Lihue, Hawaii divorce lawyers represented the Plaintiff and the Defendant in a marriage dissolution action.... More...    $0 (07-17-2024 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with shooting with intent to kill.

Manu Sorensen, age 33, was charged with attempting to rob a game room and firing a single shot that killed 31-year-old Jacob Feliciano on September 29, 2018.... More...    $0 (01-25-2024 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder.

Kai Dela Cruz, 25, was charged with second degree for killing 45-year-old Isaac Lee on Nov. 19, 2019.

“Evidence presented during the trial showed the defendant was smoking methamphetamine before he killed the victim by stabbing him repeatedly,” stated Prosecuting Attorney Ste... More...    $0 (04-05-2024 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries.

Hawaii Auto Negligence Law:

Comparative Negligence (51% Rule):

Hawaii follows a modified comparative negligence system with a 51% rule.
This means a plaintiff can s... More...    $1 (11-22-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Clims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered damages and/or injuries as a direct result of the failure to exercise due care by a federal government employee.

Hawaii Auto Negligence Law:

"Duty of Care: All drivers in Hawaii have a duty to operate their... More...    $1 (07-11-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(l)(A)

"(c)
(1)
(A) Except to the extent that a greater minimum sentence is otherwise provided by this subsection or by any other provision of law, any person who, during and in relation to any crime of violence or drug trafficking crime... More...    $0 (12-08-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating an illegal cockfighting gambling business.

Counts 1 and 2 of the Indictment charged Edward Caspino, 46, of Waianae, William Caspino, 48, of Waianae, Lavern Joseph, 71, of Waianae, and Kerilyn Keliinoi, 31, of Waianae, with conspiracy and the operation of an illegal gambling business. According to th... More...    $0 (11-17-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and Cocaine, Schedule II controlled substances, 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 841(b)(1)(C).... More...    $0 (11-07-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on Fair Labor Standards Act violation theories.

"The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards. The FLSA applies to most employers in the United States, including those who are self-employed.

Minimum w... More...    $0 (11-08-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI benefits by HHS.

"Social Security Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues that provides financial assistance to low-income individuals who are aged, blind, or disable... More...    $0 (10-27-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who used the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

"In Hawaii, a bad faith breach of insurance contract claim can be brought against an insurance company when the company acts in a way that is inconsistent with its duty of good faith and fair dealing under the insurance contract.

To establish ... More...    $1 (11-08-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assault and battery.

Stephen Tyler Bieneman was accused of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station at McMurdo, Antarctica by getting on top of her and putting his shin across her throat after she took his nametag from his coat as a joke.

The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorne... More...    $0 (11-08-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on Title X class action violations.

A.B. and A.M.B., by their parents and next friends, C.B. and D.B., T.T., by
her parents and next friends, K.T. and S.T., and A.P., by her parents and next
friends, C.P. and M.P. (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), by and through their attorneys,
for this c... More...    $0 (10-27-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841.... More...    $0 (10-18-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy and attempted possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine.

During at least June 15, 2023 to June 28, 2023, Luis Miguel Castro Alavez, 31, of Mexico, conspired with persons in Hawaii, California, and Mexico to distribute methamphetamine in Hawaii. Castro Alavez flew fro... More...    $0 (10-20-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with taking bribes in exchange for expediting the approval of permits issued by the Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) of the City and County of Honolulu.

After a lengthy investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) into corruption at the DPP, honest services wire fraud charges were filed ag... More...    $0 (09-06-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii immigration lawyer represented Petitioner seeking review of an Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals.

Petitioner Sainan Liu, a citizen of China, petitions for review of an order of the Board of Immigration Appeals ("BIA") affirming a decision of the Immigration Judge ("IJ") denying her applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Ag... More...    $0 (07-18-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with carjacking.

On March 14, 2020, Treston Cory Kawailani Hardin and Anthony Kelii Mark drove a stolen car to the Waipio Soccer Complex and parked alongside the victim, who was seated in the driver’s seat of a Nissan truck. Hardin then exited his car, walked over to the victim’s truck, opened his passenger’s si... More...    $0 (07-18-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants for violating his constitutional rights with the result he was wrongfully convicted and incarcerated for sexual assault.

On August 4, 2003, a jury found Plaintiff Roynes J. Dural II
guilty of five separate Sexual Assault crimes in Hawaii State
Court. Plaintiff was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
... More...    $0 (06-23-2023 - HI)

Honolulu, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with embezzlement.

Charles Kimo Brown, age 64, from Miliani, Howaii, was the former Secretary-Treasurer of the Hawaii Longshore Division, Brown was paid according to vouchers that he submitted to the accounting department of Local 142. The hours Brown was supposed to list on the vouchers were based upon the “lost tim... More...    $0 (05-03-2023 - HI)

Hilo, Hawaii criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with first degree murder.

Albert "Ian" Schweitzer was accused of killing 23-year-old Dana Ireland, who was found in the bushes along a fishing trail in Puna, on the Big Island, naked from the waist down. Ireland was severely injured and her bicycle, which appeared to have been hit by a vehicle, was found mangled at an inte... More...    $0 (12-31-2000 - HI)

Defendant-appellant Albert Ian Schweitzer appeals from the April 24, 2000 judgment of conviction and sentence of the Circuit Court of the Third Circuit, the Honorable Riki May Amano presiding, adjudging him guilty of and sentencing him for: murder in the second degree, in violation of Hawai`i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 707-701.5 (1993); kidnapping, in violation of HRS § 707-720 (1993); and sexual ... More...    $0 (01-29-2004 - HI)