Fukanaga Matayoshi Hershey & Ching
A Limited Liability Partnership
Attorneys at Law

Davies Pacific Center
841 Bishop Street • Suite 1200
Honolulu, Hawaii   96813
Telephone:  (808) 533-4300 • Facsimile:  (808) 531-7585
Email:  jtm@fmhc-law.com
 

Partners

Kenneth K. Fukunaga

Position: Member
Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Products Liability; Healthcare Law; Insurance Law; Construction Law
Admitted: 1973, Hawaii
Law School: University of San Francisco (J.D.), cum laude 1973
College: Willamette University (B.A., Senior Scholar-Psychology), 1968; University of Hawaii (M.A., Experimental Psychology), 1970; University of Hawaii (Ph.D., Experimental Psychology), 1976
Memberships: Member, Sigma Xi. Member, McAuliffe Law Honor Society.  Chair, Governor's Commission on Mental Health and Criminal Justice, 1979-1980.  Chair, Hawaii Environmental Council, 1994-1996. President: Aloha Chapter, Association for Information and Image Management, 1995-1996, 2000-2001; Board of Directors, Kuakini Health Systems, 1993-2006 .  Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (Chair, Technology Committee, 1998-1999); Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association (Vice-President, Director and Officer, 1990- ; President, 1999-2000)
Born: July 28, 1946; Honolulu, Hawaii
ISLN: 902484175

Jerold T. Matayoshi

Position: Member
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Copyright Infringement
Admitted: 1980, Hawaii
Law School: Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D.), 1980
College: University of Hawaii (B.A.), 1975
Memberships: Member, Hawaii Civil Justice Coalition. Member: Hawaii State Bar Association (Lawyer Competency and Specialization Committee, Attorney-Client Relations Committee, Committee on Gender and Other Fairness); Defense Research Institute; Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association
Born: September 6, 1952; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ISLN: 905103677

James H. Hershey

Position: Member
Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance and Real Estate Errors and Omissions Defense; Employment Law; Construction Litigation; Mediation; Arbitration; Complex Litigation
Admitted: 1981, California; 1982, Hawaii; 1984, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D.), 1981
College: Kansas University (B.A., Psychology and Philosophy), 1968; Sonoma State University (B.A., Biology and Environmental Studies), 1977
Memberships: Instructor, Moot Court, Hastings College of the Law, 1980-1981. Law Clerk to the Honorable Martin Pence, Senior U.S. District Court Judge, 1982-1983. Adjunct Professor, Legal Department, Kapiolani Community College. Member: Hawaii State (Member, Attorney/Client Relations Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of California; American Judicature Society
Born: March 11, 1946; Ellinwood, Kansas
ISLN: 906518869

Wesley H. H. Ching

Position: Member
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury and Tort; Insurance Law; Construction Law; Intellectual Property Litigation
Admitted: 1976, Illinois; 1977, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1980, United States Supreme Court; 1981, Hawaii and United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: Boston University (J.D.), 1975
College: Claremont McKenna College (B.A.), 1971
Memberships: Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1978-1981. Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Program and American Arbitration Association. Mediator, Center for ADR. Member: Hawaii State and American (Research Counsel and Staff Director, 1975-1978) Bar Associations and Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
Born: September 10, 1949; Honolulu, Hawaii
ISLN: 908406331


Leslie R. Kop

Position: Member
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law
Admitted: 1988, Hawaii
Law School: University of Oregon, J.D., 1988
College: University of Hawaii, B.A., with distinction, 1984
Memberships: Hawaii State Bar Association
Other Information: Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Beta Kappa. Member, University of Oregon Law Review, 1986-1988. Editor, Hawaii Bar News, 1990-1992.
Born: March 10, 1962; Honolulu, Hawaii
ISLN: 905780113


Lois H. Yamaguchi

Position: Member
Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury
Admitted: 1990, Hawaii; 2003, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School: Hastings College of the Law, University of California (J.D., 1990)
College: University of Washington (B.A., B.S., 1980); University of Hawaii-Manoa (Graduate Certificate, Public Administration, 1986)
Memberships: Hawaii State Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute
Other Information:  
Born: Wailuku, Hawaii
ISLN: 901422550

Sheree A. Kon-Herrera

Position: Member
Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Construction Insurance Coverage and Defense
Admitted: 1997, Hawaii
Law School: Santa Clara University School of Law (1997, Summa cum laude)
College: University of Hawaii-Manoa (1994, Highest Honors)
Memberships: Hawaii State Bar Association
Other Information: Law Clerk to the Honorable Karen N. Blondin, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii 1997-1998
Born: Honolulu, Hawaii
ISLN: 914015312
 
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