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Ted H.S. Hong

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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 39 years of experience

Administrative Law, Civil Litigation, Employment, Bankruptcy, Criminal Law, Intellectual Property, Business Law, Civil Rights, Worker's Compensation, Banking, Estate Planning, Real Estate, Personal Injury

Hilo Lagoon Ctr., 101 Aupuni St, Suite 1014-D, Hilo, HI 96720

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About Ted H.S. Hong

Practice Areas

Administrative Law
Civil Litigation
Employment
Bankruptcy
Criminal Law
Intellectual Property
Business Law
Civil Rights
Worker's Compensation
Banking
Estate Planning
Real Estate
Personal Injury

Education

University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1983
J.D.
University of Hawaii, Hawaii, 1980
B.A.

Representative Cases

Nakamoto v. Kawauchi, 142 Hawai`i 259, 270, 418 P.3d 600, 611 (HI Sup. Ct. 2018)
Watanabe v. Employees' Ret. Sys., 148 Hawai`i 508, 479 P.3d 126, WL 70974 (2021), as amended (Jan. 12, 2021)

Classes and Seminars

Workplace Violence Risk Analysis, Univ. Hawaii at Hilo, 2002 - Present
Changes in Public Sector Workplace , SHOPO , 2005 - Present
SHOPO, Joint Labor-Management Meeting, Presenter, "That was Then, This is Now- Changes in the Workplace." July 20, 2005, Hawaii Prince Hotel
"FLSA - Recent Changes in the Law," July 12-13, 2005, County of Kauai.
Small Business Hawaii, April 29, 2004, "Change, Commitment and Challenges to Politics in Hawaii."
Ethics Discussion, Panel Member, MBA Program, UH Manoa, Februaty 11, 2004
Joint Labor-Management Seminar, sponsored by the HGEA, Employer Panel member; Hilo, Hawaii, November, 2003.
"Workplace Violence Risk Analysis: Effective Prediction and Intervention Strategies," July 23, 2002 - Hilo, Hawaii. Sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression and the University of Hawaii at Hilo
''Violent Threats to the Workplace: Prediction, Prevention & Intervention," September 11, 2002, Hawaii Convention Center. Sponsored by the Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression
"Start Up: The Hawaii Entrepreneurs Bootcarnp." November 8, 2002, University of Hawaii. "Legal Issues: Employment Law"
"Supervisor's and Management's Challenge with Discipline and Termination.'' November 13, 2002, Sponsored by the County of Hawaii. "Legal Implications of Disciplinary Actions."
"Arbitrations in the Public Sector." Sponsored by Maui County, Office of the Cotporation Counsel. Spring, 2001.

Qualifications

Bar Admissions

Hawaii, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1989
U.S. District Court District of Hawaii

Other Affiliations

Hawaii County Bar Association
Hawaii State Bar Association, member of the East Hawaii Section, Government Attorneys Section, and Employment Law Section
William S. Richardson School of Law, Alumni Association
Hawaii Island Portugese Chamber of Commerce

Past Positions

State of Hawaii, Chief Labor Negotiator, 2003 - 2004
County of Hawaii, Assistant Corporation Counsel, 1992 - 2000
1983-1984 Law Clerk, Honolulu, HI Department of the Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu Appellate Division; District Court Division - Special Assignment, develop Department's first form book for evidentiary foundations, including litany of foundational questions, requirements and case law annotations. Developed in conjunction with all divisions within the Department.
1983-1985: District and Family Court Division: Prosecution of Family Court felony and misdemeanor offenses and District Court misdemeanor, petty misdemeanor and traffic violations.
1986-1987: Felony Drug Prosecution Unit: Prosecution of Felony Drug offenses, advised law enforcement agencies, reviewed search warrants, and conducted forfeiture proceedings.
1987-1988: White Collar Crime Unit: Investigative coordination, screening, Page 2 of 6 investigative Grand Jury, indicting and prosecuting offenses such as public corruption, bribery, theft over $200,000, securities violations and labor racketeering.
1984-1988 Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, City and County of Honolulu
1988-1991 Deputy Corporation Counsel, City and County of Honolulu, HI Litigation Division: Advised and represented officers, representatives, agents, employees of the City and County of Honolulu in state and federal courts and state and federal administrative agencies, including appellate work.
1991-1993 Associate Attorney Hilo, HI Roehrig, &ehrig, Wilson, Hara & de Silva Advised and represented Plaintiffs in personal injury cases, products liability c
1993-2000 Corporation Counsel, County of Hawaii Assistant Corporation Counsel, County of Hawaii Hilo, HI Hilo, HI Responsible for the administration and supervision of forty-one (41) attorneys and staff, including legal assistants, accountant, account clerk, adjustor-investigator, and clerical staff. Planning and management of annual budget (FY 2000: $2,384,474). Advised and represented County officers, representatives, agents, employees, Boards and Commissions, before state and federal courts, state and federal administrative agencies, labor wage/interest arbitrations and collective bargaining agreement arbitrations. Lead counsel for the County of Hawaii in formulating, advising and defending the County of Hawaii, its officers and representatives in procurement actions brought under the State of Hawaii's procurement law and administrative regulations and formulating County procurement procedures and advising County officials and employees on procurement procedures.
2001 to 2003 Hilo, HI Solo Practitioner. Advising and representing clients in Employment, Workplace and Labor related matters and civil litigation, administrative law and civil litigation including appearing before county agencies, state agencies, state and federal courts. Grand Jury Counsel, Third Circuit Court, State of Hawaii. Appointed by Chief Justice Moon to advise and represent the Grand Jury Panels on the Island of Hawaii. Tenn expired June 1, 2002
2003 to July, 2004 Honolulu, HI Chief Negotiator, State of Hawaii. Office of the Governor, Office of Collective Bargaining and Managed Competition. Negotiated all collective bargaining agreements and amendments with all public sector unions. Responsible for developing a Statewide Plan for Managed Competition.
July, 2004 to the present Hilo, HI Solo Practitioner. Advising and representing clients in Employment, Workplace and Labor related matters, business law, administrative law and civil litigation including appearing before county agencies, state agencies, state and federal courts. Grand Jury Counsel. Third Circuit Court, State of Hawaii. Appointment from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007
Lead counsel in over twenty-five (25) jury trials in the State of Hawaii, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Intermediate and Hawaii State Supreme Courts.
Lead counsel in over thirty (30) labor arbitrations (employer, employee and union) and mediations in disputes involving collective bargaining agreements, the EEOC, the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission and the Court Annexed Arbitration Program in the State of Hawaii.
Arbitrator in over twenty (20) arbitrations involving contract interpretation, interest arbitration and personal injury litigation.