Amy L. Woodward, Accident Lawyer Hawaii, is a car accident and personal injury lawyer in the state of Hawaii. She is an associate at the Law Office of William H. Lawson, and she has concentrated her practice in the area of plaintiffs' personal injury litigation since 2016. Prior to joining her father's firm, Ms. Woodward practiced law at Carlsmith Ball LLP (one of the top corporate law firms in Hawaii), focusing predominantly on litigating commercial disputes. She has already successfully handled arbitration hearings and depositions as the lead attorney, she has participated in successful mediations and a lengthy jury trial and she plans to represent people who have suffered serious loss from an accident connected to Hawaii for many years to come.
Ms. Woodward is ranked in the "Top 10 Under 40" personal injury attorneys in Hawaii by the National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys (NAOPIA). She has obtained favorable awards for injured individuals at arbitration and mediation and she has successfully advocated for clients in both state and federal court. While in law school, Ms. Woodward externed at the Hawaii Supreme Court, the United States District Court in San Diego and the United States Circuit Court, Ninth Circuit. Ms. Woodward received her J.D. degree magna cum laude and Order of the Coif from the University of San Diego School of Law, where she graduated in the top 2% of her class. She also co-wrote an article on evidentiary issues which was published on Law360.
At present Amy L. Woodward is a personal injury and accident attorney practicing in Honolulu, Hawaii and handling car accidents (MVAs- motor vehicle accidents - trucks, buses, motorcycles, mopeds, etc); pedestrian accidents; severe burns from fires and explosions; accidents resulting from defective products (dangerous products liability claims); serious falls from elevation; serious premises liability claims; boating and maritime accidents (accidents in the ocean or at sea); construction defect accidents; related claims against insurance companies and other claims. Although there is no certification for specialization as a trial lawyer under Hawaii law, Ms. Woodward's law practice strongly emphasizes trials and trial related work.
