Alan Van Etten

Alan Van Etten: Attorney with Deeley King Pang & Van Etten A Limited Liability Law Partnership
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Adjunct Professor, Tort and Insurance Law, The William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1993-1994. Delegate, Hawaii Judicial Conference, 1992-1999. Panel Member, State Medical Claims Conciliation Panel, 1977-1983.

Areas of Practice (3)

  • Insurance Bad Faith Litigation
  • Personal Injury
  • Commercial Torts

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Yale University, B.A., 1967
Law School Attended:
Berkeley School of Law, University of California, J.D., 1972
Year of First Admission:
1973
Admission:
1973, Hawaii; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1973, California (since resigned); 1973, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii and U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
Memberships:
Hawaii State (President, 1997; Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 1998-2001; Co-Chair, Judicial Administration Committee, 2001; Member, Bench Bar Committee, 1997-1998; Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1997; Member, Coordinating Committee, The Hawaii Society of CPA's, 1991; Member, Committee on Legislation and Public Policy; Vice Chair, 1988; Co-Chair, 1989; Chair, 1990-1991) and American (ABA Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary, 2008-2011; Hawaii State Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 2001-2010; Member, Nominating Committee to the House of Delegates, 2001-2010; Active Leadership, Insurance Coverage and Litigation Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section including Chair of Program Committee for 2009 Midyear Meeting) Bar Associations; American Bar Foundation (Life Member; State Chair 2001-2010); American Civil Liberties Union (Member, Board of Directors, Hawaii Chapter, 1978-1980); Legal Aid Society of Hawaii (Director, 1989-1991); Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii (Vice President, 2001-2002).
Birth Information:
Honolulu, Hawaii, June 23, 1945
Reported Cases:
Mikelson v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 107 Hawai'i 192, 111 P.3d 601 (2005).Mikelson v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 108 Hawai'i 358, 120 P.3d 257 (2005).Miller v. Hartford Life Ins. Co., 126 Hawai'i 165, 268 P.3d 418 (2011) (amicus).Hart v. Ticor Title Ins. Co., 126 Hawai'i 448, 272 P.3d 1215 (2012) (amicus) Mikelson v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 122 Hawai'i 393, 227 P.3d 559 (2010).Keown v. Tudor Ins. Co., 621 F. Supp. 2d 1025 (D. Haw. 2008).Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Simpson Mfg. Co., 829 F. Supp. 2d 914 (D. Haw. 2011).Feibusch v. Integrated Device Tech., Inc. Employee Ben. Plan, 463 F.3d 880 (9th Cir. 2006).
ISLN:
901857154

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Peer Reviews

4.9/5.0 (3 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.9/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.9/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.9/5.0

  • Communication

    4.9/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/14/14 in Insurance Bad Faith

    Have worked with, consulted with, been opposed to, and otherwise had professional relations with Mr. Van Etten on many cases over the last 19 years. He is the premier "go to" lawyer in Hawaii when it comes to insurance coverage and bad faith issues.... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Principal on 05/14/14 in Insurance Bad Faith

    He is also very good man.

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  • 4.2/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/06/14 in Insurance Coverage

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