Background
Doo, Leigh-Wai was born on May 13, 1946 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
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Leigh-Wai Doo
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American College in Paris, Paris, France (Associate of Arts, 1966). Columbia University (Bachelor of Arts, 1968). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1971).
Career
Worked at Carlsmith Ball Wichman Case & Ichiki (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in Admiralty & Maritime, Administrative, Banking & Finance, Corporate, Environmental, Foreign Investment Interests, Hotel, Resort & Entertainment, Immigration, International, Labor & Employment, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Public Utilities, Real Property and Land Use, Tax, Trusts, and Comparative Planning. Admitted to the bar, 1971, Hawaii and United States. District Court, District of Hawaii.
1980, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1994, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Lincoln"s Inn.
City Councilman, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983-1994.
Author: "Dispute Settlement in Chinese American Communities," American Journal of Comparative Law, 1973, Boalt Hall Harvard East Asian Studies Program, 1974. Founding Assistant Dean, Delivery of Legal Services, University of Hawaii Law School, 1975-1977.
Founding Secretary/Treasurer/Vice President, Asian-Pacific Association of Municipal Officers, 1984-1988. Member: Hawaii State (Member: Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 1974.
Special Committee on Legal Paraprofessionals, 1974.
Prepaid Legal Services Committee, 1975-1976. Chairman, Special Committee on Public Education in Law, 1975-1976) and American Bar Associations. National League of Cities.
The law firm of Carlsmith Ball Wichman Case & Ichiki was established in 1857 in Hilo, Hawaii.
The firm currently has 115 attorneys in ten offices located throughout Hawaii, in Guam, Saipan, Los Angeles, Washington, District of Columbia and Mexico City, Mexico.
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Member, Lincoln"s Inn. City Councilman, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983-1994.
