William Meheula is selected as Best Lawyer for Hawaii

(Newswire.net –March 7, 2013) Honolulu, HI — Honolulu, Hawaii attorney, William K. Meheula, has been selected again as one of the Best Lawyers in America for 2013. As the managing partner in the law firm Meheula and Devens LLP, Attorneys at Law, Wiliam (Bill) Meheula has had a career of success litigating cases in the field of personal injury, legal malpractice, real estate and commercial litigation. Receiving the distinction of Best Lawyers in America for 2013 is one of the highest honors the profession can receive.

Best Lawyers has published their list for over three decades. It is widely regarded as the most peer-reviewed publication in the legal profession. Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America, 19th edition for his work in the practice area of commercial litigation, legal malpractice law – plaintiffs and litigation – real estate  is a significant honor for Bill Meheula. Best Lawyers lists have earned both the media’s respect and the public’s, as the most credible, unbiased source of legal referrals anywhere.

Selection for Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprised of more than 4.3 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.  Tens of thousands of leading attorneys confidentially evaluate their professional peers. The annual Best Lawyers publication has been described by The American Lawyer as “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.” Because no fee or purchase is permitted, being listed in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor.

Best Lawyers in America is one of the most visible and targeted peer review publications in the legal profession. Best Lawyers partners with the highest circulated newspapers and magazines in the world: The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and over 85 regional magazines and international newspapers. Additionally, its partnership with U.S. News & World Report makes Best Lawyers the most trusted “Best Law Firms” ranking in the country. 

Bill Meheula went to law school at Suffolk University Law School (third year at University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law) and received his J.D. He founded his present firm in 1994 as a name partner. He has over thirty years of experience litigating cases in Hawaii’s state and federal courts as well as before administrative agencies and other adjudicatory bodies. Mr. Meheula’s primary practice areas include complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation, legal malpractice, and Native Hawaiian rights.

Between 2003 and 2012, Mr. Meheula represented the Office of Hawaiian Affairs against the State to enforce OHA’s right to public land trust revenues. With the passage of Act 15 in 2012, OHA settled this dispute by obtaining title to thirty acres in Kaka‘ako Makai valued at $200 million.

Mr. Meheula has lectured on commercial litigation, trial practice, legal ethics and Native Hawaiian Rights. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Meheula is an adjunct professor at the William S. Richardson School of Law where he teaches the Native Hawaiian Rights Clinic and coaches the law school’s distinguished Native American Moot Court Team.

Bill Meheula has been selected to the Best Lawyers  list since 2007 and was named Attorney of the year in 2012.