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Russell H. Ando

Russel H. Ando

RUSSELL H. ANDO has been practicing law in Hawaii for over thirty years.  He focuses his practice on condominium and homeowner association law, foreclosure law, creditor’s rights, mediation, arbitration, and litigation.  Mr. Ando is licensed to practice in all of the courts of the State of Hawaii, the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.  He is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association.  Mr. Ando has served for many years as an arbitrator for the Court-Annexed Arbitration Program, First Circuit Court, State of Hawaii.  He also served for many years as a member of the Board of Examiners, Supreme Court of Hawaii.

Mr. Ando began his legal career with a judicial clerkship with the Honorable Edward H. Nakamura, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Hawaii.  He received a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Oregon School of Law, where he was an editor of the Law Review, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Mr. Ando was a member of the Arts and Sciences Advisory Council at the University of Hawaii for many years.  He is the Founding President of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association at the University of Hawaii and is currently a member of its Board of Directors.

Mr. Ando has spoken and written on a variety of topics in foreclosure law and creditor’s rights over the years.