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LICENSED TO PRACTICE IN THE FOLLOWING JURISDICTIONS:
Supreme Court of the United States of America All Federal and State Courts in Hawaii 4th, 9th, and D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals United States Claims Court Court of International Trade United States Customs Court
GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:
• 25+ years of trial experience • One-year appointment as Grand Jury Counsel • Appointed to panel re: retention of Federal Magistrate • Panelist, various civil rights forums • Arbitrator, Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program • Many TV, radio, newspaper, & magazine appearances • Head of a 5-person law firm for many years • Taught Legal Research in the Paralegal Program for many years
PUBLICATIONS:
Co-authored chapter titled "Preparation and Presentation of Emergency Medicine Cases" dealing with 30-day countdown to trial published in Medical Malpractice, Shepard's/McGraw-Hill, Inc. (1986).
EDUCATION:
Juris Doctorate (1974) University of Akron Law School Akron, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Economics (1969) Gannon University Erie, Pennsylvania
High School, diploma, 1965 Academy High School Erie, Pennsylvania
PERSONAL:
Family Status: Married with two Children
Military: U.S. Army (1969-71) Specialist 4th Class Honorably Discharged.
High School: Voted "Mr. Academe" by Class of 1965. "Lettered" in football,wrestling,and tennis and selected to represent Academy High School in City All-Star football game in fall, 1965. Camp Counselor for YMCA.
Lions Club: 1997-98 Melvin Jones Award for outstanding humanitarian service. Past President/present Director, Honolulu Lions; Legal Counsel for District 50;Coordinator of Cavalcade of Stars, an annual event which entertains hundreds of seniors, disabled, and handicapped persons free of charge every year.
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