Duane R. Miyashiro
Partner
Mr. Miyashiro focuses his practice on civil, commercial, and real estate litigation, representing and advising business owners, CEOs, Officers and Directors, and Trustees. He has almost 30 years’ experience and an accumulated wealth of expertise litigating matters involving admiralty/maritime, commercial and business disputes, real property disputes, insurance, trust disputes, products liability, class action defense, and personal injury defense. By appointment of the Hawaii Circuit Court, Mr. Miyashiro has served as an arbitrator in numerous civil cases.
Prior to practicing law, Mr. Miyashiro enforced it while serving as a patrol officer in the Honolulu Police Department.
Areas of Practice
Education
- University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI), B.A. (1989)
- University of San Francisco, School of Law (San Francisco, CA), J.D. (1995)
Professional Affiliations
- Hawaii State Bar Association, Member
- The 200 Club, Director (2002 – present)
- International Association of Defense Counsel, Member (2017-present)®
- Honolulu Police Community Foundation, Director (2021 – present)
- Honolulu Liquor Commission, Commissioner (2017 – 2023)
- American Judicature Society, Secretary (2007 – 2018)
- Honolulu Board of Water Supply, Chair (2011 – 2016)
- Pacific Century Fellows, Fellow (2009)
Bar Admissions
- Hawaii
- U.S. District Court of Hawaii
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Recognition
- Best Lawyers in America®: Litigation – Real Estate (since 2014)
- Best Lawyers in America®: Commercial Litigation (since 2017)
- Best Lawyers in America®: Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (since 2021)
- Best Lawyers in America®: Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions – Defendants, and Litigation – Trusts and Estates (since 2024)
- Hawaii Super Lawyers®: Business Litigation, Trust Litigation, and Real Estate (2015-2023)
- Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings: Martindale-Hubbell AV Distinguished (since 2015)
