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The Law Offices of Sherry P. Broder Davies Pacific Center, Suite 800 841 Bishop Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 |
Telephone: (808) 531-1411 Facsimile: (808) 531-8411 E-mail: sherrybroder@sherrybroder.com Web: www.sherrybroder.com |
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| EDUCATION | |
| 1975 | Legal: J.D., Boalt Hall, University of California Berkeley, California Order of the Coif (top 10%) |
| 1970 | Undergraduate: B.A.,
Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts Wellesley Scholar | COURT ADMISSIONS |
| Hawaii State Bar - admitted 1976 California State Bar - admitted 1976 U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Claims U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals: District of Hawaii, District Northern California, & Central District of California |
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| HONORS & AWARDS: National | |
| 2007 | The Ved Nanda Center for International Law, The University of Denver, Sturm College of Law The Cox Price Human Rights Award |
| 1996-Present | Woodward & White "Best Lawyers In America" Selected |
| Present | Martindale-Hubbell "av" rating Selected, Preeminent Attorneys |
| 1997 | Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Washington, D.C. Finalist: Trial Lawyer of the Year |
| 1996 | Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Washington, D.C. Finalist: Trial Lawyer of the Year |
| 1994 | Trial Lawyers for Public Justice Washington, D.C. Finalist: Trial Lawyer of the Year |
| 1993 | American Bar Association General Practice Section, Sole Practitioner of the Year Award |
| 1985 | National Wildlife Federation Conservation Service Citation for legal work on behalf of Hawaii's consumers for heptachlor in milk supply |
HONORS & AWARDS: Hawaii |
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| 2005 | Honoree for Justice Award, Temple Emanu-el, Honolulu |
| 1997-Present | "Best Lawyers in Hawaii," Featured and Selected by Honolulu Magazine |
| 1995 | "10 Who Made a Difference," Selected by Star Bulletin, January 1, 1996 |
| 1986 | Hawaii Women Lawyers Outstanding Woman Lawyer Award |
| 1983 | Child & Family Services Award as Outstanding Attorney for legal work on behalf of abused and neglected minors |
COMMUNITY RECOGNITION |
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| 1997 | Board of Trustees, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Resolution Acknowledging and Honoring Sherry P. Broder |
| 1992 | Hawaii House of Representatives Resolution Recognizing Achievements |
| 1986 | Hawaii State Senate Resolution Recognizing Achievements |
| 1986 | City Council, City & County of Honolulu Resolution Recognizing Achievements |
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY |
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| 1979 - present | Attorney, Law Offices of Sherry P. Broder, concentrating in Hawaii personal injury, medical malpractice, civil litigation, trial & appellate practice, class actions, native rights, investment misrepresentation and securities fraud. |
| 1990 - present | Arbitrator, Hawaii Court Annexed Arbitration Program |
| 2001 - present | Hearings Officer, County of Hawaii Planning Commission, Application for Special Permit and Application for Special Management Area Use Permit |
| 1994 - 1995 | Arbitrator, Expedited Claims Process, Securities & Exchange Commission v. Prudential Securities, Inc., C.A. No. 93-2164, U.S.D.C., D.C. |
| 1979 & 1980 | Sessions Attorney, Senate, Hawaii State Legislature, Transportation Committee and Majority Floor Leader |
| 1978 | Deputy Chief Attorney, Constitutional Convention, State of Hawaii, Committees on Local Government, Public Health and Welfare, and Hawaiian Affairs |
| 1978 | Sessions Attorney, House, Hawaii State Legislature, Majority Attorney Office |
| 1976 - 1977 | Attorney, Hawaii Correctional Legal Services, Honolulu, Hawaii, responsible for providing legal services to prisoners and supervising third year law students in Third Year Litigation Workshop |
| 1974 - 1976 | Attorney and Law Clerk, Law Firm of Garry, Dreyfus, McTernan, Brotsky, Herndon & Pesonan, San Francisco, California |
| 1970 - 1972 | Computer Programmer and Systems Analyst, Bank of America, 1 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, California |
PUBLICATIONS |
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S. Broder and J. Van Dyke, Ocean Boundaries in the South Pacific, 4 U. Haw. L. Rev. 1 (1982)
S. Broder, "The Legal View: The First Amendment and the Student's Right to Know," Papers, Intellectual Freedom Institute, Graduate School of Library Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa, June 14-18 (1982) G. Clay and S. Broder, Ocean Leasing for Hawaii, Hawaii State Department of Planning and Economic Development (1981) S. Broder and B. Wee, Hawaii's Equal Rights Amendment: Its Impact on Athletic opportunities and Competition for Women, 2 U. Haw. L. Rev. 97 (1979) L. Naito and S. Broder, "Women in the Criminal Justice System," Hawaii International Women's Year Conference (1977) J. Van Dyke, S. Wolinsky, S. Broder, E. Elliot, and K. Reilly, Quadra v. Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco: A Challenge to the Composition of the San Francisco Grand Jury , 27 Hastings Law Journal 565 (1976) | |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES |
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Hawaii State Bar Association President, (first Woman President), 1993; Vice President, 1992; Treasurer, 1990-1991; Director, 1989-1990; Chair, Judicial Administration, 1982; Chair, Legislative Committee, 1981 Hawaii Justice Foundation (IOLTA) Hawaii Lawyers Care Hawaii Federal Judicial Conference Hawaii State Judicial Conference Ninth Circut Judicial Conference Hawaii State Judicial Conference Hawaii Women Lawyers American Bar Association, Member Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member Office of Disciplinary Counsel Hawaii Trial Lawyers The Hawaii Women Lawyers Foundation Committee on Gender & Other Fairness, Native Hawaiian Bar Association, Native American and Constitution Scholars Working Group, 106th Congress Mid-Pacific Institute Board of Counselors Friends of Moku'ula, Inc. |
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS |
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Panelist "Navigating the Courts", Guest Lecturer in Civil Procedure, Guest Lecturer in Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic, Presentation "Litigation Issues Related to the
Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Pacific," Presentation "Federalism and the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples: Comparative Perspectives and Strategies," | |
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES |
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Hawaii Judiciary History Center Board Member, 2000-Present Hawaii Public Television Wellesley Club of Hawaii Amnesty International, Hawaii Chapter Waimanalo Neighborhood Board | |
PERSONAL |
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| Born, Bangor, Maine; married to University of Hawaii Law Professor Jon M. Van Dyke; children - Jesse, Eric, and Michelle | |