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Native Hawaiian Rights
Sherry Broder has been the chief attorney for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, a state agency dedicated to the interests of indigenous Native Hawaiians, since 1986.
Since its founding in 1978, the Honolulu based Law Offices of Sherry P. Broder has held a reputation as a leader in personal injury, class action and other complex civil litigation. Ms. Broder has maintained an active and diverse civil litigation practice representing plaintiffs and defendants in both state and federal courts.
Never hesitant to take on a challenge, Ms. Broder has advocated for the rights and entitlements of Native Hawaiians. She is and has been the attorney for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs for the last 20 years. She has represented Native Hawaiians before the state and federal courts, including the trial courts, the Hawaii Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.
Ms. Broder's pioneering has continued in the field of human rights litigation. Sherry Broder served as class counsel for the victims of torture, summary execution and disappearance during the dictatorship of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos in the Marcos Human Rights Litigation, and won a $2 billion verdict which is believed to be the largest personal injury verdict in U.S. history.
Finalist, Trial Lawyer of the Year 1994, 1996 and 1997
by Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
President Hawaii State Bar Association - 1993
First woman president in 93 year history.
Solo Practitioner of the Year 1993
by the American Bar Association from approximately
275,000 Practicing Solo Lawyers in the U.S.
Outstanding Woman Lawyer 1986
10 Who Made a Difference 1996
selected by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin
President Hawaii Woman Lawyers - 1982
Vice President Hawaii Trial Lawyers - 1989 to 1992
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Automobile Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Product Liability
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