Distinctions

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher is a leader among Hawaii’s law firms, recognized for its expertise in real estate law, commercial transactions and complex commercial litigation in Hawaii, the US mainland and internationally. The firm’s intellectual power, mental strength and toughness generate winning strategies, strong negotiations and innovative settlements for clients. Above all, the firm’s passion for excellence and responsive client service has earned an international reputation for extraordinary client results. Accolades include:

Top "AV Preeminent Rating" - Martindale-Hubbell®

"Top Listed" among Hawaii law firms, U.S. News & World Report-Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms

25 Practice Areas

Eight Named “Lawyers of the Year” - Best Lawyers in America®
More “Lawyers of the Year” than any other Hawaii Law Firm (2014, 2015)

Administrative/Regulatory Law

Appellate Practice

Banking & Finance Litigation

Bet-The-Company Litigation

Business Organizations

Corporate Law

Closely Held Companies & Family Businesses Law

Government Relations Law

Legal Malpractice Law-Plaintiff

Mergers and Acquisitions Law

Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law

Product Liability Litigation

Thirteen Best Lawyers – Best Lawyers in America®

Named in 29 Practice Areas

Five Lawyers Among the "Top 25" Lawyers in Hawaii, Super Lawyers® List

More “Top 25” attorneys than any other Hawaii Law Firm (2011, 2014)

Ten Hawaii Super Lawyers®, Super Lawyers® List

Six Hawaii Super Lawyers, Rising Stars List

Business Litigation – Real Estate Law

Lawyer Named “Star” by Chambers and Partners USA Directory of Leading Lawyers for Business

Business Litigation

Nine Lawyers Ranked by Chambers and Partners USA Directory Leading Lawyers for Business

Business Litigation – Real Estate Law - Corporate Law

Lawyer Ranked by Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide

Private Wealth Law

Lawyer Named “Top 250 Women in Litigation”- Benchmark Litigation

(2011-2014)

Five Lawyers Named "Litigation Stars" by Benchmark Litigation

Highly Recommended Law Firm

"Lifetime Achievement Award" Recipient by Pacific Edge Magazine

“Women Who Mean Business: Award Recipient by Pacific Business News

Best Places To Work (2008, 2018)

AV Preeminent® Rating By Martindale-Hubbell®

Law Firm Rated AV Preeminent®

15 Lawyers Rated AV Preeminent®

Peter Starn, Terence J. O’Toole, Kenneth B. Marcus, Duane R. Fisher,

Sharon V. Lovejoy, Trevor A. Brown, Ivan M. Lui-Kwan,

Norman H.Y. Cheng, Andrew J. Lautenbach, Judith Ann Pavey,

Stephanie E.W. Thompson, Christine N. Ohira, Doug Chin, Paul H. Sato,

Lindsay E. Orman

U.S. News & World Report - Best Lawyers in America®, Best Law Firms
25 Practice Areas

Administrative/Regulatory Law	Litigation - Banking & Finance
Appellate Practice	Litigation - Bet-The-Company
Arbitration	Litigation - Commercial
Business Organizations	Litigation - Construction
Closely Held Companies & Family Business	Litigation - Environmental
Commercial Finance	Litigation - Real Estate
Commercial Transactions/UCC Law	Litigation - Trusts & Estates
Construction Law	Medical Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs
Corporate Law	Mergers & Acquisitions Law
Government Relations Practice	Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Land Use & Zoning Law	Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Legal Malpractice Law	Product Liability Litigation - Plaintiffs
	Real Estate Law

Best Lawyers in America®-“Lawyer of the Year”

More “Lawyers of the Year” than any other Hawaii Law Firm (2014, 2015)

Lawyer of the Year (2014)	Peter Starn	Administrative/Regulatory Law
Lawyer of the Year (2018)	Peter Starn	Business Organizations
Lawyer of the Year (2011, 2019)	Terence J. O’Toole	Bet-The-Company Litigation
Lawyer of the Year (2012, 2015)	Terence J. O’Toole	Banking & Finance Litigation
Lawyer of the Year (2014, 2018)	Terence J. O’Toole	Appellate Practice
Lawyer of the Year (2016)	Kenneth B. Marcus	Business Organizations
Lawyer of the Year (2017)	Kenneth B. Marcus	Mergers & Acquisitions
Lawyer of the Year (2015)	Duane R. Fisher	Corporate Law
Lawyer of the Year (2020)	Duane R. Fisher	Business Organizations
Lawyer of the Year (2014)	Sharon V. Lovejoy	Banking & Finance Litigation
Lawyer of the Year (2015, 2019)	Sharon V. Lovejoy	Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Lawyer of the Year (2020)	Sharon V. Lovejoy	Appellate Practice
Lawyer of the Year (2017)	Trevor A. Brown	Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law
Lawyer of the Year (2019)	Trevor A. Brown	Closely Held Companies & Family Business Law
Lawyer of the Year (2020)	Trevor A. Brown	Securities Litigation
Lawyer of the Year (2015, 2018)	Ivan M. Lui-Kwan	Government Relations Practice
Lawyer of the Year (2013, 2018)	Judith Ann Pavey	Banking & Finance Litigation
Lawyer of the Year (2014, 2019)	Judith Ann Pavey	Product Liability Litigation
Lawyer of the Year (2017)	Judith Ann Pavey	Legal Malpractice Law-Plaintiff

Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®

Peter Starn	Administrative/Regulatory Law Business Organizations Construction Law Corporate Law Leisure & Hospitality Law Mergers & Acquisitions Real Estate Law
Terrence J. O'Toole	Appellate Practice Arbitration Bet-The-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Litigation-Banking & Finance Litigation-Construction Litigation-Mergers & Acquisition Litigation-Real Estate Mass Tort/Class Action-Plaintiffs
Kenneth B. Marcus	Business Organizations Commercial Finance Leisure & Hospitality Law Mergers & Acquisitions Law Real Estate Law
Duane R. Fisher	Business Organizations Corporate Law Construction Law Real Estate Law
Sharon V. Lovejoy	Appellate Practice Arbitration Commercial Litigation Litigation-Banking & Finance Litigation-Construction Litigation-Environmental Litigation-Land Use & Zoning Litigation-Real Estate Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Qui Tam Law
Trevor A. Brown	Business Organizations Closely Held Companies & Family Business Commercial Litigation Commercial Transactions/UCC Law Corporate Law Litigation - Real Estate Litigation - Securities Litigation - Trusts & Estates Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law Real Estate Law
Ivan Lui-Kwan	Administrative/Regulatory Law Government Relations Law
Norman H.Y. Cheng	Real Estate Law
Judith Ann Pavey	Commercial Litigation Legal Malpractice Law Litigation-Banking & Finance Litigation-Construction Medical Malpractice Law Personal Injury Litigation Product Liability Litigation Professional Malpractice Law
Andrew J. Lautenbach	Commercial Litigation Construction Litigation Real Estate Litigation
Doug Chin	Commercial Litigation Government Relations Practice
Stephanie E.W. Thompson	Real Estate Litigation
Christina N. Ohira	Real Estate Law

"Top 25" Lawyers in Hawaii, Super Lawyers® List
More “Top 25” attorneys than any other Hawaii Law Firm, (2011,2014)

Terence J. O’Toole	Business Litigation	2011
Duane R. Fisher	Real Estate Law	2014
Kenneth B. Marcus	Real Estate Law	2011-2012,2014
Trevor A. Brown	Business Litigation	2015, 2018
Judith A. Pavey	Business Litigation	2016

Selected to the Hawaii Super Lawyers® List

Peter Starn	Real Estate Law
Kenneth B. Marcus	Real Estate Law
Duane R. Fisher	Real Estate Law
Ivan M. Lui-Kwan	Real Estate Law
Norman H.Y. Cheng	Real Estate Law
Christina N. Ohira (2017)	Real Estate Law
Lindsay E. Orman (2018, 2019)	Real Estate Law
Terence J. O'Toole	Business Litigation
Sharon V. Lovejoy	Business Litigation
Trevor A. Brown	Business Litigation
Judith Ann Pavey	Business Litigation
Andrew J. Lautenbach	Business Litigation
Stephanie E.W. Thompson (2014, 2015)	Business Litigation, Rising Star
Maile S. Miller (2018, 2019)	Business Litigation, Rising Star
Kukui Claydon (2018, 2019)	Business Litigation, Rising Star
Robert J. Brown (2019)	Business Litigation, Rising Star

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers For Business

Litigation, Firm, Band “1”
Real Estate Law, Firm, Band “2”
Corporate Commercial Firm, Band “2”

“Star”, Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business

Terence J. O’Toole

Litigation/General Commercial

Recognized by Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers For Business

Peter Starn	Real Estate Law, Band 1
Kenneth B. Marcus	Real Estate Law, Band 1
Duane R. Fisher	Real Estate Law, Band 2
Norman H.Y. Cheng	Real Estate Law, Band 3
Peter Starn	Corporate Commercial, Band 2
Kenneth B. Marcus	Corporate Commercial, Band 2
Duane R. Fisher	Corporate Commercial, Band 3
Terence J. O'Toole	Litigation/General Commercial, Star
Sharon V. Lovejoy	Litigation/General Commercial, Band 2
Judith Ann Pavey	Litigation/General Commercial, Band 3
Trevor A. Brown	Litigation/General Commercial, Band 3
Andrew J. Lautenbach	Litigation/General Commercial, Up and Coming

Chambers and Partners High Net Worth Guide (2017-2019)

Private Wealth Law, Tier 2

Trevor A. Brown

Private Wealth Law

“Top 250 Women in Litigation in the United States”, Benchmark Litigation, (2011-2014)

Sharon V. Lovejoy

Litigation Star

Benchmark Litigation
Highly Recommended Firm

Terence J. O’Toole	Litigation Star
Sharon V. Lovejoy	Litigation Star
Trevor A. Brown	Litigation Star
Judith Ann Pavey	Litigation Star
Andrew J. Lautenbach	Litigation Star
Stephanie E.W. Thompson	Future Star

2014 “Lifetime Achievement Award” Pacific Edge Magazine

Ivan M. Lui-Kwan

“Women Who Mean Business”, Pacific Business News (2018)

Sharon V. Lovejoy

“Best Places To Work” by Hawaii Business Magazine

Practice Areas

What People Say About Us

"A very aggressive litigation group with some highly talented lawyers."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Comment

"A top notch law firm — highly impressive. Strategic thinkers with an uncommon ability to sift through complex issues to get to common-sense solutions."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Comment

"The individuals we work with come with high recommendations and take an assertive stance."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Comment

"Starn O'Toole clearly stands out above the rest in what they do."

Benchmark Litigation

"An impressive reputation as a go to commercial litigation law firm for regional and global corporations."

Benchmark Litigation

"We were looking for the best litigators in Hawaii, and we found them."

Benchmark Litigation

"The team is praised for comprising"excellent attorneys"who are"highly knowledgeable."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Comment

"thoughtful, creative problem solvers. They have the courage to challenge the client when it is their best interest."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Comment

"They have been an excellent representative for us. They are thoughtful in their analysis of the situation, have explored a variety of available options, offered sound advice and followed through with persistence."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Client Comment

"Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher has excellent lawyers. They are great advisors, and are very professional and polished."

Best Lawyers in America®, Client Comment

"Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher is an excellent and responsive firm that understands business needs and issues."

Best Lawyers in America®, Client Comment

"An excellent firm. Excellent service and very responsive, with well trained junior associates. They provide sound commercial advice."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Comment

"The thing that really makes them stand out is their business advisory capabilities — they are very insightful about the business side of real estate acquisitions."

Chambers and Partners USA Leading Lawyers for Business, Comment

"The best attorneys are in this firm. They are sensitive to the client's needs, most professional and won all of my litigation cases. I would highly recommend this law firm."

Best Lawyers in America®, Client Comment