Background
Tom, Michael D. was born on January 25, 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
Tom, Michael D. was born on January 25, 1945 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
University of Santa Clara (Bachelor of Civil Engineering, 1967). Stanford University (M.S.C.E., 1968). Hastings College of Law, University of California (Juris Doctor, 1975).
Order of the Coif.
Tau Beta Pi. Alpha Sigma Nu. Member, 1973-1974 and Associate Research Editor, 1974-1975, Hastings Law Journal. Author, "Hawaiian Beach Access," 26 Hastings Law Journal 823, 1975.
Contributor, Digest of Commercial Laws of the World.
Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Program, since 1986.
Calibuso v. Pacific Insurance Company, Limited, 62 Hawaii 424, 616 P.2d 1357 (1980); Brown v. Clark Equipment Company, 62 Hawaii 530, 618 P. 2nd 267 (1980); Cafarella v. Char, 1 Haw.App. 142, 615 P.2d 763 (1980); Haas & Haynie Corporation v. Pacific Millwork Supply, Incorporated., 2 Haw.App. 132, 627 P.2d 291 (1981); McAulton v. Goldstrin, 66 Hawaii 14, 656 P. 2nd 96 (1982); Koga Engineering & Construction, Incorporated. v. Castle Hill Ventures, 7 Haw.App. 151, 748 P.2d 1370 (1988).Worked at Tom & Petrus (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in Construction Law, Products Liability Law, Professional Liability Defense, Real Property Litigation, Insurance Law, Bad Faith Litigation, Wrongful Termination Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Hawaii. Tau Beta Pi; Alpha Sigma Nu.
Order of the Coif.
Member, 1973-1974 and Associate Research Editor, 1974-1975, Hastings Law Journal. Listed in International Who"s Who, 1994. Author: "Hawaiian Beach Access," 26 Hastings Law Journal 823, 1975.
"Architect"s and Engineer"s Liability Under Hawaii Law," 1990.
Contributor, Digest of Commercial Laws of the World. Arbitrator, Hawaii Supreme Court Annexed Arbitration Program, 1986.
Arbitrator: Australian Commercial Dispute Centre, 1993. British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Center, 1993.
Center for International Commercial Dispute Resolution, 1993.
American Arbitration Association, 1986. Member, American Arbitration Association Regional Advisory Committee on the Construction Industry, 1995. Consultant on Construction Matters, Cabinet Sefriou, Paris, France, 1992-1993.
Member: Hawaii State and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations.
Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association. Military: Captain, United States.
Army Corps of Engineers, 1970-1972.
Hawaii State and American (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations. Asia-Pacific Lawyers Association. [Captain, United States.
Army Corps of Engineers, 1970-1972].
Construction Law, Products Liability and Real Property Litigation.