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EXPERIENCE

Mr. Harris represents employers in all aspects of labor and employment law. His main areas of practice are employment litigation and counseling employers. Mr. Harris regularly defends employers in discrimination and retaliation litigation, and protects their interests in unfair competition cases. He counsels clients in all areas of law affecting human resource management, including employee discipline and discharge, equal employment opportunity, disability accommodation and wage and hour.

Some of the published opinions representing areas of Mr. Harris’s practice are: Abbey v. Hawaii Employers Mutual Insurance Company (HEMIC), 2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12236 (D. Hawaii 2011); Farmer v. Hickam Federal Credit Union, 2010 Haw. App. LEXIS 39 (Hawaii 2010); Lovell v. United Airlines, 728 F. Supp. 2d 1096 (D. Hawaii 2010); Kittleson v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 59375 (D. Hawaii 2010); Hawaii Ventures v. Otaka, Inc., 114 Haw. 438, 500-507 (Hawaii 2007); Casino v. State of Hawaii Department of Health, 2003 Haw. LEXIS 678 (Hawaii 2003); UARCO, Inc. v. Lam, 18 F. Supp. 1116 (D. Hawaii 1998); Maui Trucking, Inc. v. Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3, 37 F.3d 436 (9th Cir.1994) and Fujikawa v. Gushiken, 823 F.2d 1341 (9th Cir. 1987).

RECOGNITIONS/DISTINCTIONS

Mr. Harris has been recognized multiple years in the Best Lawyers in America.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Mr. Harris serves on the Boards of Directors of the American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter; the Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Chapter; and the YMCA of Honolulu. He is a member of First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, and belongs to the Outrigger Canoe Club and the Pacific Club.