William A. Harrison
Work in Harrison & Matsuoka
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 42 years of experience
Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Sex Crimes
1001 Bishop St., Suite 1180, Honolulu, HI 96813
About William A. Harrison
Practice Areas
- Criminal Law
- Drug Crime
- Sex Crimes
Education
- University of Hawaii, William S. Richardson School of Law, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1981J.D.
- Law Review: University of Hawaii Law Review, Member, 1980 - 1981
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1981M.A.
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1977B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor -"Hawaii Innocence Project", University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law
- Faculty Member, National Institute of Trial Advocates ("NITA")
- Lecturer - Trial Advocacy Program, Public Defender State of Hawaii
- Faculty Member, National Business Institute Legal Seminars
- Peoples Law School, American Trial Lawyers Association
- Faculty Member, Department of Land & Natural Resources (“DLNR”) Police Academy
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Hawaii, 1981
- U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1981
- New Jersey, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of New Jersey, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 1993
Other Affiliations
- Hawaii State Bar Association, 1981 - Present (Member)
- New Jersey State Bar Association, 1982 - 2020 (Member)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers ("NACDL") (Life Member)
- Bencher, American Inns of Court IV, Hawaii
- The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
- Hawaii Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
- The Association of Plaintiffs Lawyers of Hawaii, 1989 - 1990 (Member)
- American Society of Law and Medicine (Member)
- The Association of Plaintiffs Lawyers of Hawaii, 1989 - 1990 (Member, Board of Governors)
- International Legal Fraternity of Phi Delta Phi - Richardson Inn, 1979 - 1981 (Member, Executive Committee)
- Chair: Judicial Selection Commission, State of Hawaii 1994 – 1995
- Lawyer select: State Judicial Conference 1991 – 1994
- Member: Lt. Governor’s Hawaii Drug Control Strategy Task Force, 2004 to present
- Member: Task Force on Charging Procedures, Twenty-First Legislature 2003
- Member: Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Rules of Penal Procedure and Circuit Court Criminal Rules
- Member: Act 59 Task Force to Consider Proposals to Revise Hawaii’s Community Notification or “Megan’s Law” 2003 – 2004
- Attendee: United States Courts Judicial Conference, 2004 – 2005, 2014
- Hawaii State Bar Association –Oahu Director
- American Bar Association
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
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