Admitted
1968, Hawaii; 1969, California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Hastings College of Law, University of California, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of Illinois, B.S., 1965
Memberships
Hawaii State (Member, Executive Board, 1980-1981; 1985-1986) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1984-1985); American Board of Trial Advocates (President, 1994—); Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii; Hawaii Academy of Plaintiffs' Attorneys (President, 1985)
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Member, Thurston Society. Associate Research Editor, Hastings Law Journal, 1964-1965. Law Clerk to Hon. O. Carter and Hon. R. Peckham, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1968-1970. Bencher, American Inn of Court IV, 1983—. Member: Supreme Court Committee on Circuit Court Rules, 1984—; Judicial Arbitration Commission, 1986—; Supreme Court Committee on Family Court Rules, 1987—; Chair, Commission on Judicial Conduct, 1994—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; American Judicature Society (Member, Advisory Committee, Judicial Ethics Center).