I have been a resident of Hawaii for the past several years, and am currently married to the beautiful Jennifer Jones, of the windward side of Oahu.
I have been licensed the past several years by the Hawaii State Bar Association and the Federal District Court of Hawaii.
I have practiced at the legendary Hawaii family law firm Coates & Frey, LLLC, and at Ogawa, Lau, Nakamura & Jew, LLLC.
I am a member of the Federal Bar Association (Hawaii Chapter) and its following Sections:
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Bankruptcy Law
Criminal Law
Federal Litigation
Social Security Law
I am a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association and its following Sections:
Business Law
Child Law
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Family Law
Insurance Coverage Litigation
Labor and Employment Law
Litigation
Tax Law
I am also a member of:
Grace Bible Church of Honolulu
The Hawaii Chamber of Commerce
Honolulu Sunset Rotary Club
Honolulu Masonic Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
My academic credentials include:
Rhodes Scholarship state finalist – 1992
Marshall University – (B.A. in Political Science, Minors in Economics, History, and Sociology in 1993)
Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta (International History Honor Society)
Omicron Delta Epsilon (International Economics Honor Society)
Phi Sigma Alpha (National Political Science Honorary Fraternity)
Phi Sigma Alpha Book Award Recipient
Alpha Kappa Delta (National Sociology Honorary)
West Virginia University (Juris Doctorate – 1997, Masters in Public/Non-Profit Administration – 1999)
My professional credentials include:
Law Clerk to the Honorable Larry V. Starcher, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
Assistant Attorney General, State of West Virginia Office of the Attorney General (Appellate Division)
Assistant Public Defender, 25th Judicial Circuit Public Defender Corporation (West Virginia)
Attorney, West Virginia Division of Highways
Assistant Disciplinary Counsel, West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Legislative Counsel to the West Virginia Legislature
Associate, Coates & Frey, LLLC, Honolulu, Hawaii
Associate, Ogawa, Lau, Nakamura & Jew, LLLC, Honolulu, Hawaii
Member of West Virginia (inactive) and Hawaii (active) Bars
Licensed to practice before the Federal District Court of Hawaii, and Northern and Southern Federal District Courts of West Virginia