Partner

Admitted to bar: 1997, Hawaii and U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Areas of Practice

• Business defense litigation
• Admiralty/maritime law
• Trust and estate litigation
• LHWCA
• Administrative law
• General commercial litigation
• Personal injury defense

Education

• Occidental College (B.A., 1993)
• William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii (J.D., 1997)

Memberships & Admissions

• State Courts of Hawaii
• U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Maritime Law Association (MLA) of the United States

Prior Experience

• University of Hawaii Law Review, 1995-1997
• Law Clerk of the Honorable Francis I. Yamashita, United States Magistrate Judge: 1996 – 1998
• Associate Litigation Attorney, Alcantara Frame & Formby, 1998-2001
• Senior Associate Litigation Attorney, Frame Formby & O’Kane, 2001-2006
• Managing Partner, Frame & Nakano, 2007

Honors

• Super Lawyers (2011-2024)
• Best Lawyers (2021-2024)