About William
Published Works · Articles on Litigation (Co-Authored) Representative Cases · IEL Liquidation Proceedings, Wayne C. Metcalf, Insurance v. Gary L. Vose, et al · HIG Rehabilitation, HUI/UNICO Liquidation and Linda v. Hawaiian Electric Co. · State v. Kealakekua Ranch · Maunawili Lessees v. Trustees of Castle Estate · State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Robinol, 699 F.Supp. 819 (D.Hawai'i 1988) · Tilton v. Rivera · Eder v. County of Kauai and State of HawaiiClasses/Seminars · Conducted Seminars, Litigation Topics · Participated in Television and Print Media Forums
Published Works · Articles on Litigation (Co-Authored) Representative Cases · IEL Liquidation Proceedings, Wayne C. Metcalf, Insurance v. Gary L. Vose, et al · HIG Rehabilitation, HUI/UNICO Liquidation and Linda v. Hawaiian Electric Co. · State v. Kealakekua Ranch · Maunawili Lessees v. Trustees of Castle Estate · State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Robinol, 699 F.Supp. 819 (D.Hawai'i 1988) · Tilton v. Rivera · Eder v. County of Kauai and State of HawaiiClasses/Seminars · Conducted Seminars, Litigation Topics · Participated in Television and Print Media Forums
Practice Areas
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Antitrust Law
Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Civil Rights Law
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Commercial Litigation
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
Litigation - Antitrust
Litigation - Health Care
Litigation - Insurance
Litigation - Municipal
Litigation - Real Estate
Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Honolulu (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Litigation - Insurance, Honolulu (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants, Honolulu (2019)
- Lawyer of the Year: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs, Honolulu (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Honolulu (2013)
- Lawyer of the Year: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Honolulu (2010)
- Recognized: Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Recognized: Antitrust Law
- Recognized: Appellate Practice
- Recognized: Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Recognized: Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Recognized: Civil Rights Law
- Recognized: Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Recognized: Commercial Litigation
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Recognized: Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Recognized: Litigation - Antitrust
- Recognized: Litigation - Health Care
- Recognized: Litigation - Insurance
- Recognized: Litigation - Municipal
- Recognized: Litigation - Real Estate
- Recognized: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Recognized: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Recognized: Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
- Recognized: Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation
- Special Focus: White-Collar Criminal Defense
- Bar Admissions: Supreme Court of the United States of America
- Bar Admissions: U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- Bar Admissions: U.S. District Court District of Hawaii
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2001 - 2010
- Hawaii's Top Lawyers (Honolulu Magazine), 2001 - 2010
- Chambers USA - America's Leading Lawyers for Business - Hawaii's only "Star" rated attorney in General Commercial Litigation, 2009 - 2011
- LawDragon 500, 2006 - 2010
