Lane C. Hornfeck
Lane Hornfeck concentrates her practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation and real estate-related litigation. Having practiced for 12 years, Ms. Hornfeck has represented a variety of clients, ranging from individuals and small business owners to multi-million dollar corporations in a variety of legal matters, including business disputes, real estate litigation, trust litigation, construction and design defects, antitrust and consumer trade practice claims, class action litigation, collections, foreclosures, and professional malpractice defense, among others. She has experience in state and federal trial and appellate courts, as well as alternative dispute resolution forums. Prior to joining Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher, Ms. Hornfeck worked as an associate with the law firm of Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel.
Throughout undergraduate and law school, Ms. Hornfeck received numerous merit-based scholarships and awards, including Phi Beta Kappa and Omicron Delta Kappa. As a member of the Philip C. Jessup International Moot Court Team, Ms. Hornfeck received speaking and writing awards in the pacific regional and world competitions in 1997 and 1998. Ms. Hornfeck also served as a research assistant to Real Property Professor David L. Callies at the University of Hawaii Law School from 1996 to 1998. Ms. Hornfeck has also served as an adjunct professor teaching legal writing at the William S. Richardson School of Law.
Some examples of Ms. Hornfeck’s work include:
Business Disputes and Real Property-Related Litigation. Represented various individuals and business entities in purchase and sales disputes involving hotel, resort and commercial properties, as well as zoning, vested rights, entitlements, fraudulent transfer claims, title disputes, ceded lands issues, public and native Hawaiian access issues, leasehold conversion, state environmental assessment and impact statement disputes, Hawaii State Land Court petitions for consolidation and resubdivision, residential and commercial summary possession, ejectment, collection, and bankruptcy-related matters.
Zoning and Land Use. Represent property owners in permitting process, before various departments, commissions and boards.
Foreclosure, Collection, and Truth In Lending. Represented secured lenders, ground lease owners, and condominium association in various foreclosure actions for both residential and commercial properties, including individual residential units, small multi-family income properties, and large residential development properties. Successfully defended consumer lenders in connection with Truth In Lending Act claims, among others.
Design, Construction and Mold Litigation. Represented hotel owners in multi-party construction and design defects cases involving, inter alia, multi-million dollar damage claims and large-scale complex mold remediation.
Professional Malpractice Defense. Represented real estate brokerage firms in connection with professional malpractice and negligent misrepresentation claims. Represented attorneys in connection with various legal malpractice claims.
Class Action Litigation. Represented various defendants in numerous class action cases involving antitrust and consumer trade practice claims and multi-million dollar damage claims.
Administrative and Legislative Testimony and Support. Provides written and oral legislative testimony and support for clients with real property in Hawaii and potentially subject to various pieces of proposed legislation.
Publications:
The Pitfalls of Mediating and Arbitrating on the Mainland: Are you Inadvertently Committing the Unauthorized Practice of Law?, Hawaii Bar Journal, Vol. 11, No. 6, June 2007.
Expert Witnesses in Trial: Views from the Bench and Beyond, Hawaii Bar Journal, Vol. 6, No. 2, Feb. 2002, co-authored with Terence J. O’Toole, Esq. republished in “Giants” of the Trial Bar V: Cross Examination of Expert Witness, The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, March 26, 2003.
Suitum v. Tahoe Planning Agency: An Opportunity for the U.S. Supreme Court to Clarify the Williamson County Ripeness Standard, Hawai`i Planning, American Planning Association, Vol. XVIII, No. 8, August 1997
The Best Place, Inc. v. Penn America Insurance Co.: Hawai`i Bad Faith Cause of Action for Insurer Misconduct, 19 U. Haw. L. Rev. 845 (1997)
Commercial and Residential Lease Enforcement and Evictions, August 29, 2002, co-authored with Michael Lam, Esq. and Donald Spafford, Esq.
