Cades Schutte LLP is proud to announce that 39 lawyers have been included in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, with five newly recognized attorneys this year(*). Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
In addition, Calvert G. Chipchase (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law) and Roy A. Vitousek (Land Use and Zoning Law) were named as 2021 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer Of the Year” in the State of Hawai‘i. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.
Cades Schutte LLP would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Lisa D. Ayabe* – Real Estate Law
- David F. E. Banks – Corporate Law; Employment Law – Management; Labor Law – Management
- Calvert G. Chipchase – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Roger W. Fonseca – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Vito Galati – Tax Law
- Christopher T. Goodin – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Rhonda L. Griswold – Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Trusts and Estates
- Christopher T. Harrison – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- C. Michael Heihre – Arbitration; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Martin E. Hsia – Patent Law; Trademark Law
- Amanda M. Jones – Arbitration; Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Grace Nihei Kido – Environmental Law; Real Estate Law
- Rick Kiefer – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Kelly G. LaPorte – Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Philip J. Leas – Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law; Real Estate Law
- Michele S. Loudermilk* – Real Estate Law
- John R. Love – Real Estate Law
- Chris S. Mashiba – Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law
- Patricia J. McHenry – Environmental Law
- Craig I. Nakanishi – Energy Law
- Trisha L. Nishimoto* – Litigation – Insurance
- Nathan T. Okubo – Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Peter W. Olson – Insurance Law; Litigation – Insurance
- Jeffrey M. Osterkamp* – Construction Law
- Jeffrey S. Portnoy – Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law – Management; Insurance Law; Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants; Litigation – First Amendment; Litigation – Insurance; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Marc E. Rousseau – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships); Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law; Securities / Capital Markets Law
- Paul M. Saito – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Gunner E. Schull – Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- David Schulmeister – Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction
- Summer G. Shelverton – Trusts and Estates
- Kristin S. Shigemura – Employment Law – Management; Litigation – Labor and Employment
- Keoni W. Shultz – Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Gail M. Tamashiro – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Daniel C. Vermillion* – Trusts and Estates
- Roy A. Vitousek – Commercial Litigation; Land Use and Zoning Law; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Real Estate; Real Estate Law
- Lori K. Wilke – Real Estate Law
- Ryan M. Wilson – Tax Law
- Keith Y. Yamada – Arbitration; Construction Law; Litigation – Construction; Mediation
- Theodore D.C. Young – Litigation – Bankruptcy
11 Cades Schutte lawyers have also been included in the First Edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.
- Dana A. Barbata – Environmental Law; Professional Malpractice Law
- Pōhai Nuʻuhiwa Campbell – Real Estate Law; Trusts and Estates
- Nathaniel T. Dang – Intellectual Property Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Ryan M. Hamaguchi – Banking and Finance Law; Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law
- Sachi E. Hiatt – Real Estate Law
- Cheryl L.M.T. Itagaki – Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Mallory T. Martin – Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Real Estate
- Michi Momose – Appellate Practice; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Education Law; Litigation – Real Estate
- Justin M. Sugiyama – Banking and Finance Law; Real Estate Law
- Lisa K. Swartzfager – Construction Law; Health Care Law; Insurance Law
- Andrea K. Ushijima – Financial Services Regulation Law; Real Estate Law
Best Lawyers has published its list for over three decades, earning the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in over 75 countries.
“Best Lawyers was founded in 1981 with the purpose of highlighting the extraordinary accomplishments of those in the legal profession. After three decades, we are proud to continue to serve as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals worldwide,” says CEO Phillip Greer.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers on the basis of professional expertise, and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
