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Morning Session
Afternoon Session
Morning Session: 9:00 - 12:00
Panelists: Hon. Jeannette H. Castagnetti, Hon. Jeffrey P. Crabtree, Hon. Rhonda I.L. Loo, Hon. Dean E. Ochiai and Hon. Kathleen N.A. Watanabe
Moderator: Thomas E. Cook
Afternoon Session: 1:00 - 4:30
Panelists: Hon. Jeannette H. Castagnetti, Hon. Jeffrey P. Crabtree, Hon. Rhonda I.L. Loo, Hon. Dean E. Ochiai and Hon. Kathleen N.A. Watanabe
Moderator: Thomas E. Cook
HON. JEANNETTE H. CASTAGNETTI is the Chief Civil Administrative Judge in the O`AHU-First Circuit Court.
HON. JEFFREY P. CRABTREE is a Circuit Court Judge in the O`AHU-First Circuit Court.
HON. RHONDA I.L. LOO is a Circuit Court Judge in the MAUI-Second Circuit Court.
HON. DEAN E. OCHIAI is a Circuit Court Judge in the O`AHU-First Circuit Court.
HON. KATHLEEN N.A. WATANABE is a Circuit Court Judge in the KAUA`I-Fifth Circuit.
MODERATOR - THOMAS E. COOK is a partner with Lyons, Brandt, Cook & Hiramatsu. His practice is limited to civil litigation with a particular focus on personal injury, insurance litigation, and the defense of claims against health care professionals, attorneys, corporate officers and directors, and product manufacturers. Mr. Cook's practice includes the representation of physicians in administrative disciplinary matters. He has tried numerous cases to verdict in state and federal court in Hawaii, including medical and legal malpractice cases, insurance bad-faith cases, personal injury cases, and commercial and real estate disputes. Mr. Cook is included in Best Lawyers in America, Super Lawyers, and Honolulu Magazine's Best Lawyers in Hawaii in the categories of medical malpractice and personal injury. In the 22nd Edition (2016) of The Best Lawyers in America, Mr. Cook was named Lawyer of the Year for Honolulu in the category of personal injury litigation-defendants. He is a member of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Cook is invited to speak frequently on trial practice and related issues and lectures annually to third-year students at the John A. Burns School of Medicine on medical malpractice law. He served two terms on the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court, and maintains his interest in the professional conduct of attorneys by serving on the Committee on Legal Ethics and Professionalism of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Cook is a member of the Hawaii State and American bar associations and a member of the ABA’s Committee on Professional Liability. He earned his A.B. degree from the University of California at Berkeley and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Santa Clara University School of Law.
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