Paul F. Cronin Honolulu, Hawaii
| Founder | |
| phone | (808) 524-1433 |
| fax | (808) 536-2073 |
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Paul F. Cronin is one of the founders of the firm, and has practiced for over forty years. He is recognized as an outstanding trial lawyer. Mr. Cronin was a naval officer and diver and is one of the leading admiralty lawyers in the country. He also has particular expertise in maritime and products liability cases. He has served on the faculty at the Hastings Center for Trial and Appellate Advocacy and has been Hawaii's representative to the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference. Many years ago, Mr. Cronin was instrumental in initiating the firm's now frequent involvement in cases across the country and around the world, particularly in aviation, admiralty and products liability cases. He has been an officer in both the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and the Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association.
- Areas of Practice:
- Admiralty
- Maritime Law
- Aviation
- Medical Malpractice
- Personal Injury
- Products Liability
- Bar Admissions:
- Hawaii, 1962
- Alaska, 1987
- Montana, 1989
- U.S. District Court District of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1962
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
- Education:
- Boston College Law School, Boston, Massachusetts,
1962
LL.B. - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts,
1955
B.S.
- Representative Cases:
- Washington Insurance Guaranty Association v. Ramsey, 922 P.2d 237 (Alaska 1996)
- Forbes v. Hawaiian Tug & Barge Corp., 125 F.R.D. 505 (D. Hawaii 1989)
- Ward v. American Hawaii Cruises, Inc., 719 F.Supp. 915 (D. Hawaii 1988)
- Chuska Energy Co. v. Superior Oil Co., 658 F.Supp. 867 (S.D. Tex. 1987)
- Allen v. U.S., 1976 A.C.M. 2571 (E.D. La. 1986)
- Sakuda v. Kyodoguimi Co. Ltd., 555 F.Supp. 371 (C.D. Hawaii 1983)
- In re Pago Pago Air Crash of January 30, 1974, 419 F.Supp. 1158 (C.D. Cal. 1976)
- In re Pago Pago Air Crash of January 30, 1974, 525 F. Supp. 1007 (C.D. Cal. 1981)
- Takahashi v. Loomis Armored Car Service, 625 F.2d 314 (Ninth Cir. 1980)
- Barron v. U.S., 473 F.Supp. 1077 (Hawaii 1979)
- Barron v. U.S., 654 F.2d 644 (Ninth Cir. 1981)
- Vollert v. Summa Corp., 389 F.Supp. 1348 (D. Hawaii 1975)
- AVEMCO Ins. Co. v. Chung, 388 F. Supp. 142 (D. Hawaii 1975)
- Saint Paul Marine Transp. Corp. v. Cerro Sales Corp., 313 F. Supp. 277 (D. Hawaii 1970)
- Saint Paul Marine Transp. Corp. v. Cerro Sales Corp., 332 F.Supp. 233 (D. Hawaii 1971)
- Saint Paul Marine Transp. Corp. v. Cerro Sales Corp., 505 F. 2d 1115 (Ninth Cir. 1974)
- Heath v. Matson Nav. Co., 333 F. Supp. 131 (D. Hawaii 1971)
- Heath v. Matson Nav. Co., 505 F.2d 1115 (Ninth Cir. 1974)
- Williard v. City and County of Honolulu, 323 F.Supp. 666 (D. Hawaii 1971)
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- Alaska Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association, 1986 - Present
- Chairman, Admiralty Rules Committee
- American Bar Association
- Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Association for Justice, 1975 - 1976
- Hawaii Governor
- Hawaii Academy of Plaintiffs' Attorneys
- American College of Trial Lawyers
