Background
Shortly after his family moved to London where his father worked as a sculptor renovating the war damage done to the figurines of Street Paul"s Cathedral.
Shortly after his family moved to London where his father worked as a sculptor renovating the war damage done to the figurines of Street Paul"s Cathedral.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1970). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1976).
Worked at Torkildson, Katz, Fonseca, Jaffe, Moore & Hetherington Attorneys at, Law, A Law Corporation (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in Management Employment Law and Labor Relations, Complex Business Litigation, Health Care and Hospital Law, Corporate and Real Estate Transactions, Estate Planning and Probate, Taxation and Tax Litigation, Construction Law, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, District of Columbia. 1977, United States. Claims Court.
1979, United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia. 1980, Hawaii, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court;.
Author: "The Limits of Judicial Review Under the Clean Air Acting: Is Infeasibility A Political Question?" Columbia Journal of Environmental Law, Volume 2, Number. 1, 193, 1975. Trial Attorney, United States Department of Justice, Land and Natural Resources Division, 1976-1980.
Deputy Attorney General, Litigation Division, State of Hawaii, 1985-1990. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association and Court Annexed Arbitration Program.
Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. Torkildson, Katz, Fonseca, Jaffe, Moore & Hetherington is Comprised of a collection of boutique practice areas. Offices are located in downtown Honolulu on the island of Oahu, and Hilo on the Big island of Hawaii, and in Kahului on the island of Maui.
Our practice areas span three departments.
The Labor Department focuses on management labor relations and employment law. The Litigation Department focuses on complex business litigation.
The Corporate Department focuses on institutional and transactional representation involving tax planning, real estate, corporate, health care, estate planning, probate and pension matters. The firm represents a broad base of clients, ranging from the largest domestic and foreign corporations, resort hotels, public utilities and hospitals to closely-held corporations, partnerships and individuals.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association and Court Annexed Arbitration Program. Member: The District of Columbia Bar. Hawaii State and American Bar Associations.
