Biography
Daniel is a seasoned litigator with over 24 years of experience handling lawsuits and disputes involving trusts, partitions, real estate, businesses, and personal injury matters. His clients include local and national insurance carriers, hotels, and individuals. Daniel handles cases in state court, federal court, arbitrations, administrative hearings, and mediations. He serves as an Arbitrator and Mediator for NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), and as an Arbitrator for the Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program. Daniel is also a member of the Board of Directors for the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (Oahu Region), the Association of Unit Owners of 1108 Auahi (Anaha), and the Hawaii State Board of Continuing Legal Education (aka MCLE Board).
Daniel has received an AV-Preeminent Peer-Review rating from Martindale-Hubbell and a 10.0 Top Attorney rating from Avvo.
Education
- University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii
- J.D. - 2001
- Honors: Law Review, Sports Law Moot Court Team
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- B.A. - 1998
- Punahou School
- Diploma - 1994
Bar Admissions
- Hawaii
Professional Associations
- Member of Board of Directors for Hawaii Health Systems Corporation (Oahu Region)
- Member of Board of Directors for Association of Unit Owners of 1108 Auahi (Anaha)
- Member of Board of Directors for the Hawaii State Board of Continuing Legal Education (aka MCLE Board)
- Arbitrator and Mediator for NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation)
- Arbitrator for Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program
- Former Hawaii Membership Chair for DRI (Defense Research Institute)
- Presenter for NBI (National Business Institute)
- Member of NAPABA (National Asian Pacific American Bar Association)
- Member of the University of Pennsylvania Alumni Ambassador Program
Published Works
- Commencing an Action: Hawaii, Practical Law Litigation
Practice Areas:
- Trusts
- Real estate
- Business law
- Personal injury matters
Classes & Seminars
- Applying the Rules of Civil Procedure in Hawaii, National Business Institute, National Business Institute
- Building Your Civil Litigation Skills, National Business Institute, National Business Institute
Honors
- AV-Preeminent Peer-Review rating from Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 Top Attorney rating from Avvo
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2013-2016