Lawrence Okinaga is a partner in the firm's Honolulu office and and a member of its Executive Committee. He concentrates his practice in the areas of corporate, financial institutions, real estate, and administrative law. Mr. Okinaga has developed this deep experience in representing corporations, partnerships and individuals for more than 38 years. He regularly advises clients on business matters and supervises the firm's litigators in clients' disputes. He is listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2012 for Corporate/Commercial: Finance. He was selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 for Banking and Finance Law, for Financial Services Regulation Law, and for Litigation - Banking & Finance; he has been listed in the publication since 2005.
Prior Employment
- Law Clerk, Hon. Martin Pence, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Congressional Assistant, Hon. Spark M. Matsunaga, U.S. House of Representatives
- Captain, U.S. Air Force Reserve
Distinctions
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2012 for Corporate/Commercial: Finance
- Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 for Banking and Finance Law, for Financial Services Regulation Law, and for Litigation - Banking & Finance; listed since 2005
- Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers 2012 for Banking Law; listed since 2012
- Burnham Greeley Award, ABA Coalition for Justice, 2011
- Frank Simpson III Award, American Bar Association Banking Law Committee, 2006
- Justice Award, American Judicature Society, 2003
- Paul R. Dean Award, Georgetown Law Center, 1995
- Real Dean Award (given to the University's Outstanding Senior), University of Hawaii
Affiliations
- American Judicature Society, Chicago, Illinois; President, 1997 - 1999; Founder and Director, Hawaii Chapter, 1998 - Present
- Hawaii Federal Island Selection Commission, Chairman, 2009 - Present
- Federal Judicial Selection Commission Working Group (appointed by U.S. Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K Akaka), Co-Chair, 2005 - Present
- Commission on Judicial Conduct, State of Hawaii, Chairman, 1991 - 1994, Commissioner, 1987 - 1994
- Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaii, 1979 - 1987, Chairman, 1985 - 1987, Vice Chairman, 1983 - 1985
- American Bar Association, Member, House of Delegates, 1991 - 1993
- American Bar Association, Member, Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Compensation & Tenure, 1993 - 1996
- American Bar Association, Member, Standing Committee on Judicial Independence, 1999 - 2002
- American Bar Association, Member, Business Law Section, Banking, Consumer Financial Services, Commercial Financial Services and Credit Union Committees, 1975 - Present; Member, Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section; Member, Public Utility, Communications & Transportation Law Section
- Hawaii State Bar Association, Secretary & Member, Board of Directors, 1981
- National Advisory Council, U.S. Small Business Administration, 1994 - 2000
- White House Conference on Small Business, 1995
- Real Property Tax Advisory Committee, advising Honolulu City Council, 1991 - 1994
- American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers, Fellow, 2007 - Present
- Consumer Advisory Counsel to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., 1984 - 1986; Vice Chairman, 1986; Member, Steering Committee
- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Advisory Council, 1995 - 2002
- Federal Savings and Loan Advisory Council to the Federal Home Loan Bank Board in Washington, D.C., Appointed Member, 1998 - 1989
- Moiliili Community Center, Trustee, 1992 - Present; Trustee, Past President
- Office of Hawaii Affairs, State of Hawaii, Investment Advisory Committee, Member, 2008 - Present
- Georgetown University Law Center, Board of Visitors, 1993 - Present
- Georgetown Law Alumni Board, 1986 - 1991
- Carole Kai Charities, Inc., Great Aloha Run, Chairman, 2001 - Present
- Public Schools of Hawaii Foundation, Board of Trustees, 2004 - Present
- Japan-America Society, Board of Trustees, 2004 - Present
- Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, Bylaws Committee & Legal Counsel, 1982 - 2006
- Kuakini Health System, Trustee, 1983 - 1988, 1989 - 1992, 1993 - 1996
- Pacific Rim Foundation, Board of Directors, 1987 - 1993
- Better Business Bureau of Hawaii, Board of Directors, 1988 - 1990
- St. Louis Education Foundation, Board of Directors, 1988 - 1993
- Governor's Citizens Advisory Committee on Coastal Zone Management
- Bicentennial Hawaii Corporation, 1974 - 1977, Secretary
