David C. Farmer

Contact Information

225 Queen Street Suite 15A
Honolulu, Hawai`i 96813
808.222.3133 (cell) 808.529.8642 (fax)
farmerd001@hawaii.rr.com

Admitted to Bar

Supreme Court of Hawai`i (1985)
United States District Court, District of Hawai`i (1985)
United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit (1991)

Areas of Practice

Collections, Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation, Family Law

Education

William S. Richardson School of Law
Honolulu, Hawaii; JD (1985)

University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Honolulu, Hawaii; MA, Asian Art History (1973);
BFA, Studio Art (High Honors 1970)

Carnegie-Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Theatre Major (1964 - 1967)

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland; English Literature Major (1963 - 1964)

Legal Employment

David C. Farmer
Attorney at Law, A Limited Liability Law Company LLC
Honolulu, Hawai`i (2002 - present)

Ashford & Wriston
Honolulu, Hawai`i; Counsel (1998 - 2001)

Lynch & Farmer
Honolulu, Hawai`i; Partner (1995 - 1998)

Case & Lynch
Honolulu, Hawai`i; Partner (1992 - 1995); Associate (1986 - 1991)

Wagner, Watson & DiBianco
Honolulu, Hawai`i; Associate (1985 - 1986)

Carlsmith, Carlsmith, Wichman and Case
Honolulu, Hawai`i; Summer Associate (1984)

Hawai'i State Judiciary
Honolulu, Hawai`i; Law Clerk, Penal Code Revision Committee (1983 - 1984)

Hart & Wolf
Honolulu, Hawai`i; Summer Law Clerk (1983)

Memberships

American Bar Association
Member, Litigation Section (1982 - present)

Hawai'i State Bar Association
Member (1983 - Present)
Publications Committee, Member (1991 - present)
Hawai`i Bar Journal, Editor/Contributing Author (1991 - present)
Bankruptcy Section, Member (1991 - present), Director (1996 - 1998), President (1998)
HSBA Centennial Show Committee, Chair, (1998-1999)
Collection Law Section, Member, Director, Treasurer, (1999 - present)
CLE Committee, Member (1999 - 2002)
Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services to the Public, Co-Chair (2000-2001)
Task Force on Paralegal Certification Proposal, Member (2000-2001)
HSBA Bar Convention Show, Director (2002)

Bankruptcy Roundtable
Member (1990 - present)

Hawai'i Board of Bar Examiners
Member (1991 - present)

Volunteer Legal Services Hawai'i (formerly Hawai'i Lawyers Care)
Board of Directors (1999 - 2001)

Kapi'olani Community College Legal Education Department
Member, Advisory Committee (2000 - present); Chair (2002 - present)

Honors

Hawai'i State Bar Association
Outstanding Volunteer Award (May 2000)

Aba Law Student Division
Participant, Client Counseling Competition (UC-Davis 1985)

University of Hawai'i Law Review
Executive Editor for Research (1984 -1985); Staff Member (1983 - 1984)

Am Jur Hornbook Award
Commercial Transactions (1984)

Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition
First Prize, Essay on Copyright Law (1984)

Judicature Award
Awarded to students with top 15 GPAs (1984)

American Inn of Court IV
Student Member (1984 - 1985)

Phi Kappa Phi Member (1970)

National Merit Scholarship
Semifinalist (1963)

National Honor Society
Member (1962 - 1963)

Professional Legal Experience

William S. Richardson School of Law
Adjunct Professor (Secured Transactions, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004); (Business Reorganization in Bankruptcy, 2003, 2005)
Visiting Associate Professor (Secured Transactions, 2003); (Business Reorganization in Bankruptcy, 2004)
Expert Witness
Lepere vs. Neeley & Anderson, et al., Civil No. 96-4426-10 First Circuit Court, State of Hawai`i (1998)
Court Annexed Arbitration Program
Arbitrator (1995 - present)
Supreme Court of Hawai'i
Extern Law Clerk, Justice Frank Padgett (1985)
Honolulu City and County Prosecutor's Office
Intern, Rule 7 Law Student Practice (1985)
Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center
Instructor, LSAT Preparation Courses (1984 - 1986)
William S. Richardson School of Law
Research Assistant, Contracts Tutor and LEXIS Instructor (1983 - 1985)

Theatre

Training:
Alan Arkin, Improvisation Workshops (2004)
Andre Gregory, Actor/Director Workshop (2003)
Iris Kline, Meisner Acting Workshop (2000)
Clare Davidson, Voice Workshop (1998)
Neighorhood Playhouse, Acting, Sanford Meisner (1965 - 1967)
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Theatre Major (1964 1967)

Acting Credits::
Theatre: 1956-2005: Major roles in over 60 summer stock, semi-professional and community theatre productions
Readings: 1978-2005: Participated in 38 readings of new and classic plays
Media: 1954-2004: Appeared in 22 radio and national and local television productions and ads

Directing Credits:
Theatre: 1963-2004: Directed 17 productions in Hawai`i and on the mainland
Media: 1995-2005 Directed Judiciary History Center video and Public Radio original comedy episodes

Professional Experiences:
2003 Art Reviewer Honolulu Advertiser
Board Member The Actors Group
Faculty Intercultural Management Program
Japan-America Institute of Management Science
2001-02 Executive Director State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
2000-01 Trustee Honolulu Theatre of Youth
1999-01 Board Member HAPA Theatre Company
1998 - Professor of Law William S. Richardson School of Law
1995-97 Board Member Hawai`i State Theatre Council
1995- Co founder Solange & Associates
1987-90 Board President Starving Artists Theatre Company
1985-90 Board Member Kumu Kahua
1982 Stock Broker Dean Witter
1981-82 Executive Director State Council on Portuguese Heritage
1978-81 Culture & Arts Coordinator UHH CCECS; Hilo, Hawai`i
1976-78 Budget & Planning Officer State Foundation on Cuture and the Arts
1975-76 Art critic Honolulu Advertiser and Star Bulletin
1970-75 Teacher (studio art, art history) Mid Pacific Institute
1970-73 Cameraman/floor manager KGMB TV, KHET TV
1969-73 Teacher (painting, drawing, ethics, religion) UH Manoa; Honolulu Academy of Arts
1966-67 Radio announcer Honolulu, Hawai`i; Haverhill, Mass.

Union Membership:
1987 - Screen Actors Guild
Member, Hawai`i Branch

Honors and Awards:
2004 Army Community Theatre, Na Makana O Keaka Award, Actor, Male

2003 Association of Independent Commercial Producers
Mea No`eau Awards
Best Actor Nominee, "The Searcher" (Cutter Ford Commercial)

Hawai`i State Theatre Council
Po`okela Awards
Ensemble Nominee, Art (The Actors Group)
1998 Supporting Actor Nominee, Shear Madness (Manoa Valley Theatre)
1995 Ensemble Honoree, Film Crew and Deer Dogs (Offstage Actors Group)