Damon Key Leong Kupchak Hastert serves the Hawaii business community with the connections and capabilities of an international practice, holding the highest standards for business law and commercial litigation. We are the sole Hawaii firm that is part of the Meritas network of more than 170 independent law firms in at least 60 countries.
Our practice groups include Appellate, Bankruptcy & Creditor’s Rights, Business & Commercial Law, Dispute Resolution, Estate Planning, Immigration & Naturalization, Insurance and Real Estate & Construction.
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News Briefs
Damon Key Attorney Chris Kubota Presents Check To Training Ship Crew
June 2013Damon Key attorney Christine Kubota currently serves as President of The United Japanese Society of Hawaii, and she recently presented a check to a school that trains fishermen in Fukushima, Japan that was heavily damaged in the recent tsunami. The training ship Fukushima Maru came with students, and she met with the captain of the boat and presented him a check to take back to the school.
Read moreDamon Key Welcomes Family Law Attorney Judith A. Schevtchuk
June 2013Last month, Damon Key welcomed experienced local attorney Judith A. Schevtchuk as Of Counsel to the firm. She will be continuing her family law practice with the emphasis on military family law and guardianship issues. Schevtchuk (SEVT-chuk) handles both traditional family law matters and dissolutions of civil unions and other alternative family arrangements for all members of our community regardless of the state where they entered their relationship. Prior to joining the firm, Judy was. among other things, a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and a Navy lawyer in the Judge Advocate’s General’s Corps. She retired from the Navy in 2001 as a Commander.
Read moreUpcoming Conference: Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law in Hawaii - August 21, 2013
May 2013On August 21, 2013, The Seminar Group is presenting the Second Annual Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law Conference, in Honolulu. Damon Key lawyer Mark M. Murakami is the Planning Chair, and has assembled a stellar faculty, which includes fellow DKLKH lawyers Anna H. Oshiro and Robert H. Thomas.
Read moreAudio of HSBA Presentation on Amicus Briefing
May 2013Here is the audio recording of Damon Key lawyer Robert Thomas’s recent presentation to the Hawaii State Bar Association on “Amicus Briefing.”
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Insurers Have a Duty to Defend Construction Defect Claims ... Maybe.
April 2013April 18, 2013: Earlier this week, the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) issued an important decision, concluding that insurance companies have a duty to provide a defense for policyholders when they are sued for construction defects. This seems like good news to the insureds. But all is not clear after the court’s ruling. Indeed, the situation is even more muddled than before. (by Anna H. Oshiro (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) & Tred Eyerly (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).
Read moreLegal Alert: Group Builders Update (Insurance Coverage for Construction Defects), 50th Anniversary
April 2013Here’s the Winter/Spring 2013 Edition of Legal Alert, with articles on the firm’s tradition of community service, an update on the Group Builders issue (insurance coverage for construction defects), and more. Download it here.
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