If you have been served or threatened with a lawsuit, or charged in an administrative or criminal complaint, you need a lawyer to PROTECT and DEFEND you or your position through vigorous ADVOCACY on your behalf.

On the other side of the table, you may need determined and skilled ADVOCACY to establish a Claim or Rights you have to compensation and damages, or a particular result, such as an injunction that restrains another person or requires a particular act.

Our attorneys have handled hundreds of civil and criminal cases from initial demand for compensation or relief to conclusion of lawsuit or charge.  Mr. Kawata has tried over eighty jury cases in his 30 year career, and hundreds of non-jury cases and administrative hearings.  The cases run the gamut from the simplest misdemeanor criminal cases to complex civil matters.

Mr. Kawata also has extensive experience in arbitration and mediation.  He has handled over fifty cases as the attorney for either the claimant or respondent from initiation to final award or settlement.  He has acted as mediator in a number of business and commercial cases, as well as a few injury matters.  He was formerly on the American Arbitration Association panel of neutrals for Hawaii, and serves as an arbitrator for the Circuit Court of the First Circuit’s Court Annexed Arbitration Program.

If you are involved or threatened with suit or possible loss, or need to asset or establish a claim or sue, you need the an attorney who will ADVOCATE YOUR POSITION TO THE UTMOST.  Our firm has the ability, drive and persistence to EFFECTIVELY ADVOCATE for YOU.