Admitted
1979, Massachusetts; 1983, Hawaii
Law School
New York University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Williams College, Dean's List; University of San Francisco, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976
Memberships
Hawaii State (Member, Board of Directors) and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Root Tilden Scholar. Honors: Recipient, Honolulu Star Bulletin's annual Editorial Board award for Ten Who Made A Difference, 1991; Hawaii State Bar Association Justice Award for free legal work to the community. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Author: Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, Hawaii Bar Journal, May 2003. Professional and Community Activities: Vice Chair, Hawaii Supreme Court Special Committee on Judicial Performance; Member, Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Death and Dying with Dignity; Board of Governors, Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii; National Association of Consumer Advocates. Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Program; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court; Delegate, Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1992-1993; Planning Committee, Citizens' Conference on the Judicial Selection Process, 1993-1996.