Terence J. O’Toole, Kenneth B. Marcus and Peter Starn Recognized for the Best Lawyers in America 2010

October 1, 2009

Three Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher attorneys, Terence J. O’Toole, Kenneth B. Marcus and Peter Starn have been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. 

Terence J. O’Toole has been named by The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in three categories Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation and Construction Law. Mr. O’Toole is a director of Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher, heading up the law firm’s litigation team. 

Kenneth B. Marcus has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2010 as one of the top real estate law attorneys and has earned this distinction since 2003.  Mr. Marcus is a director of the firm and has extensive experience in formation of partnerships and limited liability companies and corporate finance.

Peter Starn is also named by The Best Lawyers in America 2010 as one of the top real estate law attorneys.  Mr. Starn is the founder and president of the firm and has extensive experience in corporate finance, real estate and mergers and acquisitions.

First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey.  For the new U.S. edition, more than 24,126 leading attorneys cast more than 2.8 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in the same and related specialties.  

Because of the rigorous and transparent methodology used by Best Lawyers, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” 

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher specializes in large real estate and hotel industry transactions as well as complex commercial litigation. Senior attorneys at the law firm have earned Martindale-Hubbell’s highest AV rating, and have been selected for inclusion among the Best Lawyers in America on the Hawaii Super Lawyers List, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and the Chambers USA Legal Directory of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.  The law firm has twenty-five attorneys. The law firm was also selected by Hawaii Business Magazine’s as one of the “Best Places to Work” in Hawaii.