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Richardson School of Law</b><br> Juris Doctor</font></p> </td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> <td>&nbsp;</td> </tr> </tbody></table><!-- InstanceEndEditable --></td> <td background="imgs/ksg_logo_header2c_bg1.gif" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody><tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="85%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="85%"> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Born January 5, 1960 in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Hilo</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:state></st1:place>, Mr. Shikuma is a Partner of the law firm and practices primarily in the areas of litigation, arbitration and mediation of commercial, employment, real estate and construction disputes. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>He also advises clients on employment issues and construction contracts.<xml> <o:p></o:p> </xml><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mr. Shikuma received his Bachelor of Science degree, <i style="">cum laude,</i> in Mechanical Engineering from the <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:placetype u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place> of <st1:placename u1:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Washington</st1:placename></st1:placename></st1:placetype> in 1982. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>In 1985, he received his Juris Doctor degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>He was on the Law Review from the fall of 1983 through the spring of 1985.<o:p></o:p></st1:place></span></p> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mr. Shikuma started his legal career as a litigation associate for Carlsmith, Wichman, Case, Mukai and Ichiki in 1985. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>In January of 1986, he was one of eight attorneys who broke off from Carlsmith to form Bays, Deaver, Hiatt, Kawachika and Lezak. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>Mr. Shikuma joined Kobayashi, Sugita &amp; Goda in September of 1996. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>During his legal career, Mr. Shikuma has litigated, arbitrated and mediated numerous cases involving complex commercial and real estate transactions, major construction disputes, condemnation actions, wrongful termination actions and personal injury actions. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>He has tried cases in both the State and Federal District Courts of Hawaii.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mr. Shikuma was an adjunct professor at the <st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:placename u1:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">William</st1:placename></st1:place> <st1:placename u1:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">S.</st1:placename></st1:placename> <st1:placename u1:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Richardson</st1:placename></st1:placename> <st1:placename u1:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Law</st1:placename></st1:placename> <st1:placetype u1:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">School</st1:placetype></st1:placetype></st1:placename> from 1992 through 1996. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>He taught the Appellate Advocacy course, which dealt with the writing of appellate briefs and oral argument before the appellate courts. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>He is currently a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association and a neutral with Dispute Prevention and Resolution, Inc. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>He successfully completed mediation training at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law.<o:p></o:p><o:p></o:p></st1:place></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p><o:p> </o:p><p class="p4" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Mr. Shikuma volunteers his services to the Hawaii Children s Cancer Foundation, which provides assistance to <st1:state u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Hawaii</st1:place></st1:state> s children diagnosed with cancer and their families.<o:p></o:p></st1:place></st1:state></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="p4" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> &nbsp;</p> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="85%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="85%"> <div align="center"><!-- InstanceBeginRepeat name="bottom_nav" --><!-- InstanceBeginRepeatEntry --><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="index.htm"><font size="2">GATEWAY</font></a><font size="2"> | <a href="blue_theFirm.htm">THE FIRM</a> | <a href="blue_prac_practice_areas.htm">THE PRACTICE</a> | <a href="blue_atty_partners_and_associates.htm">THE ATTORNEYS</a> | <a href="blue_clients.htm">OUR CLIENTS</a> <br> <a href="blue_profiles.htm">FIRM BROCHURE</a> | <a href="blue_careers.htm">CAREERS</a> | <a href="blue_contactus.htm">CONTACT US</a></font></font> <!-- InstanceEndRepeatEntry --><!-- InstanceEndRepeat --> </div> </td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="85%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="top" width="10%">&nbsp;</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%">&nbsp;</td> <td align="left" valign="bottom" width="85%"><!-- InstanceBeginRepeat name="footer" --><!-- InstanceBeginRepeatEntry --><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="1">© 2003 Kobayashi Sugita &amp; 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