Atty. Michael L. Lam
Michael Lam is a director/shareholder and a member of the firm's Executive Committee. He concentrates his practice in the area of litigation, including construction and development law, trade name and trademark infringement, insurance defense, real property issues, products liability and personal injury and general litigation matters.
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Michael L. Lam is a business, real estate, construction, estate litigation, and litigation attorney based in Honolulu, Hawaii, practicing at Case Lombardi, A Law Corporation. Admitted to practice in Hawaii, Hawaii State Bar Association. Educated at Santa Clara University (J.D., 1986) and Creighton University (BA, 1981). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Construction (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Real Estate (2026). Serands clients in Honolulu, HI and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Michael Lam is a director/shareholder and a member of the firm's Executive Committee
- He concentrates his practice in the area of litigation, including construction and development law, trade name and trademark infringement, insurance defense, real property issues, products liability and personal injury and general litigation matters
- Mr. Lam’s practice also encompasses a range of transactions, including commercial, industrial office and retail development, leasing and sales
- Mr. Lam has represented architects, developers, prime contractors, subcontractors, suppliers and construction lenders in mechanic’s liens, Miller Act claims, payment disputes and workouts on large construction projects
- Mr. Lam has also represented a major State of Hawai‘i real estate developer in development disputes
- With respect to his real estate transactional work, Mr. Lam counsels companies, developers, property managers, and landlords and tenants on a myriad of sophisticated transactions, including but not limited to, land acquisitions, development, and commercial leasing issues
- As a trial attorney, he has represented financial institutions, developers, professionals, and large corporations in matters ranging in complexity from Truth-in-Lending, Petroleum Marketing Practice Act, and Fair Housing Act and racial discrimination cases, to partnerships dissolution disputes and corporate shareholder disputes
- In January 2007, Michael Lam successfully obtained a ruling from the Hawai‘i State Supreme Court for his client in which the court ruled that a settlement, which requires the dismissal of a non-settling party’s cross-claim against the settling party, was not made in good faith, under HRS 663-15.5(d), even though the settlement without the dismissal requirement would have been in good faith
- See reported case: Brooks v
- Dana Nance & Co., 113 Hawai‘i 406, 153 P.3d 1091, 2007 Haw
- Lexis 8 (Haw
- Jan. 12, 2007)
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Michael L. Lam's Areas of Practice
Each practice area below reflects the types of cases Michael L. Lam 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.
Michael L. Lam is one of 501,317 business attorneys indexed nationally. Browse business attorneys in Hawaii →
Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
Michael L. Lam is one of 316,149 real estate attorneys indexed nationally. Browse real estate attorneys in Hawaii →
Michael L. Lam is one of 40,689 construction attorneys indexed nationally. Browse construction attorneys in Hawaii →
Michael L. Lam is one of 20,023 estate litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse estate litigation attorneys in Hawaii →
Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Michael L. Lam is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys in Hawaii →
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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