Seven Directors Named Best Lawyers of America 2011

August 12, 2010

 Seven lawyers from Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).  Four attorneys; Duane R. Fisher, Sharon V. Lovejoy, Ivan Lui-Kwan and Judith Ann Pavey were recognized for the first time.  Peter Starn, Terence J. O’Toole and Kenneth Marcus continue to be recognized by Best Lawyers.

Duane R. Fisher was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field(s) of Real Estate Law.   Mr. Fisher is a director of the firm and concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, hotels and resorts, business structure and operations and commercial transactions. Mr. Fisher is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible professional rating for both his skill and integrity.

Sharon V. Lovejoy was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field(s) of Appellate Law and Mortgage and Banking Foreclosure Law.  Ms. Lovejoy is a director of the firm and is experienced in representing clients in a wide variety of commercial and business litigation, and in real estate disputes. Ms. Lovejoy is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible professional rating for both her skill and integrity.  In 2010, Ms. Lovejoy has also been named to the Super Lawyers list for business litigation. Ms. Lovejoy has also been selected as a Fellow in the Litigation Counsel of America, a litigation and appellate lawyer honorary society.

 Ivan Lui-Kwan was recently selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field(s) of Administrative Law and Government Relations Law.  Mr. Lui-Kwan is a director of the firm and concentrates his practice in Land Use, Administrative and Real Estate Law.  He is also a director of the American Judicature Society National Board. Mr. Lui-Kwan is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible professional rating for both his skill and integrity.

 Judith Ann Pavey was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field(s) of Commercial Litigation and Personal Injury Litigation.  Ms. Pavey is one of the most experienced trial attorneys in the State of Hawaii with an excellent track record of positive outcomes. Ms. Pavey is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible professional rating for both her skill and integrity.

 Kenneth B. Marcus was once again selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field(s) of Land Use & Zoning Law, Mergers & Acquisitions Law and Real Estate Law. Mr. Marcus is a director of the firm and has extensive experience in formation of partnerships and limited liability companies and corporate finance.  Mr. Marcus has been recognized by Chambers USA Directory of Leading Lawyers for Business, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and named to the Hawaii Super Lawyers list.  Mr. Marcus is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible professional rating for both his skill and integrity. 

 Peter Starn was once again selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field(s) of Construction Law, Corporate Law and Real Estate Law.  Mr. Starn is the founder and president of the firm and has extensive experience in corporate finance, real estate and mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Starn has been recognized by Chambers USA Directory for America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers and named to the Hawaii Super Lawyers list.  Mr. Starn is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible professional rating for both his skill and integrity.

Terence J. O’Toole was once again selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2011 in the field(s) of Appellate Law, 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. Mr. O’Toole has been recognized by Chambers USA Directory for Leading Lawyers in Business, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, Benchmark Litigation, and named to the Hawaii Super Lawyers list.  Mr. O’Toole is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest possible professional rating for both his skill and integrity. 

 Best Lawyers in America Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, 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.  Founded in 1994, the law firm has twenty-four attorneys.  The law firm was selected as one of Hawaii Business Magazine’s “Best Places to Work” in 2008. The law firm of Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher has also received top ranking in the 2010 Chambers USA Directory of America’s Leading Lawyers in Business.  The law firm was recognized in three practice areas: Corporate/Commercial, Litigation: General Commercial, and Real Estate.