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James Bickerton
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HI
โจ About
About James Bickerton
Jim Bickerton is an experienced and accomplished Hawaii Attorney. For more than 35 years he has represented clients in an array of areas, including Commercial and Real Estate Litigation, Consumer Class Actions, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, and First Amendment and Defamation matters. Jim's skilled and knowledgeable advocacy has led to hundreds of successful outcomes.
Jim has received numerous awards. He has been named among Hawaiiโs A+ Attorneys, as well as Best Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, Real Estate Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Personal Injury, and Plaintiff Medical Malpractice. Jim has also been named a Super Lawyer for consecutive years. Additional honors include recognition from the Hawaii Supreme Court for his pro bono work with the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation
Jim was born in England and has lived in Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and Europe. He has been in Hawaii since 1972, where he graduated from Roosevelt High School in Honolulu. Jim received a B.A. from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1978, and a J.D. from the U.C.L.A. School of Law in 1981. Outside of work, Jim enjoys spending time with his family. In addition, he still takes on the challenge of big wave surfing and tow-surfing on Oahuโs North Shore.
โ๏ธ Practice Areas
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Appeals & Appellate
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Personal Injury
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Real Estate Law
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Products Liability
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Legal Malpractice
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Environmental Law
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Consumer Law
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Medical Malpractice
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Employment Law
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Business Law
Credentials & Experience
๐ Education
UCLA School of Law
J.D.
Law
University of Hawaii - Manoa
B.A.
Psychology
๐ Bar Admissions
Hawaii Association for Justice
Member
Member
Member
Hawaii State Bar Association
Member
Member
Member
Hawaii Judicial Selection Commission
Member
Vice Chair
Member
Chief Justice'
Member
s Special Committee on Adoption on Model Rules of Professional Conduct
Member
Member
Member
๐ผ Professional Experience
Founding Partner
Bickerton Law Group LLLP 1989 - Current
Attorney
Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel 1981 - 1989
๐ Awards & Recognition
Best Lawyers -- Plantiff Medical Malpractice
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers -- Personal Injury
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers -- Legal Malpractice
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyer -- Real Estate Litigation
Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyer -- Commercial Litigation
Best Lawyers in America
Super Lawyer
Super Lawyers
๐ Publications
- Report of HSBA Appellate Issues Committee on Hawaii Appellate System
- Hawaii State Bar Association Reports