Collin M. (Marty) Fritz
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 47 years of experience
Personal Injury, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Car Accidents, Mediation, Product Liability, Professional Malpractice, Labor Law
820 Mililani Street, Suite 701, Honolulu, HI 96813
About Collin M. (Marty) Fritz
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Car Accidents
- Mediation
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Labor Law
Education
- University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1973J.D.
- University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1969B.A.
- Major: History
Representative Cases
- Arrington v. Wong, F.3d 1006, 1074 (9th Cir. 2001)
- Casson v. State Farm
- Miller v. USA
- Reed v. Allstate
- Koenig v. Tamada
Classes and Seminars
- Accutane Birth Defects Litigation Group, American Trial Lawyers Convention, 1988 - 1989
- Expert Witnesses, Hawaii Certified Public Accountants Convention, 1989
- Aquatic Injuries, National Spa and Pool Institute, Hawaii Chapter, 1989
- Determining and Proving Damages, National Business Institute, Inc., 1990
- Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1991
- Insurance Litigation in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1992
- Arbitrating and Trying the Auto Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1993
- Seventh Annual Seminar on Tort Law, Pacific Law Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 24, 1994
- Hawaii Supreme Court Arbitrator Training, Oahu, Maui and Kauai
- Practicing Law in the 21st Century, Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association, 1995
- Annual Hawaii Tort Law Seminar, Pacific Law Institute, 1999
- Annual Hawaii Tort Law Seminar, Pacific Law Institute, 2001
- Voir Dire Demonstration to Lawyers, Law Students and Judges, American Inns of Court, University of Hawaii School of Law
- Instructor, Litigation Workshop, University of Hawaii, Richardson School of Law, ATLA Student Chapter, 2001
- Personal Injury Settlements in Hawaii: Practical Methods for Perfecting the Settlement of a Claim, National Business Institute, November 9, 2001
- Speaker, Hawaii Claims Association Seminar, 2002
- Western Trial Lawyers, 2016
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Hawaii, 1976
- U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
- American Bar Association, Sole and Small Practice Section (National Chair)
- American Bar Association (Member, Standing Technology Committee)
- American Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Accutane Litigation Group)
- American Trial Lawyers Association, Insurance & Small Office Practice Section
- American Trial Lawyers Association (Council of Presidents)
- Hawaii State Bar Association, ADR Section
- Hawaii Academy of Plaintiffs Attorneys
- American Mediation Association
- Pacific Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1990 - Present (Board of Governors)
- Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1994 - 1995 (President)
- Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1999 - Present (Legislative Chair)
- Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1999 - Present (State Delegate)
- American Civil Liberties Union, 1988 - 1990 (Vice President)
- American Civil Liberties Union, 1990 - 1993 (President)
- American Civil Liberties Union (Director)
- Judicial Arbitration Commission, Hawaii Supreme Court and American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator)
- Pacific Mediation and Arbitration Association and Mediation Specialists of Hawaii, Inc. (Mediator)
- REDRESS Program, U.S. Postal Service, 1999 - Present (Mediator)
- Hawaii State Bar Association (Arbitrator/Mediator, Committee on Attorney/Client Fee Disputes)
- Hawaii Medical Association (Malpractice Committee)
- Hawaii Academy of Plaintiffs Attorneys (Founding Fellow)
- American Red Cross Board, Military and Families Section
- Democratic State and National Convention, 1992
- Hawaii White House Liaison, 1995
- White House Pacific Rim Economic Conference, 1995
- Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1992
- Court-Annexed Arbitration Program (Co-Chair, Judiciary Working Group)
- American Mediation Association (Diplomat)
- Hawaii State Bar Association, 1995 (Committee on Advertising and Solicitation)
- Hawaii State Bar Association, 1996 - 1997 (Co-Chairman, Committee on Advertising and Solicitation)
- American Inns of Court, Aloha Chapter, 1995 - Present (Master)
- Hawaii State Legislature, 1997 - 1999 (Select Tort Study Committee)
- Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, 1998 - 2000 (Board Member)
- American Cancer Society, 1998 (Hawaii Pacific Division, Children's Programs, Major Gifts Hui)
- Hawaii State Bar Association, 1999 - 2000 (Board of Directors)
- Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1999
- Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 2000
- Western Trial Lawyers, 2014 - Present
- American Association of Justice (AAJ) Leaders Forum, 2000 - Present
- Hawaii Bar Foundation, 2016 - Present (Director)
Past Positions
- Pacific Arbitration and Mediation, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mediator, 1987
- Hawaii Supreme Court, Arbitrator, 1986
- McKenzie, Trecker & Fritz, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1980 - 1993
- Trecker, Rosenberg & Fritz, Kailua, Hawaii, 1976 - 1979
- Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, International Credit Division, Analyst, 1973 - 1976
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Theta
- Phi Kappa Psi
- Phi Delta Phi
Articles
Published Works
- Premises Liability, Pacific Law Institute, January, 1990
- Determining and Proving Damages, National Business Institute, Inc., February, 1990
- Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., March, 1991
- Supreme Court Update, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November, 1991
- Insurance Litigation in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., November, 1992
- Arbitrating and Trying the Auto Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., March, 1993
- Resolving Cases and Jury Selection/Focus Groups, Western Trial Lawyers Association, Kapalua, Maui, June, 1994
- Seventh Annual Seminar on Tort Law, Pacific Law Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 24, 1994
- U.S. Supreme Court Update, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November, 1994
- Resolving Cases Favorably Through Mediation, Marin County, California, Bar Association, October, 1994
- Practicing Law in the 21st Century, Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association, June, 9, 1995
- Introductory Torts, University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law, 1997
- Practicing Law in the 21st Century, Are You Ready?, ATLA, National College of Advocacy, July, 1998
- Law Office Automation, Hawaii Paralegal Association, October, 1998
- Preventing Legal Malpractice, Hawaii State Bar Association
- The Brief, Recurring Author of "Tips on Technology", American Bar Association, Section on Torts and Insurance Practice - TIPS, Quarterly, 1999
- The Law Reporter, Recurring Author of "Shop Talk" (Monthly, Ending 2000), Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, Monthly, 2000
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