Background
Reiss, Seth Michael was born on January 31, 1952 in New York City. Son of Leonard Jacob and Zenaide (Newman) Reiss.
Reiss, Seth Michael was born on January 31, 1952 in New York City. Son of Leonard Jacob and Zenaide (Newman) Reiss.
Bachelor in Biology and Chemistry, U. South Florida, 1974; Master of Science in Biochemistry, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1977; Juris Doctor, Richardson School Law, Honolulu, 1980; Master of Laws in International and Comparative Law, U. Cambridge, England, 1984.
Worked at Watanabe, Ing & Kawashima (Honolulu, Hawaii) specializing in General Corporate/Commercial and Litigation. Practice in Banking and Finances, Land Use, Real Estate, Labor, Commercial and Insurance Litigation. Focus on Government Relations and Regulated Industries.
Admitted to the bar, 1980, Hawaii.
1981, California; 1982, New Jersey. Registered to practice before United States.
Patent and Trademark Office. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Real Property and Negotiable Instruments.
Member, Editorial Staff, University of Hawaii Law Review, 1979-1980.
Author: Hawaii Appellate Handbook, Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1988. Articles, "Proceedings of the Pacific Telecommunications Council," 1990 Issue. "Journal of Malaysian and Comparative Law," Volume 1986.
"Malayan Law Journal," Volume 1985.
Visiting Lecturer, University of Malaya Faculty of Law, 1984-1985. Deputy Public Defender, 1981-1983.
Staff Attorney to the Hawaii Supreme Court, 1986-1987. Deputy Attorney General, 1987-1988.
Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Program, 1989.
Clerk to the Hawaii Supreme Court, 1980-1981. Member, Hawaii Board of Bar Examiners, 1987-1995. Member: Hawaii State (Chairperson, 1991-1992, Board Member, 1992, Section on Intellectual Property and Technology.
Member, International Law Section.
Board Member, Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education, 1994) and American (Member, Sections on: Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law. Science and Technology.
International Law, 1995) Bar Associations. Watanabe, Ing & Kawashima had its inception in the late 1960"son
George R. Ariyoshi, Governor of Hawaii from 1974 to 1986, was one of its founders.
Watanabe, Ing & Kawashima offers a broad range of legal services.
Volunteer mediator Neighborhood Justice Center, Honolulu, 1983. Volunteer attorney, member committee American Civil Liberties Union, Honolulu, 1982-1983. Member American Bar Association (intellectual property law section, section on law and technical), California Bar Association, Asia Pacific Bar Association (intellectual property committee), Hawaii Bar Association (chair intellectual property and technical section 1991-1992, board directors since 1993, international law section since 1995).
Married Patricia Podevin, June 10, 1986. Children: Dominic Seth, Angela Karina Bianca.