SBA Holomua Award presented this morning at the SBA 20TH Annual Lending awards recognizing outstanding support for Boots to Business Training for our transitioning Military Community. Boots to Business (B2B) is an entrepreneurial education and training program offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as part of the Department of Defense Transition Assistance Program […]

M4 is named a Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers in America® for 2019.  For more than three decades, Best Lawyers has been the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed publication of the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

M4 attorneys, Catherine Taschner, Jordan Inafuku, and Kelsey Yamaguchi, received the firm’s certificate of recognition from the State Legislature during Hawaii Access to Justice Commission’s 2018 Pro Bono Celebration, acknowledging the pro bono service of a group of M4 attorneys who volunteered to staff the Access to Justice Room for the month of March. The […]

Troy Andrade was chosen by the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT) to receive the national 2018 SALT Junior Faculty Teaching Award. This award honors one or two emerging teachers each year, in recognition of  their extraordinary commitment to justice, equality, and academic excellence. SALT singled out Troy particularly for his work as Director of […]

Kevin C. Tongg joins M4 as an associate in the firm’s transactional department with a focus on corporate and real estate. Kevin is a graduate of Punahou School and obtained his undergraduate degree from Seattle University in Science of Sports & Exercise Sports. He earned his law degree from the University of Hawaii, William S. […]

M4 is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 14 M4 attorneys in their Best Lawyers 2019 list.  William C. McCorriston was named as a Best Lawyers 2019 “Lawyer of the Year” in three practice areas: Litigation – Insurance, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants, and Legal Malpractice Law – Defendants. Best Lawyers® is the […]

M4 is proud to announce that 9 of its attorneys have been selected as 2018 Hawaii Super Lawyers. The selected attorneys are: Nadine Y. Ando – General Litigation Lisa W. Cataldo – Insurance Coverage Scott MacKinnon – Real Estate, Land Use/Zoning William C. McCorriston – Business Litigation Clifford J. Miller – Real Estate, Business/Corporate David […]

Congratulations to our attorneys and practice groups named among the top in the country by Chambers and Partners USA 2018. The recognized attorneys and practice groups are: FIRM RANKINGS Corporate/Commercial (Band 2) Litigation General Commercial (Band 1) Real Estate (Band 2) RANKED ATTORNEYS Scott MacKinnon – Real Estate (Band 1) William C. McCorriston – Litigation […]

M4 is pleased to announce that Marguerite S.N. Fujie and Jesse J.T. Smith are the firm’s newest partners effective January 1, 2018. Marguerite and Jesse are exemplary attorneys that only add to the firm’s reputation for quality, integrity and success. Marguerite is a partner in the firm’s litigation department. Her practice areas focus primarily on […]

M4 is honored to announce that Miyoko T. Pettit-Toledo joined the firm as a litigation associate. Miyoko, a graduate of Harvard College and the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law, previously clerked for Senior Judge Susan Oki Mollway at the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and Associate Justice […]