Hawaii Law Firm

David F.E. Banks (Full bio) is a partner with Cades Schutte LLP and chair of the firm's Corporate Department and Employment Law and Labor Relations Practice Group. His employment law practice focuses on strategic planning, legal compliance, union avoidance, and assisting clients with drafting employment-related agreements, manuals, and policies and procedures. David has received Martindale Hubbell's highest peer review rating (AV) and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America and Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. He is a member of the American Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Section and Business Law Section. He is also the past chair of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the Hawaii State Bar Association. David is a contributing editor for the ABA's FLSA and FMLA treatises and annual updates, an author for BNA's Treatise on State Wage and Hour Laws, and a regular speaker on labor and employment matters at many local and national seminars. Email: dbanks@cades.com

James H. Ashford (Full bio) is a partner with Cades Schutte LLP and practices in the firm's Litigation Department in the Honolulu, Hawaii office. His practice includes representing employers and management in litigation, arbitration, agency investigations, and mediation of labor and employment claims and commercial disputes. Jim earned his law degree from Loyola Law School and received his B.A. from Claremont McKenna College. He is admitted to practice before all Hawaii courts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii, the District of Columbia, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Email: jashford@cades.com

Paul M. Saito (Full bio) is a partner at Cades Schutte LLP where he exclusively represents and provides consultation to employers in labor and employment matters. He has extensive litigation experience and practices in the areas of employee/union relations, discrimination, wage and hour, workplace violence, wrongful termination and employment-related torts, as well as general labor areas. Email: psaito@cades.com

Amanda M. Jones (Full bio) is an associate in the Litigation Department. She joined the firm in 2007. Ms. Jones concentrates her practice on civil and commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution. She is a member of the firm's employment law and labor relations practice group and is an editor of the Hawaii Employment Law Letter. Prior to attending law school, Ms. Jones worked as a news reporter and anchor for the ABC affiliate in Biloxi, Mississippi. Email: ajones@cades.com

Firm Practice Areas: Business Law and Litigation, including Real Estate, Tax, Banking and Finance, Business Planning, Land Use, Property Rights, Trust and Estate Planning, Creditors' Rights, Intellectual Property, Media, Hospitality, Lodging and Resort Property, Health Care, Telecommunications, Environmental Law, Labor and Employment Law, ERISA and Employee Benefits

Number of Attorneys: 70

Office Locations: Honolulu, HI; Kailua-Kona, HI

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