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| | Location: Pacific Guardian Center, Ste. 1900
Makai Tower, 733 Bishop Street, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813, (Honolulu Co.) | | |
(Main Office)
| Starn · O'Toole · Marcus & Fisher,
A Law Corporation practices in the following areas of law:
Business Law, Business Entity Litigation, Class Action Litigation, Construction and Design Defects Litigation, Condominiums, Corporate Law, Corporate Finance, Hotels, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mold Litigation, Personal Injury, Real Estate Transactions, Resort Development, Telecommunications Development, Trade Name/Trademark Litigation, and Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice Litigation. | | Year Established: 1994 | Firm Profile:
Starn · O'Toole · Marcus & Fisher specializes in real estate and corporate transactions, business entity and real estate-related litigation, construction, land use and development, construction and design defects litigation, mold litigation, corporate mergers and acquisitions, hotel acquisitions and management agreements, corporate finance, international transactions, secured transactions, trust litigation, antitrust litigation, class action litigation, and personal injury law. The Firm prides itself on dynamic, responsive service to clients and innovative and sophisticated problem solving for clients. | | Firm Size: 15 | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 01:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
| | MEMBERS OF THE FIRM | | Peter Starn (Director) born Fulton, Missouri, January 28, 1944; admitted to bar, 1972, Hawaii; 1985, California. Education: DePauw University (B.A., 1965); Stanford University (J.D., 1972). Phi Beta Kappa. Note Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1971-1972. Adjunct Professor in Real Estate Law, University of Hawaii Law School, 1982. Appointed by Governor of Hawaii as Director, Hawaii State Board of Planning and Economic Development, 1980-1982. Appointed by Chief Justice of Hawaii as Trustee of Client Security Trust Fund. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State Bar Association. [Capt., U.S.M.C., Naval Aviator, 1965-1972]. Practice Areas: Corporate Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Real Estate Transactions; Hotels; Condominiums; Resort Development. Email: Peter Starn | | Terence J. O'Toole (Director) born Brockton, Massachusetts, January 6, 1946; admitted to bar, 1971, California; 1972, Hawaii; 1989, District of Columbia. Education: University of Santa Clara (B.A., 1967); Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (J.D., 1971). Associate Editor, Ecology Law Quarterly, 1970-1971. Law Clerk to the Honorable Martin Pence, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1971-1972. Best Lawyers in America. Lawyer Representative to Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 2005-2007. Member: Federal Bar Association (President, Hawaii Chapter, 2005-2006). Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Construction Claims and Disputes; Lender Liability; International Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death Litigation. Email: Terence J. O'Toole | | Kenneth B. Marcus (Director) born Brooklyn, New York, June 17, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, New York and U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1990, Hawaii. Education: Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (B.S., 1972); New York University School of Law (J.D., 1975). Best Lawyers in America, Real Estate. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Section on Real Property and Financial Services) and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; Hawaii Hotel Association; International Society of Hospitality Consultants. Transactions: Leasing and Financing of Charlottesville Fashion Square, Charlottesville, VA and Galleria Shopping Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Acquisition, financing and management contracts relating to Sheraton Seventh Avenue Hotel (New York City); Boca Raton Hotel & Club (Boca Raton, FL); Hyatt Regency Hotels, Kaanapali and Waikiki Beaches (Hawaii); Acquisition of 24 hotel packages in 18 states; Acquisition and leasing of Two Wall Street (New York City). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Hotels and Resorts Development; Real Estate Joint Ventures; Shopping Center Acquisition; Shopping Center Development; Commercial Leasing; Finance; Insurance Insolvency; Corporate; Partnership Formation. Email: Kenneth B. Marcus | | Duane R. Fisher (Director) born Santa Barbara, California, October 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1991, California; 1992, Hawaii. Education: University of Colorado (B.S., 1984); University of California, Hastings College of Law (J.D., 1991). Two-term Member, Hastings Moot Court Board. Member: State Bar of California; Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Corporate and Business Law(30%); Real Estate Transactions(30%); Telecommunications Development(20%); Hotels(10%); Mergers and Acquisitions(10%). Email: Duane R. Fisher | | Sharon Valentine Lovejoy (Director) born Honolulu, Hawaii, June 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1989, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1991, Colorado; 1994, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Texas Wesleyan College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1987). Alpha Chi; Delta Theta Phi, Dean, 1986-1987. Member: Harvey M. Richey Moot Court Society; National Trial Advocacy Team, 1989. Recipient, Keeton Scholarship; Trial Advocacy Award. Member: State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; Hawaii State and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Mold Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Corporate and Business Litigation; Personal Injury; ADR; Federal and State Court Practice. Email: Sharon Valentine Lovejoy | | Trevor A. Brown (Director) born Santa Monica, California, August 4, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Arizona; 1993, District of Columbia; 1995, Hawaii; 1999, California. Education: Christian Heritage College (B.S., summa cum laude, 1987); Yale University (J.D., 1990). Senior Editor, Yale Law Journal, 1989-1990. Law Clerk to Judge Herbert Y. C. Choy, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1990-1991. Author, "Religious Nonprofits and the Commercial Manner Text," 99 Yale L.J. 1631, 1990, also printed in The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, Sept. 1991. Co-Reporter, "Hawaii 2000 Report on Lawyer's Opinion Letters in Mortgage Loan Transactions," 22 University of Hawaii Law Review 347, 2000. Member: State Bar of Hawaii; American Bar Association; Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Real Property Litigation; Real Estate; Secured Transactions. Email: Trevor A. Brown | | Lane Hornfeck (Director) born McKeesport, Pennsylvania; admitted to bar, 1998, Hawaii; 2002, District of Columbia. Education: University of Pittsburgh (B.A., 1994); University of Hawaii (J.D., 1998). Dean's List, 1990-1994. Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Leadership Honor Society; Golden Key Honor Society (President, 1993-1994). Recipient: Carl K. Mirikitani Jr. Scholarship Award, 1996-1997; Bernard Levinson Best Constitutional Law Paper Award, 1997; Best Student Essay Award, American Planning Association, Hawaii Chapter, 1997; Baxter Awards for First Place, Best Overall Memorials In The World, 1998. Best Oralist, Third Place Award, Pacific Region, 1997, Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. Executive Editor of Research, University of Hawaii, 1996-1998; Law Clerk to Associate Justice Mario R. Ramil, Supreme Court of Hawaii, 1998-1999; Editorial Board Member, Hawaii Bar Journal, 2000-2007; Member, Pacific Century Fellows, 2001. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; District of Columbia Bar; Hawaii Women Lawyers (President, 2004-2005); Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation (Board Member and Co-Chair, Grant Committee); American Judicature Society (Member, Awards Committee). Reported Cases: Coon v. City and County of Honolulu, 98 Hawai`i 233, 47 P.3d 348, (2002); Hilton Hotels Corp. v. Parnar, 117 Hawai`i 52, 175 P.3d 162, (2008) (Unpublished); Bento v. Valley Isle Motors, 114 Hawai`i 183, 158 P.3d 929, (2007) (Unpublished). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Construction Litigation; Real Estate Related Litigation; Mold Litigation; Trade Names; Trademark Litigation; Corporate and Business Law; Real Estate. Email: Lane Hornfeck | | ASSOCIATES | | Norman H.Y. Cheng (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, December 13, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1999); University of Hawaii (J.D., 2002). Member: Student Bar Association; Client Counseling Moot Court Team (two terms). Author: "Is Agricultural Land in Hawaii 'Ripe' for the Takings," Analysis, 240 U.Haw.L.Rev. 121 (2001); "If a Policeman Must Know the Constitution, Then Why Not a Planner: A Constitutional Challenge of the Hawaii Public Access Statute," 23 U.Haw.L.Rev. 409 (2000). Member, William S. Richardson School of Law Alumni Association. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Real Property and Financial Services Sections) and American Bar Associations. Languages: Cantonese. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transfers; Business Transactions. Email: Norman H.Y. Cheng | | Shyla P.Y. Cockett (Associate) born May 8, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii. Education: University of Puget Sound (B.A., 2002); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D. 2004). Member: Filipino Law Student Association, Student Bar Association. Client Counseling Moot Court Team (two terms). American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Corporate Litigation. Email: Shyla P.Y. Cockett | | Zachary N. Gershuni (Associate) born Santa Monica, California; admitted to bar, 2006, California; 2007, Hawaii. Education: University of California, Berkeley (B.A., with departmental honors and distinction in general scholarship, 2001); University of California, Hastings College of the Law (J.D., 2006). Dean's Honor List, 2001. Extern to the Honorable Elizabeth D. Laporte, Magistrate Judge U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 2004. Practice Areas: Litigation; Corporate; Business Law. Email: Zachary N. Gershuni | | Albert N. Guarino (Associate) born Los Angeles, California, January 11, 1960; admitted to bar, 1991, Oregon; 2008, Hawaii. Education: University of California at Berkeley (B.A., 1982); Willamette University (J.D., 1991). Member: Oregon State Bar; Hawaii State Bar Association. [J.A.G., U.S. Air Force]. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Albert N. Guarino | | Andrew J. Lautenbach (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, California; 2007, Hawaii. Education: University of Colorado at Denver (B.S., summa cum laude, 2002); University of San Francisco School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Trademark and Tradename Litigation; Real Estate Related Litigation. Email: Andrew J. Lautenbach | | Allison A. Ito (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, January 12, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Hawaii. Education: University of Washington (B.S., 1998); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law. Email: Allison A. Ito | | Stephanie Thompson (Associate) born Hawthorne, California, April 6, 1963; admitted to bar, 2005, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii, West Oahu (B.A., with Humanities Award in Writing, 2002); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2005). Contributing Editor, Asian-Pacific Law and Policy Journal. Officer, Advocates for Public Interest Law. Member: Client Counseling Moot Curt Team; Labor/Employment Law Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to the Honorable Victoria S. Marks, First Circuit, Circuit Court for the State of Hawaii. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Litigation; Commercial; Business Law. | | Christina N. Wakayama (Associate) born April 10, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Hawaii. Education: University of Southern California (B.A. 2004); William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D. 2004). Editorial Board, University of Hawaii Law Review, 2005-2006. Casenote Editor and Resource Manager, 2006-2007. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions and Litigation.. Email: Christina N. Wakayama | | Hoi Shan Wirt (Associate) born Hong Kong, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Hawaii. Education: University of Hawaii (B.A., 1999; J.D., 2006). Phi Delta Phi. Member, American Inns of Court. Editor-in-Chief, Asian-Pacific Law & Policy Journal, 2005-2006. Member: Hawaii Women Lawyers. Languages: Cantonese. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation(50%); Corporate Litigation(50%). Email: Hoi Shan Wirt | | Wil K. Yamamoto (Associate) born Honolulu, Hawaii, January 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Hawaii; 2005, Guam. Education: University of California, San Diego (B.A., 1996); University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Member: University of Hawaii Law Review; Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Competition. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations; American Inns of Court Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Mold Litigation; Construction Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Class Actions; Business Law. Email: Wil K. Yamamoto | | ASSOCIATE COUNSEL | | Ivan M. Lui-Kwan (Associate Counsel) born Hilo, Hawaii, March 25, 1945; admitted to bar, 1971, Hawaii. Education: St. Martin's College (B.A., 1967); Rutgers University (M.A., 1968; J.D., 1971). Law Clerk to Chief Justice William S. Richardson, Hawaii Supreme Court, 1971-1972. Director, Budget and Fiscal Services of City and County of Honolulu. President and CEO, Kona Bay Marine Resources. Chairman of Board, March of Dimes, Chapter of Pacific. President of Board, Historic Hawaii Foundation. Chairman, Board of Trustees, St. Andrews Priory. Director, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii. Member, Hainan Hawaii Cooperation Committee. Vice-Chairman, The Queen Emma Foundation. Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, The Queen's Health Systems. Trustee, The Queen's Medical Center. Former Member: Disciplinary Board, Hawaii Supreme Court; Hawaii Community Development Authority. Member, Board of Directors and Treasurer, Judiciary History Center of Hawaii. Email: Ivan M. Lui-Kwan | | Julie Marie Mandanas (Of Counsel) born February 4, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Illinois; 2007, Hawaii. Education: Northwestern University (B.A., 1991); University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Dean's List, 1995-1997. Extern to the Honorable Paul E. Plunkett, Judge U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1995. Practice Areas: Real Estate Transactions; Finance; Commercial Leasing; Real Estate Joint Ventures.. | | John A. Sopuch, III (Associate Counsel) born St. Louis, Missouri, March 21, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Illinois; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois including Trial Bar; 1994, Virgin Islands and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1998, Appointed Special Assistant Attorney General for the United States Virgin Islands; 1999, Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2005, Hawaii. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1987); Pepperdine University (J.D., 1990). Recipient, The Dean's Merit Scholarship 1987-1988, 1988-1989. Member: Pepperdine Law Review, 1988-1990; Accepted to write for the California Supreme Court Survey of Pepperdine Law Review, 1988-1989. Judicial Extern for the Honorable J. P. Vukasin, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, San Francisco. Author: Analysis, "Crouchman v. Superior Court," 16 Pepperdine L. Rev. 434, 1988; Analysis, "Fontana Unified School Dist. v Burman," 16 Pepperdine L. Rev. 485, 1988. (Also Member, Moore & Sopuch, P.C., Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands; Also Associate, The Collins Law Firm, P.C., Naperville, Illinois). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: John A. Sopuch, III |
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