Background
Devens, Paul was born on June 8, 1931 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Zenove and Anna (Brilla) Dewenetz.
Devens, Paul was born on June 8, 1931 in Gary, Indiana, United States. Son of Zenove and Anna (Brilla) Dewenetz.
Indiana University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1954). Columbia University (Bachelor of Laws, 1957). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma.
Practiced in New York City 19581960 Corporation Counsel, 1969-1972 and Managing Director, 1972-1975, City and County of Honolulu.
Judge, Nuclear Claims Tribunal, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 1988-1990. Trustee, Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1971-1972.
Chairman, Honolulu City Charter Reorganization Commission, 1979. State Bar Examiner, 1975.
Member, Hearing Committee of Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court, 1979-1982.
Member, Executive Committee, Japan-Hawaii Economic Council, 1983 1984. Participant in the United States./China Joint Session on Trade, Investment and Economic Law, August 1987, Beijing, People's Republic of China. Arbitrator, Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, 1987-1990.
Trustee, 1981 and President 1987, Japan-American Society of Honolulu.
Chairman of the Board, Associated Japan-America Societies of the United States, Incorporated., 1989. Chairman, Board of Governors of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 1990.
Member, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council.
Worked at Devens, Lo, Nakano, Saito, Lee & Wong (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in General Civil Practice. Corporation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Real Property, Tax and Probate Law. Commerical, Immigration, Municipal, Land Use and Zoning and International Law.
General Civil Litigation including Product Liability Defense, Commercial, Construction and Personal Injury Litigation and Criminal Tax Defense.
Admitted to the bar, 1958, New New York 1960, United States. District Court, District of Hawaii.
1961, Hawaii. 1962, United States. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit.
1963, United States. Court of International Trade.
1970, United States. Supreme Court. Practiced in New York City 1958-1960. Corporation Counsel, 1969-1972, and Managing Director, 1972-1975, City and County of Honolulu.
Judge, Nuclear Claims Tribunal, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands 1988-1990.
Trustee, National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, 1971-1972. Chairman, Honolulu City Charter Reorganization Commission, 1979.
State Bar Examiner, 1975. Member, Hearing Committee of Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court, 1979-1982.
Member, Executive Committee, Japan-Hawaii Economic Council, 1983.
Participant in the United States./China Joint Session on Trade, Investment and Economic Law, August 1987, Beijing, People"s Republic of China. Arbitrator, Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, 1987-1990. Trustee, 1981 and President 1987-1989, Japan-American Society of Honolulu.
Chairman of the Board, National Association of Japan-America Societies of the United States, Incorporated., 1989-1991.
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 1989-1990. Vice-President, Board of Directors, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 1994.
Member, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council. Recipient, Imperial Award, The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, Third Class, Government of Japan, April, 1993.
Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Judicature Society. Devens, Lo, Nakano, Saito, Lee & Wong traces its history to a predecessor firm founded in 1951.
Beginning with a primarily local commercial practice, the firm now offers a wide range of legal services for local, national and international clients.
The firm"s clientele include many corporations from the Pacific Rim region including Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South of Korea and Singapore.
Member, Hearing Committee of Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court, 1979-1982. Member, Executive Committee, Japan-Hawaii Economic Council, 1983. Participant in the United States./China Joint Session on Trade, Investment and Economic Law, August 1987, Beijing, People"s Republic of China.
Arbitrator, Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii, 1987-1990.
Trustee, 1981 and President 1987-1989, Japan-American Society of Honolulu. Chairman of the Board, National Association of Japan-America Societies of the United States, Incorporated., 1989-1991.
Chairman, Board of Governors of the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 1989-1990. Vice-President, Board of Directors, Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, 1994.
Member, Pacific and Asian Affairs Council.
Recipient, Imperial Award, The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon, Third Class, Government of Japan, April, 1993. Member: Hawaii State and American Bar Associations. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
American Judicature Society.
Married Setsuko Sugihara, August 14, 1955. Children: Paula, Vladimir, Mignon.