Practice Areas - Commercial Litigation
- Bet-The-Company Litigation
- Government Relations
- Antitrust Litigation
- Environmental Litigation
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- Criminal Defense
- Medical Malpractice
- Appellate Practice
- Civil Rights Law
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 808-537-6100
Fax: 808-537-5434
http://www.starnlaw.com
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| University | Union College, B.A., summa cum laude, 1976 |
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| Law School | Cornell University Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1979 |
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| Admitted | 1979, California; 1980, District of Columbia and Hawaii; U.S. Courts of Appeal, District of Columbia and Ninth Circuits |
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| Memberships | Hawaii State Bar Association; State Bar of California; Bar Association of the District of Columbia. |
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| Born | Brooklyn, New York, February 24, 1953 |
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| Biography | Mr. Bennett holds Martindale-Hubbell's highest possible professional rating (AV Preeminent) given by legal peers, based on their knowledge of his work, reputation and integrity. Mr. Bennett is Top Listed as one of the Top 25 Hawaii Super Lawyers in the practice area of Business Litigation and Chambers USA Leading Lawyers for Business: Litigation/General Commercial. He is also recognized by Benchmark Litigation and Benchmark Appellate as a Litigation Star.
Order of the Coif. Staff Member, 1977-1978, and Member, Board of Editors, 1978-1979, Cornell Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. Samuel P. King, Chief Judge, United States District Court, District of Hawaii, 1979-1980. Assistant United States Attorney: District of Columbia, 1980-1982, District of Hawaii, 1982-1990. Adjunct Professor of Law, Criminal Procedure, William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii. Special Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu (Murder Prosecution), 1997-1999. Special Deputy Attorney General, State of Hawaii (Murder Prosecution), 1999-2001. Litigation partner, major Hawaii law firm, 1991-2002. Inductee, Hawaii Joint Police Association Hall of Fame, 2007. Hawaii Law Enforcement Elwood J. McGuire Award for Contributions to Law Enforcement, 2007. United States Department of Justice National Leadership Award (Missing and Exploited Children), 2009. Chair or Co-Chair, National Association of Attorneys General Antitrust Committee and Chair or Co-Chair, Antitrust Executive Working Group, 2003-2009. Board of Directors, Hawaii Chapter of the American Judicature Society, 2003-present. Attorney General, State of Hawaii, 2003-2010. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers, 2007—.
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| Reported Cases | Hawaii v. Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 556 U.S. ___, Supreme Court of the United States, 2009 (argued); Lingle v. Chevron, 554 U.S. 528, Supreme Court of the United States, 2005 (argued); Numerous 9th Circuit and Hawaii Supreme Court reported cases. |
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| ISLN | 909109545 |
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