep your case matter confidential. You can expect...
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Douglas A. Codiga
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 30 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Environmental
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law and Yale Law School
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Ronald I. Heller
Honolulu, HI Lawyer with 43 years of experience
Appeals and Tax
University of Michigan Law School
Ron Heller has been practicing law in Hawaii for over 30 years, concentrating on tax litigation, tax law, and business disputes, primarily dealing with accounting and financial issues. He is a licensed Certified Public Accountant as well as an attorney. Mr. Heller is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel, and a past Chair of the Tax Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association. He has litigated tax cases at the county, state, and federal levels. In addition to tax cases, Ron has represented clients ranging from individual sole proprietors to multi-national corporations in a wide variety...
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Ryan E. Sanada
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 23 years of experience
Employment
University of Hawai'i at Manoa William S. Richardson School of Law
I am the Director of Legal and Government Affairs for the Hawaii Employers Council, the premier HR resource for employers in Hawaii. For more information, please visit www.hilaborlaw.com.
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Gary Singh
Honolulu, HI Attorney with 29 years of experience
Free ConsultationImmigration
The Law Office of Gary G. Singh is a high-volume practice providing legal assistance for immigrants on matters ranging from visa applications, adjustment of status, bond, exclusion and removal proceedings.
Gary is an active member of the Hawaii Federal Criminal Justice Act panel where he represents clients before the Federal Court. He is fluent in English, Japanese, Malay and Punjabi, and has been a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association since 1995.