Listed, "Best Lawyers in America," 1995—. Selected for inclusion in "Super Lawyers," 2008—. Selected as "Lawyer of the Year" (Personal Injury Litigation) by Best Lawyers, 2010. Author: "Taking the Mal Out of Practice," Hawaii Medical Association, Annual Meeting, 1985; "Medical Malpractice: Avoiding Claims and Winning Lawsuits," American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Meeting, 1986; "Defense of Aquatic Injury Cases," American Trial Lawyers of America, 1989; "Beach and Pool Recreational Liability," Hawaii Hotel Association, 1991; Legal Chapter, "Medical Legal Considerations," Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office, Fourth Edition, 1991; "Beach Liability," Hawaii Hotel Association Meeting, 1994; "Legal Liability Under Managed Care," Hawaii Medical Journal, April, 1995; "Federal Regulations and their Requirements Under the Americans With Disabilities Act, Safe Medical Devices Act and Patient Self Determination Act," Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, 1996. Moderator: Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, District of Hawaii, 1997; "Hot Topics in Tort Law," Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1997; "Peer Review Issues and Disclosure of Sensitive Patient Information, Including HIV and Treatment for drug and Alcohol Abuse," Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children, 1997; "Peer Review Issues and Disclosure of Sensitive Patient Information, Including HIV and Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Abuse," Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi, 1997; "Antitrust Issue in Medical Staff Credentialing and Peer Review," Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, 1997; "A Medical Malpractice Case: The Physician/Plaintiff Perspective,"; "The Defense Attorney Perspective," and "De-Mystifying the Litigation." Lecturer, Hawaii State Judiciary Conference, 1993 and 2003. Lecturer: Torts II, 2002; William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii; Pre-Trial Litigation, 2003-2006. Speaker: "High Risk Emergency Medicine Seminar," Hawaii Pacific Health and EPMG, 2006; "Affirmative Defenses" Chapter of "The Clinician's Guide to Malpractice Law," S.Y. Tan, M.D., J.D., 2006. Panelist: Roscoe Pound Institute/Hawaii Judicial Conference, 2003; Hawaii Executive Conference, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, 2003; County of Hawaii, Statewide Municipal Attorney's Training Conference, 2003; Hawaii Executive Conference, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, 2005; William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, Health Law Careers in Hawaii, University of Hawaii, 2005; HSBA/YLD, Jury Selection Seminar, 2005. Conferee: United States District Court Hawaii Conference, 2005; United States District Court Hawaii Conference, 2006. Attorney Representative, Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1994. Process: "Knowing Who Is On Your Team," Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, 1998; "Parental Risk Management Seminar," Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, 1999; "Emerging Issues in Healthcare 2001," Healthcare Law Section, American Bar Association, Orlando, Florida, 2001. Member: Quality Assurance/Peer Review CME Seminar, Maui Memorial Hospital, 1997. Participant: Hawaii Executive Conference, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, 1999-2002; Federal Bench/Bar Conference, 2002; Hawaii Executive Conference, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, 2004. Master: Hawaii State Bar Association Centennial Bar Convention, Trial of the Century, Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel, 1999; Hawaii State Bar Association Centennial Bar Convention, Trial of the Century, Royal Hawaiian Hotel, 2000. Featured Speaker, "Professionalism and Civility," Winter Convention, American Association for Justice (formerly American Trial Lawyers Association), 2010.