Becky T. Chestnut is a former partner, and is currently of counsel, in the litigation practice group. Her experience includes complex, high-profile cases, including wrongful death and other torts, land use and native Hawaiian rights. Ms. Chestnut has been identified as a “future star” by Benchmark Litigation. She presently resides on the mainland, and specializes in drafting appellate and other briefs for a variety of clients. Representative cases include:
- County of Kaua`i v. Office of Information Practices, State of Hawai`i, 120 Hawai`i 34, 200 P.3d 403 (App.), aff’d 2009 Haw. LEXIS 264 (Oct. 26, 2009)
- Dominguez v. Price Okamoto Himeno & Lum, 2009 Haw. App. LEXIS 204 (April 29, 2009), cert. denied, 2009 Haw. LEXIS 205 (Sept. 1, 2009), U.S. Supreme Court cert. denied, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 1187 (Feb. 22, 2010)
- Kuroiwa v. Lingle, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52277 (D. Haw. July 3, 2008), aff’d 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 24460 (Oct. 13, 2009)
- Wilson v. Freitas, 121 Hawai‘i 120; 214 P.3d 1110 (App. June 30, 2009), cert. denied, 2009 Haw. LEXIS 269 (Dec. 10, 2009)
- Arakaki v. Cayetano, 477 F.3d 1048 (9th Cir. 2007)
- Holi v. AIG Hawaii Ins. Co., Inc., 113 Hawai`i 196, 150 P.3d 845 (App. 2007), cert denied, 114 Haw. 226; 160 P.3d 436 (2007)
Prior to graduating from law school and joining McCorriston, Ms. Chestnut served for many years as the Housing Manager for Marine Corps Base, Hawai‘i.
