Kevin W. Herring

Mr. Herring grew up in Hilo, Hawaii. His practice focuses on commercial litigation, escrow contracts, eminent domain, title insurance, insurance defense, and technology law. Mr. Herring has been involved in the representation of a variety of insurance companies, land owners, businesses, credit unions and individuals. His experience includes:

• Representing clients in arbitration hearings, mediation sessions, as well as in trial;
• Representing clients in complex, multi-party litigation;
• Representing landowners and lessors in litigation concerning residential and commercial leases;
• Defending landowners in wrongful condemnation actions; and
• Developing creative solutions to difficult problems.

Professional Activities:
Mr. Herring is a member of the Hawai`i State and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Defense Research Institute (DRI) and a graduate of the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section's 2003 National Trial Academy.

Mr. Herring was the second attorney in Hawaii to be designated as a LEED Accredited Professional by the United States Green Building Council. The Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System is the nationally-accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of green buildings. As a LEED Accredited Professional, Mr. Herring is familiar with the LEED certification process and the contractual and risk issues involving green building development and leasing. Mr. Herring participates in a blog on legal issues related to green building: Hawaii Green Building Law. "LEED Accredited Professional" and the related acronym, and the Legacy LEED AP logo are trademarks owned by the U.S. Green Building Council and are awarded to individuals under license by the Green Building Certification Institute.

Reported Case(s):

• Keahole Defense Coalition, Inc. v. Board of Land and Natural Resources, ___ Haw. ___ (2006)
• Hsuing v. City and County of Honolulu, 378 F.Supp.2d 1258 (D.Haw. 2005)
• Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation v. Transamerica Insurance Co.,89 Haw. 157 (1998).

Community Activities:
Mr. Herring serves on the board of directors of the St. Andrew's Cathedral Foundation and is a Deputy Vice Chancellor for the Episcopal Diocese of Hawai`i. Mr. Herring has also volunteered with the Coalition for a Drug Free Hawaii.

Education:

• J.D., cum laude, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 1996
• Notes Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review, 1995-1996
• B.B.A. in Management Information Systems, with distinction, University of Hawai'i, 1993
• Betta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Mortar Board, Golden Key