The Law Offices of William C. Darrah

Since 1976, through the innovative use of conciliation, negotiation, mediation, professional mastering, arbitration, private judging, collaborative practice, and traditional litigation, "Hawai'i's First Best Lawyers in America Family Lawyer of the Year" attorney WILLIAM C. DARRAH has helped his many clients, and numerous others, successfully meet the challenges of divorce where more complicated financial issues are involved. As the long time editor of the Hawai'i Divorce Manual and the Journal of Hawai'i Family Law, and the moderator for the Family Court's Divorce Law in Hawai'i program, Mr. Darrah is Hawai'i's best known divorce educator. As the three (3) time Chairperson of the Hawai'i State Bar Association's Family Law Section, and in many other roles, Mr. Darrah actively supports numerous initiatives designed to increase access to justice for those of Hawai'i's families and children who need it most, and elevate the standard of family law practice in Hawai'i.
Personal History

Hawai'i resident since 1971
Born October 6, 1948 in Providence, Rhode Island
1966 graduate of Tabor Academy, Marion, Massachusetts (Valedictorian)
1970 graduate of the University of North Carolina (Morehead Scholar)
1975 graduate of New York University School of Law (Root-Tilden Scholar)
Federal judicial clerkship in Portland, Oregon with the Honorable Gus J. Solomon (1975)
Hawai'i matrimonial attorney (1976-present)


Experience and Qualifications

Practice limited to family law since 1976
Successfully resolved hundreds of complex Hawai'i divorce cases
Involved in many important Hawai'i divorce appeals and "landmark cases"
Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1985-present)
Martindale-Hubbell "AV" highest attorney rating (1989-present)
Designated in The Best Lawyers in America (1989-present)
Designated a Hawai'i "A+ Lawyer" (1993-present)
American Bar Association certified divorce mediator (1985)
Designated a Hawai'i "Super Lawyer" (2008-present)
AAML certified divorce arbitrator (1992)
Arbitrator, private judge, mediator, and settlement master for Dispute Prevention Resolution, Inc. (2006-present)
President of Collaborative Divorce Hawai'i Practice Group (2012-present)
Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (2006-present)


Family Court and Bar Association Activities

Chairman of the Hawai'i State Bar Association's Family Law Section (1989-1990, 1995, 2005)
Family Court Volunteer Settlement Master (1988, 2004-present)
Family Court Volunteer Settlement Master Steering Committee (2003-present)
Hawai'i Supreme Court Committee on Statewide Divorce Practice Reform (2005-present)
First Circuit Family Court Procedures Improvement Group (2006-present)
Hawai'i Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Hawai'i Family Court Rules (2007-present)

Locations	No. of Attorneys
Honolulu,	1

Practice Areas	No. of Attorneys
Family Law	2
Litigation - General (consumer)	1