HAWAI`I LAWYERS PUBLICLY DISCIPLINED FOR ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT
Before hiring an attorney, it is important to determine if that attorney is presently entitled to practice law. To find out an attorney’s status, visit Hawai`i State Bar Association and search that particular attorney by name.
Attorneys who have the “License Status” of “Suspended-Discipline”, “Disbarred”, or “Resign-Discipline” after their name are NOT authorized to practice law for disciplinary reasons, and may not practice law until such time as they are restored to active status[1]. For a full list of license status explanations, click here.
PUBLICLY DISCIPLINED ACTIVE HAWAI`I ATTORNEYS
To find out if a Hawai`i-licensed attorney may have been previously subject to public discipline, please contact ODC to obtain a copy of the actual Supreme Court Order, if it is not listed below.
Past discipline is not necessarily an indicator of present ability or conduct. Disbarred or suspended attorneys who have been reinstated must show that they have been rehabilitated and are now fit to actively re-engage in the practice of law[2].
[1] RSCH Rules 2.14, 2.16, 2.17
[2] RSCH Rule 2.17
DISCIPLINED HAWAII ATTORNEYS
2023
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of John Matthew Schum (September 13, 2023)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reciprocal Suspension of George M. Allen (May 26, 2023)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Dissolving Order of Suspension of Michael J. Collins, XXVII (January 30, 2023)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Erik W. Kvam (January 17, 2023)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Dexter K. Ka’iama (January 11, 2023)
2022
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Moanike’ala Ruth Crowell (December 15, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Granting Petition to Resign in Lieu of Discipline of Robert E. Chapman (December 6, 2022)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai’i Supreme Court Imposition of Public Reprimand on Scot S. Brower (November 17, 2022)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai’i Supreme Court Imposition of Public Reprimand on Myles S. Breiner (September 29, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reciprocal Suspension of Gary Lee Nelson (September 20, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Michael Henry Garbarino (September 6, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Craig K. Furusho (June 27, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Nathan W.S. Choi (June 24, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Preston A. Gima (May 18, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Joel Ira Edelman (May 2, 2022)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Amended Order of Interim Suspension of Michael John Collins, XXVII (April 21, 2022) [See 2023 Order Dissolving Suspension]
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Michael John Collins, II (XXVII) (April 5, 2022) [Superseded by April 21, 2022 Amended Order of Interim Suspension]
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order [of suspension, partially stayed] of Noah D. Fiddler (March 22, 2022)
2021
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Thomas D. Sands (December 22, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Roy M. Kodani (November 1, 2021)
- Disciplinary Board Order of Public Reprimand of Emmanuel G. Guerrero (October 28, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Brian L. Calpin (August 27, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Granting Reinstatement of Earle A. Partington (August 5, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Appointing Trustee for Paul Herran (July 26, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Stephen C. Woodruff (July 23, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Immediate Restraint of Noah D. Fiddler with Clarifying Order Regarding Restraints and Suspensions (July 16, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Paul Herran (July 13, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Keoni K. Agard (May 24, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Brooks L. Bancroft (April 16, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Granting Resignation in Lieu of Discipline for Bruce L. Lamon (March 24, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Christopher S.B. Woo (January 21, 2021)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Scottlynn J. Hubbard, IV (January 15, 2021)
2020
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Daniel J. O’Phelan (December 24, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Roy M. Yoshino (December 18, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Earle A. Partington (December 11, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Elizabeth C. Melehan (December 10, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Erin Rosemary Henschel (October 15, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Gary V. Dubin (September 9, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Suzanne T. Terada, and Dissenting Order for Suzanne T. Terada (June 29, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Patricia Lynn Cookson (April 29, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Katherine P. Kealoha (March 13, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Christopher S. Bouslog (February 27, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Stuart Eric Ragan (January 30, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Lawrence Jacob Song (January 21, 2020)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of David A. Sereno (January 15, 2020)
2019
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Granting Petition for Reinstatement of Andrew A. Agard (December 23, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Leslie S. Fukumoto (December 5, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Clayton C. Ikei (November 21, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Ernesto Ganaden(October 18, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Christopher Woo (October 18, 2019)
- Hawaʻi Supreme Court Order of Order of Suspension of Maile Lani Esteban-Trinidad (Oct. 17, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation of William P. Ornellas in lieu of Discipline (July 15, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of James S. Richards (June 26, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Stanford M.J. Manuia (June 7, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Joann Marie Adams (May 28, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Steven T. Brittain (May 23, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Charles K. Y. Khim (May 14, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Michael O. Yamamoto (May 6, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Harry E. Eliason (May 6, 2019)
- Disciplinary Board Order of Public Reprimand of Arnold T. Phillips (March 28, 2019; imposed April 25, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Richard T. Miyao (March 20, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Public Reprimand of Arnold T. Phillips II (February 28, 2019)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Denying Reciprocal Discipline of William H. Whitehead, III (February 6, 2019)
2018
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Janet Claire Miller (November 7, 2018)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Joseph C. Lehman (October 25, 2018)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Andrew A. Agard (September 27, 2018)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Philip M. Kleinsmith (July 10, 2018)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Byron C. Rhodes (July 2, 2018)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Jo-Ann Marie Adams (March 7, 2018)
2017
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Robert V. Ferrigno (August 21, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Kendal A. Luke (July 11, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline by John S. Carroll (June 30, 2017)
- Hawa’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Jamae K. K. Kawauchi (June 9, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Dexter K. Kaiama (May 1, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Ronald V. Grant (April 11, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Denying the Petition for Reinstatement of Ike Emmanuel Duru (February 21, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Kendal A. Luke (February 17, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Robert Sibilia (February 17, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of William T. Martinez (January 5, 2017)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Thomas Alfred Landry (January 23, 2017)
2016
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Melodie R. Williams Aduja (December 5, 2016)
- Disciplinary Board Order of Public Reprimand of Peter C. Hsieh (October 19, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Anthony P. Locricchio (October 18, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Stephen Carl Woodruff (October 11, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Jeffrey M. Taylor (October 4, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Jerry I. Wilson (September 27, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order to Transfer to Inactive Status of Kendall C. S. Wong (September 16, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order to Final Transfer to Inactive Status of Sheila Sue-Noguchi (September 9, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Public Reprimand of Isaac K. Smith (September 9, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of William T. Martinez (September 29, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Imposing a Public Reprimand of Kenneth Brian Schwartz (June 9, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Gerard A. Jervis (May 24, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Michael G.M. Ostendorp (May 3, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Lance Castroverde (April 21, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reciprocal Suspension of Thomas Alfred Landry (April 8, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Robin Horner (March 30, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of William Tagupa (March 24, 2016)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Thomas D. Collins, III (January 20, 2016)
2015
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Andre S. Wooten (December 11, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Diana R. Danmeyer (October 29, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Robert L. Stone (October 23, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Gerard A. Jervis (October 12, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Confirming Inactive Status of Richard Kiernan Griffith (October 6, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Cynthia Lock Sims (September 23, 2015)
- Disciplinary Board Order of Public Reprimand of Paul E. Booth (August 31, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Ira D. Hawver (May 18, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Jeffrey M. Taylor (July 7, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Mark L. Weber (April 13, 2015)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai’i Supreme Court Decision and Public Reprimand of Everett Walton (March 16, 2015)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai’i Supreme Court Decision and Public Reprimand of A. Mary Wilkowski (March 16, 2015)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Amended Order of Reciprocal Suspension of Joseph C. Lehman (January 26, 2015)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reciprocal Suspension of Joseph C. Lehman (January 16, 2015)
2014
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of M. Cora Avinante (December 8, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Confirming Indefinite Inactive Status of James H. Fosbinder (October 24, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Cheryl R. Brawley (September 26, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Amended Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of James H. Fosbinder (September 12, 2014)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order re Derwin Hayashi Completed Condisions of Suspension Order (September 9, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Christopher M. Fujiyama (August 13, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Eadean M. Buffington (July 7, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Leslie Clarke Rountree II (July 7, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Khaled S. Mujtabaa (June 24, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of M. Cora Avinante (June 12, 2014)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai’i Supreme Court Decision and Public Order of Discipline of Donna Davis Green (March 16, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Granting Petition for the Immediate Restraint of Andrew A. Agard (February 25, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of B. Ladd Ueoka (February 14, 2014)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspensionof Ronald G. S. Au (January 21, 2014)
2013
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Granting Petition to Resign in Lieu of Discipline of Douglas D. Osterloh (November 27, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Christopher M. Fujiyama (November 6, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Michael R. Salling (October 22, 2013)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Robert Vincent Ferrigno (August 22, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Granting Petition for Reinstatement of Burton D. Gould (July 18, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Imposing a Public Censure of Diana R. Danmeyer (July 17, 2013)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order Imposing Public Censure of Philip M. Kleinsmith (July 15, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Gilbert P. Kea (July 2, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Notice of Suspension of Thomas Francis Feeney (July 1, 2013)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Marjorie H. Manuia (May 20, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Harry E. Eliason (April 30, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Steven B. Songstad (April 17, 2013)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai’i Supreme Court Decision and Public Order of Discipline of Robin R. Horner (April 8, 2013)
- Hawai’i Supreme Cout Order of Suspension of Derwin Hayashi (March 19, 2013)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Public Reprimand of Damon M. Senaha (March 11, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Wing C. Ng (March 1, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Michael K. Kaneshiro (February 22, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Chris P. Bertelmann (February 15, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Andre S. Wooten (February 15, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Frank M. Fernandez (February 14, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Greg I. Nishioka (February 11, 2013)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Decision and Public Order of Discipline of Robert D.S. Kim (February 11, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Keoni K. Agard(February 5, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Craig K. Furusho (January 30, 2013)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Harry E. Eliason (January 23, 2013)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Lawrence E. Condit (January 14, 2013)
2012
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Reprimand of Graham D. Mottola (December 11, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Carolyn S. Kiyota (October 31, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Joan Palmer Davis (October 12, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Imposing Interim Suspension of Allison L. Jacobs (October 5, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Robert D. Kawamura (October 2, 2012)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Reprimand of Thomas P. Dunn (September 27, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Gregory T. Highnote (September 24, 2012)
- Hawai’i Supreme Court Order of Suspension B. Ladd Ueoka (September 17, 2012)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Reprimand Michael G. M. Ostendorp (July 26, 2012)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Reprimand of Gerald T. Johnson (June 28, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Emmanuel G. Guerrero (June 22, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Donald L. Wilkerson (June 14, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of Steven H.S. Wong (June 4, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Wevley William Shea (May 1, 2012)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Public Order of Discipline for Everett Walton (February 23, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Ronald D.S. Lau (February 14, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation in Lieu of Discipline of Dennis D. Nishimura (January 17, 2012)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Robert M. M. Seto (January 5, 2012)
2011
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Earle A. Partington (November 9, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Richard K. Griffith (October 31, 2011)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Public Order of Discipline for Peter C. Hsieh (October 27, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure of B. Ladd M. Ueoka (September 14, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Richard Hacker (August 16, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Cheryl Parkinson Martinsen (August 10, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Richard K. Griffith (August 1, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Orderof Disbarment of Terrie Chun (July 19, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Nathan Paco (June 28, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Damon T. Yonashiro (June 9, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Scott T. Strack (May 27, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Vickery J. Russell (May 23, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Interim Suspension of Frank M. Fernandez (April 18, 2011)
- Disciplinary Board of the Hawai`i Supreme Court Public Reprimand of William Fenton Sink (March 31, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Gary L. Hartman (March 24, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension of Lee T. Miki (March 24, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Transfer to Inactive Status of Steven R. Lee (March 21, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Danilo T. Aguilar (March 18, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure for Mark F. Buckman (March 9, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension for Janet Clare Miller (March 9, 2011)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Censure for Thomas D. Collins, III (January 3, 2011)
2010
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension for Carrie M. Yonemori (December 23, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Suspension for Ronald D.S. Lau (November 24, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Public Discipline for Steve H. Cedillos (October 28, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Gary A. Modafferi (October 7, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Reinstatement of Thomas R. LePage (September 14, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation In Lieu of Discipline for Nathan R. Brenner (July 19, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order Allowing Resignation In Lieu of Discipline for Curtis T. Narimatsu (July 19, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Order of Disbarment of Gary N. Morikawa (July 19, 2010)
- Hawai`i Supreme Court Orders Immediate Suspension from the Practice Of Law for Steven B. Songstad (January 14, 2010)
2009