NEWS & NOTES

Kelly Henshaw, Hal Conroy, and Don Hamilton were the founders of what is today Rush Moore LLP A Limited Liability Law Partnership. When Harold W. Conroy and Don C. Hamilton joined M.B. "Kelly" Henshaw in his private practice, they became the firm's first associates, marking the beginning of the present firm. The firm practiced under the name of Law Offices of M. B. Henshaw at the old Hawaiian Trust Company Building on King Street.

When Hal Conroy and Don Hamilton became partners in 1953, the firm name became Henshaw, Conroy & Hamilton. The year 1970 marked the end of the firm's first era with the passing of Kelly Henshaw.

In 1971, the firm became one of the original tenants of the Amfac Center, and the following year, the firm name became Conroy, Hamilton, Gibson, Nickelsen & Rush. In 1977, Hal Conroy retired and "Conroy Hamilton" became "Hamilton Gibson", short for Hamilton, Gibson, Nickelsen, Rush & Moore.

In 1985, the "Rush Moore" name 1st appeared. The firm added a Kona office in 1999. In March 2002, Rush Moore moved to its present offices in the Pacific Guardian Center. In 2005, the name of the firm was changed to the present Rush Moore LLP A Limited Liability Law Partnership and the firm celebrated its 60th birthday in March 15, 2006. The name of the firm and its personnel have changed from time to time, but some things have remained the same. The firm has always had a diverse group of people with differing backgrounds and viewpoints, as befits a business in Hawai'i, working together to serve our clients and the community. The firm has people who were born and raised in Hawai'i and those who moved to Hawai'i from the mainland, and graduates of the University of Hawai'i's William S. Richardson School of Law and numerous other law schools.