October 2011

Gypsum is a soft mineral (2H2O∙CaSO4). It is hardened and pressed between 2 paper liners to form a panel of drywall. Naturally occurring mineral gypsum forms when a body of water slowly evaporates. Synthetic gypsum is derived from the by-products of electric power plants. Nearly half of America’s electricity is produced from coal, generating about

ABA’s Forum on the Construction Industry

American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry: http://www.americanbar.org/groups/construction_industry.html

Forum Newsletters (“Under Construction” Online):  http://www.americanbar.org/groups/construction_industry/publications.html

Hawaii Resources 

Business and Trademark Registration

by Christi-Anne H. Kudo Chock

As litigators, it is our job to know what laws apply to your business.  While we are immensely proud of our successes at trial and have our fair share of Perry Mason stories about victorious courtroom performances (My favorite raconteur? Charlie Bocken, who argued and won the landmark property