17 Starn O'Toole Marcus & Fisher Lawyers Selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America List and Ones to Watch List

August 21, 2020

Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher is proud to announce that 17 firm attorneys have been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America© list and Ones to Watch list. 

Special recognition goes to Maile S. Miller, John H. Kelly and Robert J. Brown who have been selected to the inaugural 2021 Best Lawyers in America©, Ones to Watch list. All three were also selected to the 2020 Hawaii Super Lawyers , Rising Star list.

Maile S. Miller has been named to the 2021 The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch list in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation and Real Estate Litigation

John W. Kelly has been named to the 2021 The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch list in the practice areas of Intellectual Property Litigation and Real Estate Litigation

Robert J. Brown has been named to the 2021 The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch list in the practice area of Commercial Litigation.  

Terence J. O'Toole, Duane R. Fisher., Sharon V. Lovejoy, Trevor A. Brown, Ivan M. Lui-Kwan, Doug Chin and Paul H. Sato were also recognized in new practice areas.  

Terence “Terry” J. O’Toole has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in multiple litigation practice areas and this year added the practice area of Land Use & Zoning Litigation. Mr. O'Toole was also named to the "Top 25" 2020 Hawaii Super Lawyers list, Business Litigation.

Duane R. Fisher has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in multiple transactional practice areas and this year added the practice area of Land Use & Zoning Law. Mr. Fisher was also named to the "Top 25" 2020 Hawaii Super Lawyers list, Real Estate Law.

Sharon V. Lovejoy has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in multiple litigation practice areas and this year added the practice area of Mass Tort Litigation/Class Action-Defendants. 

Trevor A. Brown has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in multiple litigation and transactional practice areas and this year added the practice area of Legal Malpractice Law-Defendants. Mr. Brown was also named to the "Top 25" 2020 Hawaii Super Lawyers list, Business Litigation.

Ivan M. Lui-Kwan has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in Government/Relations Practice and Administrative Law and this year added the practice area of Real Estate Law. 

Doug Chin has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list and this year added the practice areas of Administrative/Regulatory Law and Civil Rights Law.  

Paul H. Sato has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in the practice areas of Real Estate Law and Real Estate Litigation.

Firm Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers 2021 List

Peter Starn has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in multiple practice areas. Mr. Starn has over 45 years experience in commercial real estate development, entitlements and operations, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions.

Ken Marcus has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in multiple practice areas. Mr. Marcus' focus is on commercial real estate development, finance, leasing, purchases and sales, with expertise in the hotel industry. He has over 40 years of experience in the areas of commercial real estate law, development, finance, leasing, purchases and sales.

Norman H.Y. Cheng has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in the practice area of Real Estate Law.  He is the firm’s Managing Director and concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate, hotels and resorts, business structure and operations and commercial transactions.

Judith Ann Pavey has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list  in multiple litigation practice areas. Ms. Pavey practices, and is recognized in both commercial and personal injury law areas.

Andrew J. Lautenbach has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America© list in multiple practice areas.  Mr. Lautenbach is a Director of the firm and focuses his practice in the area of complex commercial litigation.

Stephanie E.W. Thompson has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers in America© list in the practice area of Real Estate Litigation.  Ms. Thompson is a Director of the firm and concentrates her practice in the areas of commercial and real estate civil litigation.

Christina N. Ohira has been selected to the 2021 Best Lawyers In America® list in the practice area of Real Estate Law.  Ms. Ohira is a Director of the firm and focuses her practice in the areas of real estate law, hotels and resorts, business structure and operations, and commercial transactions.