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SHERRY P. BRODER, ATTORNEY
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

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
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
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
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
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
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)
Secretary, 1994;
Board Member, 1990-1996

Hawaii Lawyers Care
Board Member, 1989-1992;
Chair, Grievance Committee, 1989-1990

Hawaii Federal Judicial Conference
Delegate, 1988-1991, 1994-1997;
Chair 1998

Hawaii State Judicial Conference
Delegate, 1998-1993;
Co-chair 1998

Ninth Circut Judicial Conference
Attorney Delegate, 1994-1998
Appointed by Chief Judge Alan Kay

Hawaii State Judicial Conference
Delegate 1988-1993;
Co-Chair 1993

Hawaii Women Lawyers
Founding Member and Member To Present
President, (second President) 1982;
Treasurer, 1981

American Bar Association, Member

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, Member

Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Hearings officer, 1989 to present
Appointed by Disciplinary Board

Federal District Court Discipline Committee
Hearings Officer, District of Hawaii, 1996
Appointed by Chief Judge Alan Kay

Hawaii Trial Lawyers
Vice President, 1989-1992;
Founding Member & Member To Present

The Hawaii Women Lawyers Foundation
Founding Member & Member To Present
President, 1984;
Vice President, 1985;
secretary, 1986;
Grant Distribution Committee, 1984 to present

Committee on Gender & Other Fairness,
Hawaii Supreme Court, Member 1992-1994

Native Hawaiian Bar Association,
Associate Member, 1992-present

Native American and Constitution Scholars Working Group, 106th Congress
Appointed by Senators Daniel Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye

Mid-Pacific Institute Board of Counselors
1997-2000

Friends of Moku'ula, Inc.
Attorney, 1998-2000


SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Panelist "Navigating the Courts",
Island Insights, KHET 2007

Guest Lecturer in Civil Procedure,
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 1978-present

Guest Lecturer in Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic,
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, 2000-present

Presentation "Litigation Issues Related to the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in the Pacific,"
25th Anniversary of Palau Supreme Court, Koror, Palua, December 8, 2006

Presentation "Federalism and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Comparative Perspectives and Strategies,"
William S. Richardson School of Law, University of Hawaii, January 9-11, 2007


COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Hawaii Judiciary History Center
Board Member, 2000-Present

Hawaii Public Television
Board Member, 1989-1995; Chair, Finance Committee, 1993

Wellesley Club of Hawaii
Treasurer, 1982-1985

Amnesty International, Hawaii Chapter
Chairperson of Subcommittee on Women Political Prisoners 1978-1980

Waimanalo Neighborhood Board
Elected Board Member, 1978-1981
Chair, Planning & Zoning Committee

 


PERSONAL
Born, Bangor, Maine; married to University of Hawaii Law Professor Jon M. Van Dyke; children - Jesse, Eric, and Michelle

 
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