Duane R. Miyashiro

Duane R. Miyashiro


Chun Kerr LLP

Recognized since 2015

Honolulu, Hawaii

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation

Litigation - Real Estate

Litigation - Trusts and Estates

Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants

Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

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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.

Contact & Links
Location
  • First Hawaiian Center, Suite 2100
    999 Bishop Street
    Honolulu, HI 96813-4443
Education
  • University of Hawaii at Manoa, BA, graduated 1989
  • University of San Francisco, J.D., graduated 1995
Bar Admissions
  • Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar
  • United States, U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
  • United States, U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
  • United States, U.S. Supreme Court
Affiliations
  • Pacific Century Fellows - Fellow (2009)
  • Hawaii State Bar Association - Member
  • The 200 Club - Director
  • International Association of Defense Counsel - Member
  • Honolulu Police Community Foundation - Director
  • Honolulu Liquor Commission - Commissioner (2017 – 2023)
  • American Judicature Society - Secretary (2007 – 2018)
  • Honolulu Board of Water Supply - Chair (2011 – 2016)
Court Admissions
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit
  • U.S. District Court of Hawaii
  • Hawaii

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation - Real Estate
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law
  • Mediation

Publications

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