Background
Meheula, William K. was born on November 27, 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States.
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William K. Meheula
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University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Suffolk University Law School and University of Hawaii School of Law (Juris Doctor, 1978).
Career
Worked at Winer, Meheula & Devens (Kailua, Hawaii) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability Law, Insurance Law, Plaintiff"s Personal Injury. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Hawaii. Barrister with American Inn of Court IV, 1983-1985.
Seminar Speaker: "The 10 Most Common Causes of Lawyer Malpractice and How to Avoid Them," Sponsored by Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education (HICLE) Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association, December 1986.
"Legal Malpractice: Prevention and Cure," Sponsored by HICLE, December 1987. "Commercial Litigation," Sponsored by HICLE, November 1989.
"Avoiding Conflicts of Interest in Representation," sponsored by HICLE, June, 1991. Seminar Speaker, Native Hawaiian Water Symposium Sponsored by the Native Hawaiian Advisory Council (April 1993).
Legal Malpractice in Hawaii? "How Not To Be A Target" Sponsored by the National Business Institute, Incorporated.
(May 1993). Pro Bono Lead Counsel, KA"Artificial Intelligence"Artificial Intelligence v. Drake, The first Successful Native Hawaiian Trust Claim Litigation against the State of Hawaii (1992-1993).
Speaker, on the Proposed Hawaii MDDEL Rules of Professional Conduct at the Hawaii Bar Convention (December 1993).
Commissioner, Hawaiian Sovereignty Advisor Commission Established by the 1993 Hawaii Legislature in Acting 359 to Make Recommendations Regarding a Convention to Establish a Hawaii Nation (August, 1993). Member, Committee on Lawyer Professionalism, appointed by the Supreme Court of Hawaii, 1988. Chairman, Committee to Consider Adoption of the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, appointed by the Supreme Court of Hawaii and the United States.
District Court for Hawaii, 1989.
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Membership
Member, Committee on Lawyer Professionalism, appointed by the Supreme Court of Hawaii, 1988. Chairman, Committee to Consider Adoption of the American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, appointed by the Supreme Court of Hawaii and the United States. District Court for Hawaii, 1989.
