DPR - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Member of the American Bar Association

Mr. Ma has been in private practice in Honolulu, Hawaii since 1991. Mr. Ma has a diverse practice, including commercial and consumer lending, real estate, general business law and litigation, debt restructuring, loan workouts and bankruptcy. A significant portion of his practice involves representing institutional lenders in commercial loan transactions. Another focus of Mr. Ma's practice involves real estate, including buying, selling, leasing, managing, developing, and financing. He also currently represents lenders in loan restructuring negotiations, foreclosure litigation, and bankruptcy proceedings, and has represented borrowers in such matters in the past. Mr. Ma has been a member of the American Bar Association and the Hawaii State Bar Association since 1991. He has been appointed as a foreclosure commissioner in cases involving commercial property.

Job Titles:

• Founding Partner of Tsugawa Lau & Muzzi

Alan K. Lau is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara with a bachelor of arts in Business Economics. He received his law degree from Boston College Law School. Mr. Lau was an editor of the Boston College Law School Uniform Commercial Code Reporter-Digest. Mr. Lau is a founding partner of Tsugawa Lau & Muzzi, LLLC, a law firm specializing in litigation and dispute resolution in the areas of real property, employment law, will, trust and family disputes, commercial and construction disputes. Mr. Lau's practice has been wide spread and emphasized commercial, real estate, employment and family disputes. Mr. Lau also has vast experience with commercial leases. Mr. Lau has participated as an advocate or neutral in numerous mediations and serves as an arbitrator for the Hawaii State Bar Association and the Court Annexed Arbitration Program. Mr. Lau has had extensive training in dispute resolution through the mediation training at the Mediation Center of the Pacific as well as the world renown Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law course on "Mediating the Litigated Case".

Andrew J. Lautenbach received a BS in Business Administration, Finance, from the University of Colorado at Denver in 2002, and his law degree from the University of San Francisco in 2005. Mr. Lautenbach is a Director at Starn O'Toole Marcus and Fisher, where he has practiced for over fifteen years and has developed a diverse practice that focuses primarily on complex commercial litigation matters. Mr. Lautenbach has vast experience in the mediation and arbitration context, including handling high stakes consumer protection disputes, complex disputes related to construction and development, disputes arising from real estate and other commercial transactions, lender liability matters, disputes related to the control of LLCs, partnerships, and other closely held entities, and disputes related to the management and operation of condominium projects and resorts. Through his work on such matters, Mr. Lautenbach has earned a reputation for finding creative solutions to difficult problems, and for helping parties to efficiently move past counterproductive litigation that could otherwise be devastating to the individual parties and their businesses. Mr. Lautenbach holds Martindale-Hubbell's® highest possible professional rating AV®. He has been selected to the Hawaii Super Lawyers® list each year since 2016, and was selected to the Hawaii Super Lawyers® list as a "Rising Star" in the area of business litigation from 2013-2015. Mr. Lautenbach has also been selected for inclusion to The Best Lawyers in America©, Hawaii list, Real Estate, Construction Litigation and Commercial Litigation, and as a "Litigation Star" Benchmark Litigation. Mr. Lautenbach is also recognized by Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. Education: University of San Francisco School of Law J.D. (2005), Cum Laude

Mr. Wilson is married, with four children and five grandchildren, although one would never guess by how he acts and looks that he is old enough to have grandchildren.

Mr. Kobayashi attended the University of Hawaii and graduated from Gettysburg College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with minors in psychology and mathematics and received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law. Mr. Kobayashi has served as a party advocate for over 50 commercial mediations and mediated approximately a dozen commercial matters. He has attended the AAA's advanced mediator training series: Expanding the Mediator's Toolbox - Blending Advanced Mediator Strategies.

Job Titles:

• Member of the National Association for Conflict Resolution

Bruce McEwan has been mediating for over 30 years and is also experienced in arbitration and facilitation. He brings to mediation his over 40 years of experience as a manager and executive in private industry with extensive knowledge of all areas of insurance, risk management, and employee and labor relations. He served as a corporate Ombuds managing employee relations and workplace conflicts. Dr. McEwan also teaches a course in Conflict Management at the University of Phoenix. Dr. McEwan is a member of the national Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) and has served in leadership positions in the Hawaii Chapter of ACR. He is also a board member of The Mediation Center of the Pacific and Chair of the Mediation Centers of Hawaii. He also has served in leadership positions for the Society of Chartered Property & Casualty Underwriters (CPCU Society) at the national and local levels. Dr. McEwan holds a Ph.D. in Applied Management from Walden University and M.B.A. from Western New England University. He holds several specialty designations in insurance. He participates regularly in mediation training for continuous education and as training support.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Hawaiʻi Bar Association

Ms. Rose graduated from Willamette University, BS in Psychology & Sociology, and University of California, Hasting College of Law and started her legal career at the firm now known as Carlsmith Ball LLC. She is a founding member of the firm now known as Lung, Rose, Voss & Wagnild and concentrates her practice in real estate, construction, trusts and commercial litigation. She has extensive experience representing many clients in mediation, arbitration and litigation. Ms. Rose has expensive experience in real estate/property matters, having representing developers through the various phases of development, design, construction and sale of high-end condominium projects. She has also involved in real estate issues involving acquisitions, title, kuleana claims, ʻiwi kupuna, environmental, mortgage/financing and landlord/tenant disputes. In addition, she has handled claims by buyers, sellers, lenders, realtors as well as amongst development partners. She has also represented developers, architects, engineers, contractors, sub-contractors and suppliers and insurers, as well as individual homeowners, in all aspects of construction litigation, involves delay, construction defects and payment disputes. Commercial litigation involves all types of contractual, securities, insurance, employment and tort related disputes. Ms. Rose has represented all types of businesses, both large and small, in a wide array of complex commercial claims. In the trust arena, Ms. Rose represented the late Oz Stender against the former Trustees of the Kamehameha Schools and was instrumental in the schoolʻs reform. She has extensive experience in trust litigation. Ms. Rose's prominent legal background is enhanced and complemented by her business experience as a corporate board member of Central Pacific Bank (banking), Hawaiian Airlines (aviation/tourism) and Gentry Homes Inc. (development/construction). She also previously served on the board of Hawaiian Electric Light Co. Inc. (energy). Ms. Rose is a Trustee of the Kamehameha Schools, and has served on numerous community non-profit boards. A proud Native Hawaiian - born and raised on Hawai`i Island and a graduate of the Kamehameha Schools - Ms. Rose actively contributes both her time and energy to various Native Hawaiian and other non-profit community organizations and projects. Ms. Rose has been named a Hawaiʻi Super Lawyer (2008 - present) and Best Lawyers in America (2006 - present). She was honored as Best Lawyer of the Year in Arbitration in 2022 and Best Lawyer of the Year in Construction Litigation in 2013. Ms. Rose was named as America's Top 100 Attorneys and given a Lifetime Achievement Award. She is rated "AV" in the Martindale-Hubble Legal Directory Ms. Rose is a member of the Hawaiʻi Bar Association, American Bar Association and is a member of the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Hawaiʻi. She has also served on the Rules Committee for the Circuit Court of Hawaiʻi.

Job Titles:

• Member of Many Business
• Member of the Aircraft

David H. Franzel has arbitrated commercial matters including construction, contract, and cannabis cases and has successfully mediated commercial, real estate, contract, and domestic disputes. As an Owner's Representative, he currently assists clients pursuing renewable energy (wind and solar) projects, telecommunications ground license opportunities, and commercial insurance coverage. In his more than twenty (20) years with the Estate of James Campbell (now James Campbell Company LLC), Mr. Franzel acted as principal client representative and managed and resolved many complex disputes relating to real estate, environmental compliance and remediation, insurance underwriting and claims, mold and water intrusion, subsidence, and construction matters before administrative agencies (State and Federal), lower and appellate courts and well known mediators in Hawaii and on the US mainland. In addition, Mr. Franzel was an integral member of the team which developed and pursued the City of Kapolei concept and that transitioned the Estate of James Campbell into the James Campbell Company LLC, one of the United States' leading real estate companies. He has also practiced real estate, environmental, international trade, and construction law. Mr. Franzel has been a frequent panelist at ACC and ABA meetings, taught seminars on mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods, and authored "A Model Letter for a Model Mediation" which was published in ALI ABA and ABA publications. An experienced facilitator in the private sector, Mr. Franzel leads strategic planning sessions designed to identify and to capitalize on an organization's opportunities and to address group organizational issues. He also assists private and public groups in avoiding future disputes by utilizing partnering. Mr. Franzel has conducted public policy facilitation sessions for the State of Hawaii on a variety of topics such as energy, housing, smoking, communications, developmental disabilities, tour helicopter noise, and the future of Hawaii's State Judiciary. He assisted the US Commerce Department in its efforts to promote dialogue on fishing rights in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands. Mr. Franzel is an active member of many business and professional organizations and is past Chair of the Hawaii State Bar Association Corporate Counsel section and past Chair of the Mid-Pacific Institute Board of Counselors. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Mr. Franzel received a law degree from the John Marshall Law School in Chicago and is licensed to practice law in Hawaii, Colorado, and Illinois. He is a charter member of the Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc. mediation and arbitration panel. An active private pilot, Mr. Franzel is a member of the Aircraft Owner and Pilots Association and regularly volunteers for the American Cancer Society, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, United Way, and the Hawaii State Bar Association. He is a founding docent at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum.

Job Titles:

• Member of the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus

David Louie is the former Attorney General of Hawaii, having served a four-year term from January 2011 to December 2014. As Attorney General, he was the chief law enforcement officer for Hawaii. He provided legal services, advice, counsel and litigation representation to the Governor, the Cabinet, the Legislature and various State agencies, boards, commissions and employees. Mr. Louie has been involved in numerous legal issues of importance for both the state and the nation. Mr. Louie graduated from Occidental College (cum laude 1973) and Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley (1977). From 1977 to 1988, Mr. Louie was an associate and partner at Case & Lynch. From 1988 to 2010, Mr. Louie was the managing partner at Roeca, Louie & Hiraoka. He has concentrated his practice in the areas of civil litigation, insurance defense, construction defect litigation and commercial litigation. He has represented many clients in jury trials, arbitrations and mediations. Mr. Louie has been named a Hawaii Super Lawyer (2008-2011). He served as the President, Vice-President, and Director of the Hawaii State Bar Association (1995-2001) and Vice-President, Secretary-Treasurer, and a Director of the Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association (1993-2010). He was a Lawyer Representative for the United States Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit)(2005-2008) and Northwest Regional Governor for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (2008-2010). He served as a Director (1998-2006) and the Chair (1999-2005) of the State of Hawaii Aloha Tower Development Corporation. He served as the Vice Chair of the Hawaii Supreme Court Rule 19 Special Committee on Judicial Performance (1999-2010) concerning judicial evaluations. Mr. Louie is a member of the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus. As Attorney General, he was a member of the National Association of Attorneys General, and served as the chair or vice-chair of the Intellectual Property, Internet Safety and Cyber Security/Privacy, Consumer Protection, and Civil Rights Committees. He is a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, where he was a past Co-Chair for the Premises Liability Section, and a past Chair of the Diversity Committee. He is a member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, the Defense Research Institute and the American Bar Association. Mr. Louie has been a faculty member and lecturer for numerous continuing legal education seminars for the American Conference Institute, HSBA, FDCC, NAPABA, ABA, Pacific Law Institute, Professional Education Systems, Inc. and the National Business Institute. He has authored a number of published articles regarding trial techniques and legal issues.

After 20 years as a commercial litigator, Diane Hastert is convinced there are better ways to resolve disputes, hence her commitment to ADR. She knows mediation and arbitration can save time and money, preserve creative energy, reduce stress and often salvage valuable relationships that have become contentious and unproductive. Experience counts. Creative problem solving to facilitate a mutually satisfactory mediated solution and the ability to be a successful arbitrator depends on it. Mrs. Hastert has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of cases, including complex, multi-party suits. The areas in which she has had substantial experience include construction, aviation, insurance, real estate, bankruptcy, banking and personal injury. Her facility to cut to the chase and provide keen insight and evaluation make her well-suited to assist in the prompt resolution of cases that often are prolonged and tax those involved most severely. Mrs. Hastert began mediating fee disputes between clients and their lawyers for the Hawaii State Bar Association more than 15 years ago. Since then, she has participated in numerous mediations and arbitrations and attended a number of ADR training courses offered by the Hawaii Institute of Continuing Legal Education and the American Arbitration Association. She is a member of her firm's management committee. In addition to law practice, Mrs. Hastert has served as follows: Board of Examiners, Hawaii Supreme Court; Advisory Committee to United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (Vice-Chair); Hawaii Judicial Foresight Congress; Supreme Court of Hawaii Committee on Code of Judicial Conduct; Disciplinary Board Hearing Officer; Committee on Model Rules of Professional Conduct; Hawaii State Bar Association (Secretary & Director); Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference; Ninth Circuit Senior Advisory Selection Panel; United States District Court Rules Committees; Federal Magistrate Merit Selection Panel; United States District Court Judicial Conference Delegate; Adjunct Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law; Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education (Director & Instructor); Hawaii Women's Legal Foundation; Easter Seal Society of Hawaii (Director); Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. (Director); Hawaii Theatre Center (Director); and Hawaiian Humane Society (Director).

Donna Yoshimoto was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii and is 1987 graduate of Punahou School and 1994 graduate of the University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law. Ms. Yoshimoto has represented a broad spectrum of clients in matters ranging from small to large and simple to complex litigation. Her clients are a diverse group including individuals, small businesses, real estate professionals, property managers, design and engineer professionals, construction companies, schools, manufacturers, suppliers, national retailers and insurers. Throughout her career, Ms. Yoshimoto has successfully represented clients in Ms. Yoshimoto has been admitted and qualified to practice in the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and all Hawaii State Courts. Ms. Yoshimoto has been selected to serve as a mediator and arbitrator for private-party disputes and is an experienced arbitrator in with the State of Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program.

For the past 36 years, Erik D. Eike, Esq. has represented and fought on behalf of clients in Hawaii's construction industry, including previously serving as General Counsel for Fletcher Pacific Construction & Dick Pacific Construction, as well as representing many other general contractors, subcontractors, owners and design professionals. With his prior professional training in architecture, construction law has been a natural blend of Mr. Eike's architectural and legal training. From licensing, project development, estimating, bidding, contract negotiations, staffing, cost accounting, scheduling, job-site safety, schedule analysis, forensic investigation, government contracting, and collection, Mr. Eike has extensive experience in all aspects of the issues facing Hawaii's construction industry as well as general commercial disputes. He understands the sometimes differing expectations and concerns between a subcontractor, general contractor, owner and designer. He has been involved in both the business side of construction, as well as forensic litigation, for large projects throughout the Pacific Basin and western United States, including Hawaii, Alaska, California, Arizona, Washington, Guam, Saipan and the Federated States of Micronesia. Having handled hundreds of cases in the arbitration and mediation context, Mr. Eike understands the importance of cost effective and efficient alternative dispute resolution so that the parties can resolve their issues and get back to focusing on new business success. As an arbitrator, he brings detailed knowledge not only as to construction and general commercial law, but first-hand experience with industry customs and practices, and the technical aspects of construction including construction cost accounting, safety standards, and schedule analysis. Contracts are important, and must be properly applied in the context of the realities of the job, industry custom, and the practices of the parties. While arbitration should be less formal than court proceedings, and better focused at simply getting to the truth rather than unnecessary procedural hurdles, Mr. Eike believes in a well-run and disciplined hearing with proper decorum and due regard to the importance of the issues at stake. As a mediator, Mr. Eike understands the realities of the construction and business environment, and has observed and learned first hand the most effective mediation techniques from the best in the field in many of Hawaii's largest and most complex cases. Mediation should not be a "numbers" game, but rather, an exploration of the issues, risks, arguments and ultimate outcome prospects for purposes of reaching a mutually acceptable (if not entirely satisfactory) result for which adequate business justification exists. Ultimately, a compromise on dollars will inevitably come into play to reach a mutually acceptable outcome, but should be done in the context of the issues to provide a legitimate basis for prudent business decision. Mr. Eike attended the University of Kansas School of Architecture, and later received his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School Of Law. He successfully worked and paid his own way through school doing computer programming for businesses in the days before the PC or Mac. He began his legal career at the large Kansas City firm of Watson Ess Marshall & Enggas in a national management- side labor law practice focusing on multi-plant/multi-State strike situations and labor grievance arbitrations. He later accepted a position with the Honolulu firm of Damon Key Char & Bocken, and has been focused on construction law and general commercial litigation ever since. After opening his own office in 1998, he served as General Counsel for one of Hawaii's two largest general contractors for approximately ten years. He is licensed in Hawaii, Alaska and Missouri, and admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the US Court Of Federal Claims. In 2009, he founded and launched Kilimanjaro Rifles as the preeminent American maker of fine hand- made custom hunting rifles, competing directly with the older established European makers. Under his leadership, Kilimanjaro received Sporting Classics magazine's Award Of Excellence in 2011 for creating "the pinnacle of strength, beauty and accuracy" with the observation that "there is always room at the top." Kilimanjaro's rifles have been featured in all of the major hunting journals, and were selected to grace the cover of Sports Afield magazine's annual rifles issue. Needless to say, Mr. Eike is an avid big game and dangerous game hunter who has hunted all over the world. He is also an experienced blue water sailor who has sailed his own boat from California to Hawaii using only the traditional sextant and nautical almanacs for navigation. Mr. Eike's arbitration and mediation services are available at the rate of $3900 per day or $495 per hour. He is available to travel as necessary for proceedings on all of the Hawaiian Islands, the US mainland, and internationally.

Gary M. Yokoyama, Esq. has been a member of the bar since 1978 and is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (B.S.). and the William S. Richardson School of Law (J.D.). Mr. Yokoyama has previously served as Vice President & General Counsel at Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company, Inc., Deputy Corporation Counsel to the City and County of Honolulu, and Law Clerk to Chief Justice William S. Richardson. During his many years at Hawaiian Dredging. Mr. Yokoyama handled legal, contract, bonding, licensing and insurance matters. He actively participated in contract and construction financing negotiations, bid reviews, and claim resolution (mediation/arbitration/litigation) on behalf of the company, including design/construction disputes, employment and labor relations disputes, subcontractor and vendor claims, personal injury and insurance coverage claims, and EEOC, OSHA and environmental proceedings. In his capacity as Deputy Corporation Counsel to the City and County of Honolulu, Mr. Yokoyama represented the City in several significant land use and zoning cases, as well as serving as counsel to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Honolulu Police Commission, Liquor Commission. Mr. Yokoyama has also practiced in the area of condominium law, and has represented numerous associations of apartment owners in all types of matters including construction defect litigation, by-law enforcement, and foreclosures. Mr. Yokoyama is also licensed real estate broker.

Job Titles:

• Mediator

Georgia K. McMillen, Esq., is a mediator, arbitrator and neutral specializing in the resolution of disputes throughout the State of Hawai'i. Legal counsel, their clients and other mediators consistently hold her in high regard for her knowledge of the law and subject matter of a case, as well as her ability to listen, keep everyone focused, and assist in building lasting agreements. As a mediator she is known for her skill in helping floundering parties articulate the problem and find solutions, her stamina during negotiations, her ability to provide realitychecks in difficult situations and her pursuit of settlement. Her extensive training includes completion of the Advanced Mediation course at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Law School. Ms. McMillen brings to every mediation and ADR case a 30-year litigation background that began in New York and New Jersey, and eventually brought her home to Hawai'i in 1998. As a civil litigator she has pursued some of the most complex environmental insurance cases in the country, as well as a many cases involving claims in the areas of: business and commercial law; debtor and creditor issues; employment; race and age discrimination; hostile workplace issues; construction law; divorce and family law; and insurance disputes. In criminal law she has defended clients in highly complex federal prosecutions involving death-penalty charges. She has argued numerous cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and coauthored the Ninth Circuit Appellate Practice Guide. In her mediation and ADR practice Georgia K. McMillen has settled numerous cases in the following areas: business and commercial disputes; family law, divorce, child custody, division of assets; insurance disputes; employment; real estate, quiet title, foreclosure and condominium disputes; trusts and estates. In addition, she is an arbitrator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, the largest independent regulator for all securities firms in the U.S. She is recognized by AVVO as one of the top mediators and neutrals in Hawai'i. Ms. McMillen is a former per diem judge for the Family and District Courts on Maui. She served on the faculty for the University of Hawai'i, teaching business law, and at Hawai'i Pacific University, teaching criminal law and procedure. Ms. McMillen is committed to serving both the local community and the legal community. In the legal community, she sits on the board of directors for the Hawai'i State Bar Association (2015 2017). She is a former member of the board of directors for the Native Hawaiian Bar Association (2004-2014). From 2010-2013 she served as Appellate Lawyer Representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. She is: a lifetime fellow of the American Bar Foundation; a member of the dispute resolution sections for both the American Bar Association and the Hawai'i State Bar Association; the Hawai'i Women Lawyers Association; the Maui County Bar Association; the Criminal Justice Act Panel for the U.S. District Court Hawai'i. As well, she regularly provides pro bono service to the Mediation Center of the Pacific and to the Hawai'i Supreme Court's Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution. On Maui, she serves on the parish relations committee for Keawala'i Congregational Church. Georgia K. McMillen was raised in Leeward O`ahu, graduating from the Kamehameha Schools (1975) and the University of Hawai'i (1978). She graduated with honors from New York Law School (1987), clerked for the Appellate Division, Superior Court of New Jersey, then began practicing law at Lowenstein Sandler in New Jersey and Ross & Hardies in New York (now McGuire Woods). In 1998 she returned home to Hawai'i and soon opened her own private practice. She is a resident of Maui where she lives with her husband, while maintaining offices in both Honolulu and Wailuku. Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc. manages Ms. McMillen's scheduling calendar and case billing. She can be reached through DPR at (808) 523-1234, or directly at (808) 242-4343 or (808) 280-5197 (cell),or at gmcmillen@earthlink.net.

Jeffrey S. Portnoy is a graduate of the Duke University School of Law. He previously served as Chair of Cades Schutte's Litigation Department, and has practiced law as a civil litigator at the firm since 1972. During Mr. Portnoy's legal career, he has gained extensive litigation and ADR background in several areas of substantive law, including insurance, employment, product liability, media, commercial, and professional errors and omissions. He has tried, to verdict, more than twenty-five cases, and has served as an arbitrator and/or mediator in cases ranging from medical malpractice to construction disputes. He has been selected as one of the Best Lawyers in America, has served as a lawyer representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, and was Chairman of the United States District Court Advisory (Biden) Committee. He was also selected to serve as a Hawaii State per diem court judge by Chief Justice Moon. Mr. Portnoy has written several articles for legal publications, including Media Law in Hawaii. He has served as a speaker at numerous state and mainland legal seminars in areas ranging from employment law to insurance issues. He presently serves as the Hawaii State representative to the Defense Research Institute. Mr. Portnoy has been the recipient of several national and local awards, including receiving the Society of Professional Journalists First Amendment Award.

Job Titles:

• Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates

Mr. Hiatt graduated with honors from Harvard University in 1973. He received his J.D. from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law in 1977 under a grant from the University of Hawai'i's East-West Center. During Mr. Hiatt's final year of law school, he attended Harvard Law School and was selected as an editor of the Harvard Environmental Law Review. Mr. Hiatt clerked for the firm of Baker and McKenzie in Hong Kong in 1975, and then for the firm now known as Carlsmith Ball LLC in 1976. He joined the Carlsmith firm in 1977 as an associate. He became a partner with the Carlsmith firm in 1983 and assisted in directing the Real Estate and Business Litigation section of that firm, before leaving to help form Bays Deaver Hiatt Kawachika & Lezak in 1986. He founded his own firm in January 2001 and now has a general civil litigation practice, Hiatt & Hiatt, with Mahilani Hiatt based in Honokaa, Hawaii. Mr. Hiatt has very extensive trial and arbitration experience in a wide variety of cases representing both plaintiffs and defendants.In the labor and employment arena, Mr. Hiatt has represented both management (for example, Hyatt Corporation and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.) and hundreds of individual plaintiffs. In the construction area he has handled claims for and against owners, developers, architects, contractors, insurers and bonding companies. He has a detailed working knowledge of construction insurance coverage issues under applicable law. Mr. Hiatt has also served as an arbitrator, or as a mediator, in labor, employment and discrimination disputes, construction disputes, personal injury cases, real property development disputes, real estate commission disputes and insurance coverage and bad faith disputes. A sample of the cases Mr. Hiatt has either tried, arbitrated and/or handled on appeal include the following.(Individual labor arbitrations are not listed as they are too numerous, * = full civil jury trial to verdict; *** = full civil bench trial to verdict; ** = full arbitration to award which was then satisfied, or which was followed by court confirmation of the arbitration award.) Mr. Hiatt is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification where he is certified in both Civil Pre-trial Practice Advocacy and Civil Trial Advocacy. Mr. Hiatt is on the mediation and arbitration panels for Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc. ("DPR"), and the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and the mediation panel for the National Association of Securities Dealers.

An accomplished neutral and member of the San Francisco-based law firm of Severson & Werson, P.C. since 2002, Joel L. Halverson offers a wealth of experience in resolving civil claims in a wide variety of contexts and disciplines. Having worked closely with many of the world's most esteemed dispute resolution professionals, Mr. Halverson represents a new generation of talented and effective mediators, implementing time-tested and successful resolution techniques with his own, fresh approach to efficiently and fairly resolve disputes. Mr. Halverson has over 15 years of significant experience in ADR and as a neutral, having settled numerous civil disputes involving a wide variety of substantive issues through mediation, as Settlement Conference Officer with the San Francisco Superior Court, as Settlement Panelist with the Marin County Superior Court and as arbitrator. Working part-time as a neutral (mediator and arbitrator), Mr. Halverson also maintains a thriving private practice which allows him to stay attuned to the latest developments in the law and the various industries he serves. Substantively, his practice has focused on design and construction, real estate, professional liability (including medical and legal malpractice disputes), insurance (including coverage-related disputes and extensive work with domestic and foreign carriers, including Europe and Asia), labor and employment (including class action "wage and hour" claims), maritime and admiralty, Native American sovereignty, products liability, financial services, bankruptcy, and sports and athletics. Mr. Halverson also has extensive experience with transactional and risk management counseling, serving as general counsel to a number of private firms and providing advice with respect to a wide variety of business contracts and disputes. Having worked in the construction industry for nearly 30 years (including working in the trades before entering law school), Mr. Halverson brings true industry expertise to design and construction disputes. He has represented virtually every participant in the design and construction processes (owners, developers, general contractors, subcontractors, insurers, manufacturers, lenders, architects, engineers, land surveyors, geologists, etc.) and has been named among the "Best Lawyers in the Bay Area" for construction. Mr. Halverson has resolved claims arising from virtually all kinds of construction and design projects and issues, ranging from the simple remodeling job gone awry to copyright disputes to multi-million dollar delay and disruption claims on international projects such as liquid natural gas facilities. Mr. Halverson has considerable trial experience, including cases with high-dollar claims arising out of multi-family housing developments and wrongful death. He is a frequent lecturer on legal topics and has made television news appearances as a legal expert. He obtained his J.D. (1994) from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and his B.A. (1990), cum laude, from Pomona College. Mr. Halverson is available to mediate or arbitrate civil disputes of all sizes and complexities out of his own offices in San Francisco or Irvine, California, or in other locales of the parties' choosing, including each of the Hawaiian Islands. For additional information, please go to www.severson.com/attorneys/joel-l-halverson.

Kai Wang is a seasoned transactional lawyer with two decades of experience practicing law in both Hawaii and Asia. As a partner at Carlsmith Ball LLP, Kai's practice focuses on the areas of real estate, land use, hospitality, foreign investment into real estate in Hawaii. She also serves as the Chair of the firm's Greater China Practice Group. She first joined Carlsmith Ball as an associate in 1999 and became a partner in 2006. Prior to rejoining the firm, Kai was Vice President, Legal, Greater China, for Starwood Hotels & Resorts for nearly three years. In that capacity, she oversaw all legal affairs for Starwood within the Greater China region, namely mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, with a portfolio of more than 320 hotels (in operation and in the pipeline). This experience gave Kai a unique opportunity to observe intimately how a business is operated, to guide an executive team navigating complicated and unfamiliar legal and regulatory territories especially through crises, and to manage legal, business and reputational risks from within. Before joining Starwood, Kai was the head of DLA Piper's Beijing real estate team. She also worked in Hong Kong as a special counsel of Baker & McKenzie's property practice group. Kai advised U.S.-, Europe- and Asia-based clients on a wide range of real estate related matters, including negotiation and documentation for the acquisition (both equity and assets onshore and offshore), development, construction, management, and sale of resort and residential projects, hotels, shopping centers, and industrial and other commercial properties. She also advised on cross-border investment projects for both local and international clients. Kai's in-depth understanding of, and first-hand experience with, the business cultures and market specific knowledge in Asia, Hawaii and the U.S., and her diverse background working at regional and international law firms and as a regional general counsel, give her that rare ability and cultural fluency to serve as an effective counselor to her clients. Kai was featured in the inaugural issue of the GC Powerlist - China and Hong Kong 2017 published by The Legal 500 as one of the most influential and innovative general counsels in China and Hong Kong who have been instrumental in the growth of their businesses. Kai was born in China and obtained her legal education in both China and the U.S., which includes a J.D. degree from William S. Richardson School of Law and an LL.M. degree from Harvard Law School. Kai is licensed to practice law in Hawaii, California, New York (inactive) and Hong Kong (inactive). Kai's working languages are English and Chinese (Mandarin).

Job Titles:

• CEO
• PRESIDENT
• Founder, President and CEO of Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc
• Member of the Hawaii State Judiciary - Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Neutral Investigator
• Partnering Retreat Leader

Keith W. Hunter is the founder, President and CEO of Dispute Prevention & Resolution, Inc. (DPR). DPR is Hawaii's most experienced full service ADR firm and specializes in the design and administration of a wide range of dispute avoidance, resolution, settlement and adjudication processes. Mr. Hunter manages all aspects of the DPR operation including: case management and administration, policy development, marketing and outreach, education and training, and business development. Under his direction, DPR, Inc. has earned a reputation for prompt and efficient case management and for bringing a wide range of business and legal disputes to cost-effective resolution. Mr. Hunter maintains a very active ADR practice in which he frequently serves as a Mediator, Arbitrator, Special Master, Dispute Review Board Member, Partnering Retreat Facilitator, ADR process design specialist, and ADR training specialist. During his 35-year career in dispute resolution, Mr. Hunter formerly served as the founder and Regional Vice President of the Hawaii office of American Arbitration Association and as the Executive Director of the Center for International Commercial Dispute Resolution. Having administered over 10,000 ADR proceedings, he brings a wealth of experience in and knowledge of all aspects of dispute resolution to the work of DPR and to the service of its clients. Mr. Hunter has authored or co-authored numerous articles, monographs, and two books (Hawaii Arbitration Law and Hawaii Arbitration Law Periodical) covering a wide spectrum of ADR-related issues and topics. Mr. Hunter has served as an Arbitrator in over 350 matters in a wide variety of disputes including: complex construction and design disputes, claims/disputes concerning construction of residential and commercial projects, hotel management agreements, development rights, land owner/hotel developer disputes, employment contract claims, labor/management grievances (issues have included contract interpretation, discipline, discharge, sick leave policy, theft seniority, overtime policies, temporary assignment practices, severance pay and benefits, legal holiday issues, promotion testing and demotion), a wide range of real property disputes, uninsured/underinsured motorist claims, serious personal injury and wrongful death matters, medical malpractice disputes and partnership dissolution issues. He also serves as a Special Master/Mediator in CD litigation. Mr. Hunter has served as a Neutral Investigator/Fact-Finder in approximately 25 matters involving a wide range of issues and claims including: alleged workplace harassment, unacceptable employee performance, dishonesty, abusive behavior, theft and conversion, workplace rule violations, breaches of corporate confidentiality, threats of violence between co-workers, claims of unreported criminal work history, discrimination, alleged nepotism practices, alleged violations of employer sexual conduct policies, and wrongful dismissal. Mr. Hunter is an active panel member of the Hawaii State Judiciary-Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution, the Hawaii Labor Relations Board, and the National Association of Securities Dealers. He is a member of the H.S.B.A. Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution and a national member of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. Mr. Hunter's volunteer and community service activities include: past service as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Better Business Bureau (Hawaii Chapter), national membership in the American Judicature Society, President of the ACR Board of Directors Hawaii Chapter for 2005-2006. Mr. Hunter is a graduate of San Francisco State University where he studied land use and business.

Sherry Broder has served numerous times as a mediator, arbitrator and hearings officer for counties, state and federal courts and government agencies and private parties. She has been appointed an arbitrator and consultant in international ocean law matters. She has litigated cases in many state courts, federal district and appellate courts in other jurisdictions, U.S. Supreme Court, other countries and International Tribunals. She has handled many complex cases, including class actions with as many as 850,000 class members. She regularly represents Plaintiffs in tort cases and also represents clients in real estate, land development and business transactions and litigation She represents some of the largest and finest hotels and land owners in Hawai`i. She was the Deputy Chief Attorney at the 1978 Constitutional Convention, served as the attorney/legislative analyst for the Honolulu Charter Commission and Maui Charter Commissions and has worked as an attorney for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in various capacities for four decades. Ms. Broder was the first woman President of the Hawaii State Bar Association and 2016 President of the Federal Bar Association for the District of Hawaii. She was selected Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by the Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1994, 1995, and 1997, received the 1992 Solo Practitioner of the Year and 2015 Solo and Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Bar Association. Ms. Broder graduated in 1970 from Wellesley College as a Wellesley Scholar and in 1975 from U.C. Berkeley Law School with highest honors, Order of the Coif.

Sue M. Meyers, individually and as Special Administrator of the Estate of Austin Kainalu Meyers, et al. v. Department of Education State of Hawaii, et al., Civil No. 04-1-0253, Third Circuit Court, Hawaii (2006)*.