Our Litigation Practice Group has vast experience resolving disputes. Our litigators are highly respected and regularly represent clients in all forms of civil litigation and dispute resolution, including jury and non-jury trials, arbitrations, mediations, negotiations, other alternative dispute resolution processes, and governmental hearings.
What We Do
- Contractual Disputes
- Real Estate Disputes
- Land Use, Leasing, Partition, and Condemnation Actions
- Construction Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Issues
- Lenders’ Liability
- Creditors’ Rights, Bankruptcy, and Foreclosure
- Professional Liability and Malpractice Claims
- Employment and Labor Relations Matters
- Environmental Litigation
- Automobile, Aviation, and Admiralty Claims
- Libel and Communications Law Actions
- Corporate and Securities Claims, Takeover Litigation, and Class Actions
- Antitrust and Trade Regulation
- Tax Litigation, both Federal and State
- Trust and Probate Litigation
Our litigators have been helping clients resolve disputes for over 100 years. No matter the size or complexity of the dispute, our litigators can assist with efficient and effective resolution. Matters handled by our litigators are often highly complex and cover a broad spectrum of subjects. The experience and acumen of our litigators is unmatched in Hawai‘i.
Chair(s)
Kelly G. LaPorte
Partner
Attorneys
Trisha H.S.T. Akagi
Partner
Calvert G. Chipchase
Partner
Dennis W. Chong Kee
Partner
Jarrett A. Dempsey
Associate
John P. Duchemin
Partner
Christopher T. Goodin
Partner
Ryan M. Hamaguchi
Partner
C. Michael Heihre
Partner
Amanda M. Jones
Partner
Philip J. Leas
Senior Counsel
Darene K. Matsuoka
Associate
Lindsay N. McAneeley
Of Counsel
Patricia J. McHenry
Senior Counsel
Colin O. Miwa
Senior Counsel
Dave K.K. Miyamoto
Associate
Allison Mizuo Lee
Partner
Michi Momose
Partner
Bryce M. Nakamura
Associate
Kirk M. Neste
Partner
Trisha L. Nishimoto
Partner
Peter W. Olson
Senior Counsel
Jeffrey M. Osterkamp
Partner
Jeffrey S. Portnoy
Partner
Paul M. Saito
Partner
David Schulmeister
Senior Counsel
Summer G. Shelverton
Partner
Kristin S. Shigemura
Partner
W. Keoni Shultz
Partner
Michael R. Soon Fah
Associate
Lisa K. Swartzfager
Partner
Hiʻilanikuuhiwahiwa Thomas
Associate
Mauna Kea Trask
Partner
Roy A. Vitousek III
Partner
Keola R. Whittaker
Of Counsel
Keith Y. Yamada
Partner
Nicole K. C. Yamane
Associate
Milton M. Yasunaga
Senior Counsel
Janine M. Yim
Associate
Theodore D.C. Young
Partner
Troy Young
Associate