Av. Dean H. Robb
Dean Robb is a partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is a member of the Corporate & Business Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on corporate business, finance, construction, acquisitions, ocean and maritime activities, administrative law, government procurement, and international transactions.
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Dean H. Robb is a business, litigation, and maritime attorney based in Honolulu, Hawaii, practicing at Carlsmith Ball LLP. Admitted to practice in Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar, United States, Guam Bar, United States, U.S. District Court, District of the Northern Mariana Islands, and United States, Republic of the Marshall Islands. Educated at DePauw University (BA). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Admiralty and Maritime Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice: (2026). Serands clients in Honolulu, HI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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Dean Robb is a partner in the firm's Honolulu office and is a member of the Corporate & Business Practice Group. He concentrates his practice on corporate business, finance, construction, acquisitions, ocean and maritime activities, administrative law, government procurement, and international transactions. Admitted to bars throughout the Pacific, Mr. Robb also has considerable experience in the U.S. Pacific islands, including Guam, Saipan and Micronesia. He continues an active practice in these areas. Recently, Mr. Robb was named Best Lawyers' 2018 Honolulu Admiralty & Maritime Law Lawyer of the year; he was previously named Lawyer of the Year in 2012. Only one attorney each year is singled out for this award. He has been listed in Best Lawyers of America continuously since 2005.
He has represented a variety of commercial interests throughout the Pacific including shipping, recreation activity providers (tour boats, water sports, etc.) and resorts, design and construction firms, insurance interests, financial institutions and business concerns of almost every type. Mr. Robb's clients also include governments in Asia and the Pacific Basin, Japanese trading companies, international construction consortiums, international banks, marine P & I clubs, as well as shipping and fishing companies.
Prior to joining Carlsmith Ball, Mr. Robb was Assistant Attorney General for the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, a consultant to the United Nations and a consultant to the Asia Pacific Bank.
Prior Employment
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,Assistant Attorney General
Distinctions
- Selected as Best Lawyers' 2018 Honolulu Admiralty & Maritime Law Lawyer of the Year.
- Selected as Best Lawyers' 2012 Honolulu Admiralty & Maritime Law Lawyer of the Year.
- Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018, Admiralty & Maritime Law; listed since 2005
- Selected by attorney peers for inclusion in Super Lawyers for Transportation/Maritime and Business/Corporate Law
- Highest "AV" Professional Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Affiliations
- Hawai`i State Bar Association
- Maritime Law Association of the United States
- Pacific Rim Maritime Law Association
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association
Practice Areas Explained
Dean H. Robb's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Dean H. Robb handles, with a brief overview of what that area of law covers.
Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Maritime attorneys for Jones Act claims, longshore injury, cruise ship cases, and offshore matters.
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in Hawaii
Practicing law in Hawaii. Legal matters in Hawaii are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Honolulu are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Hawaii state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Hawaii brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Hawaii courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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