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David M. Louie
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David M. Louie

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999 Bishop Street, Suite 2600, Honolulu, HI 96813

Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation and Governmental Procurement & Bid Protests

About David M. Louie

D avid M. Louie handles complex commercial litigation, construction defect litigation, general liability insurance defense involving catastrophic injuries, government relations and procurement. He is the former Attorney General of Hawaii, having served a four-year term from 2011 to 2014. As Attorney General, he was the chief law enforcement officer for Hawaii, providing advice, counsel and representation to the Governor, Legislature, state agencies and employees. Mr. Louie was involved in many issues of importance for the state and the nation.

Education

Mr. Louie graduated from Occidental College and Boalt Hall School of Law (now Berkeley Law School). From 1977 to 2010, Mr. Louie was the managing partner of a litigation firm, practicing in the areas of civil litigation, insurance defense, construction defect litigation and commercial litigation. He has handled numerous jury trials to verdict, including many high profile matters.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction Law 1
    • Construction Litigation
  • Other 1
    • Governmental Procurement & Bid Protests

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Partner
    Firm Name
    Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda LLP, Attorneys at Law
    Firm Onwership
    Minority Owned
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Matters: Mr. Louie currently serves as the Secretary of Easter Seals Hawaii
    a board member of the American Judicature Society (Hawaii). He is a member of the Federation of Defense
    Corporate Counsel, where he was a past Co-Chair for the Premises Liability Section,
    a past Chair of the Diversity Committee. He is a member of the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus. As Attorney General, he was a member of the National Association of Attorneys General,
    served as the Chair or Vice-Chair of the Intellectual Property, Internet Safety
    Cyber Security/Privacy, Consumer Protection,
    Civil Rights Committees. He is a member of the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Trial Attorneys of America, the Defense Research Institute
    the American Bar Association. Mr. Louie has been a faculty member
    lecturer for numerous continuing legal education seminars for the American Conference Institute, HSBA, FDCC, NAPABA, ABA, Pacific Law Institute, Professional Education Systems, Inc.
    the National Business Institute. He has authored a number of published articles regarding trial techniques
    legal issues.
  • Additional Links
    http://www.ksglaw.com

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1978, Hawaii
    1977, California (Inactive)
    1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
    2013, United States Supreme Court
    Memberships

    Professional Associations and Licenses

    Mr. Louie was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers in 2016. In 2015, Mr. Louie received the Daniel K. Inouye Trailblazer Award from the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. He received the Occidental College Alumni Seal Award in 2013. Mr. Louie has been named a Hawaii Super Lawyer (2008-2011). He served as the President, Vice President, and Director of the Hawaii State Bar Association (1995-2001) and Vice President, Secretary-Treasurer, and a Director of the Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association (1993-2010). He was a Lawyer Representative for the United States Court of Appeals (Ninth Circuit)(2005-2008) and Northwest Regional Governor for the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (2008-2010). He served as a Director (1998-2006) and the Chair (1999-2005) of the State of Hawaii Aloha Tower Development Corporation. He served as the Vice-Chair of the Hawaii Supreme Court Rule 19 Special Committee on Judicial Performance (1999-2010) concerning judicial evaluations.

  • Education & Certifications
    Other Education
    Occidental College
    A.B.
    cum laude

    Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley, J.D

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    David M. Louie was admitted in 1978 to the State of Hawaii.
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    David M. Louie is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and United States Supreme Court.
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    Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda LLP, Attorneys at Law has 32 attorneys at this location.
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    Kobayashi, Sugita & Goda LLP, Attorneys at Law was established in 1971.

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