SHAWN M. NAKOA

Direct Line: (808) 329-5808

E-Mail Address: snakoa@lava.net

Practice Areas: General and Tort Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Plaintiff and Defendant's Personal Injury, Foreclosure, and Non-Profit and Charitable Organizations

Education: University of Massachusetts B.A. 1986; University of Hawai`i William S. Richardson School of Law J.D. 1990

Admitted to Practice: Hawai`i 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (1991)

Professional/Civic Activities: Hawai`i State Bar Association; West Hawai’i Bar Association; Founding Board Member, West Hawaii AIDS Foundation; Former Executive Director, Hawaii Island Humane Society; Former President, Family Support Services of West Hawai`i.

Ms. Nakoa has over eighteen (18) years experience in the areas of general and tort litigation, commercial litigation, plaintiff and defendant's personal injury, animal law and advising non-profit and charitable organizations. Her experience includes jury trials, bench trials, mandatory and binding arbitrations and mediations.

Ms. Nakoa was born in Honolulu and raised on Maui and Washington D.C. She received a Bachelor of Arts in political science degree from the University of Massachusetts at Boston in 1986, and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Hawai`i in 1990. From 1998-2004, Ms. Nakoa was the managing partner at Strance & Nakoa, Attorneys at Law. Prior to that, she practiced at Goodsill Anderson Quinn. From 1999-2004, Ms. Nakoa served as a per diem judge in the District and Family Courts of the Third Circuit Court, State of Hawai`i before joining Rush Moore LLP A Limited Liability Law Partnership as a resident partner in 2005.

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Rush Moore LLP
A Limited Liability Law Partnership
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