Background
Portnoy, Jeffrey Steven was born on July 5, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Bernard and Edna (Fure) Portnoy.
state lawyer Libel Insurance Civil litigation
Portnoy, Jeffrey Steven was born on July 5, 1947 in Brooklyn. Son of Bernard and Edna (Fure) Portnoy.
Syracuse University (Bachelor., cum laude, 1969). Duke University School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1972). Adjunct Professor, Judicial Conference, 1988-1991.
Worked at Cades Schutte Fleming & Wright (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in Communications Law, Insurance Law, Employment Law, Professional Errors and Omissions. Admitted to the bar, 1972, Hawaii. Adjunct Professor, Media Law, University of Hawaii, 1985-1992.
Author: The Lum Court and the First Amendment, University of Hawaii Law Review, Volume 14, Number.
1, 393-420; Mass Communication Law in Hawaii, New Forms Press, 1994. Lawyer Delegate, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988-1991.
Elected as Hawaii State Bar Association Representative to American Bar Association House of Delegates, 1994-1996. Chair, USDC Advisory (Biden) Committee, 1992-1996.
Member: Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1989-1994).
Defense Research Institute (Hawaii State Chairman, 1991-1996).
Member American Bar Association (forum committee communication, media and law committee 1985-1986, chairman We The People organization), Hawaii State Bar Association (director) 1990-1993), Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association (president 1991-1995, lawyer delegate 9th circuit judicial conference 1989-1991), Defense Research Institute (HSBA delegate to American Bar Association House Delegates 1994, state chairperson, Ambassador award 1988, Exceptional Performance award 1991, 92).
Married Sandi Edelstein, March 29, 1970. 1 child, Carrie Paige.