He has been practicing law in Hawaii since 1978. He has devoted his legal career to representing employees. He has been voted by his fellow attorneys as one of Hawaii’s “Best Lawyers” and twice named “Lawyer of the Year”. He has been listed annually every year, for 23 years in the book “The Best Lawyers in America”. He was named as one of the Best Lawyers in Hawaii by Honolulu Magazine, and was named as one of America’s top business attorneys in the book “America’s Leading Business Lawyers”. He has also been awarded the highest possible rating, AV, by Martindale Hubbell.