Wailuku, HI

Born and raised on Oahu, Scott graduated from Punahou School in 1991. He received an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Santa Clara University in 1995, and his law degree from the University of Hawai‘i Manoa in 1998. In 2007, Scott was awarded a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

Peter A. Kraus

Partner Peter Kraus is licensed to practice in Hawai’i. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Duke University and his law degree from the University of Texas. He began his career as a commercial litigator in Washington, D.C., and has since focused his practice on toxic torts, False Claims Act whistleblower cases, and pharmaceutical injury litigation. He has tried numerous asbestos, benzene exposure, and pharmaceutical cases to verdict in state and federal courts across the country, including many multimillion-dollar verdicts. He is an ardent supporter of consumer and victims’ rights, having testified before the Texas Legislature and frequently lobbied Congress on behalf of asbestos litigants. Peter also serves on several asbestos bankruptcy creditor and trustee advisory committees. He is involved in steering committees for both U.S. and Texas asbestos multidistrict litigation and has served on the ABA Commission on Asbestos litigation. In December 2014, he was appointed by then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to serve on the board of the Federal Judicial Center Foundation. Licensed to practice law in Texas, California, Hawaii, Missouri, and Virginia, Peter has been elected for membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates by his peers. He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the latest Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© magazine for his work on behalf of plaintiffs in Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation from 2016 through 2022. He has received this recognition for four consecutive years beginning in 2016. Peter has also been recognized on the D Magazine “Best Lawyers in Dallas” list and the Thomson Reuters Texas Super Lawyers® list repeatedly over the last 20 years.

Cynthia K. Wong

Cynthia K. Wong is an attorney with over 25 years of experience, specializing in personal injury, wrongful death, and medical negligence cases. She founded her own firm after practicing for over 15 years with James Krueger and previously served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. Known for her in-depth legal and medical knowledge, she is a strong advocate for the injured, handling hundreds of trials, arbitrations, and mediations.

Anthony L. Ranken

Anthony L. Ranken is the founder and head attorney of Ranken & Shnider, Attorneys at Law, with 34 years of experience. He has handled thousands of cases and taken over 120 cases to trial in diverse areas including personal injury, wrongful death, and criminal defense. A graduate of Indiana University and Boalt Hall School of Law, he was Editor-in-Chief of the Ecology Law Quarterly. He served as a Per Diem Judge of the Hawaii District Courts, Chairman of the Maui County Board of Ethics, and President of the Maui County Bar Association. He is multi-lingual and admitted to practice in Hawaii and California.

Michael K. Tateishi

Born and raised in Honolulu, Michael earned two bachelors degrees from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He then graduated from the Gonzaga University School of Law. Michael began his legal career at the Office of the Public Defender in Honolulu. He came to Maui to head the Public Defender’s Maui office in the early ‘80s. Thereafter, Michael never left. He built a successful private criminal defense practice prior to transitioning to civil law practice. For more than 40 years, Michael has dedicated his practice to helping the wrongfully injured. Michael has successfully litigated complex personal injury and medical malpractice cases. Michael obtained one of the largest personal injury recoveries on Maui when he recovered more than $15 million resulting from a medical malpractice and software defect. An experienced trial lawyer, Michael has appeared before courts on all islands and has argued before the Hawaii Supreme Court, the U.S. Federal District Court, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Michael is married with three children and two grandchildren. He enjoys swimming, cooking, and traveling.

Ilana Waxman

Ilana Waxman is the managing partner of Galiher DeRobertis & Waxman. Ilana focuses her practices on toxic exposure cases, particularly for clients with mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases. She also represents the families of children born with birth defects due to chemical exposures, Hawai’i residents suffering from Non-Hodkins Lymphoma as a result of Roundup exposure, survivors of childhood sexual abuse, and other catastrophic injury cases. Ilana was born and raised on Maui. Ilana earned her bachelor’s degree Phi Beta Kappa from Wesleyan University and her law degree summa cum laude from the University of California College of the Law at San Francisco, where she was a member of Hastings Law Review and graduated first in her law school class. She is admitted to practice law in Hawaii, California, and Massachusetts. Ilana’s insightful legal analysis has brought her to the forefront of some of the most important legal issues in asbestos and product liability litigation. She is a frequent speaker at national asbestos conferences and seminars on topics ranging from household exposures to electrical equipment to government contractor liability. Ilana is also an advocate for the rights of victims of corporate wrongdoing in the political arena. She is a Past President of the Hawaii Association for Justice and serves on the national Board of Governors of the American Association for Justice (AAJ) as well as the Board of the Hawai’i State Bar Foundation (HSBF). Ilana firmly believes that it is the obligation of every lawyer in a democratic society to make sure that the legal system works for ordinary working people and does not simply become a tool of large corporations and manufacturers. She brings this commitment to our clients and their families. As managing partner at the Galiher firm, Ilana works every day to hold corporations and insurance companies accountable for their role in creating one of the greatest public health disasters this country has ever seen. She is proud to fight for justice for individuals who are suffering from preventable diseases due to the greed or callousness of others.

Peter Mougey

Peter Mougey is a shareholder and the Chair of Levin Papantonio’s Securities and Business Litigation department. He concentrates his practice in the areas of complex litigation, financial services, and securities litigation, and whistleblower or qui tam litigation. Mr. Mougey has been recognized as one of Florida’s top 100 trial lawyers and a Florida Super Lawyer and has dedicated his career to championing individuals’ rights against the world’s largest companies. His peers have rated him AV Preeminent, the highest possible rating. Mr. Mougey has represented over 1,500 state, municipal, and institutional entities, as well as tribal sovereign nations, in litigation and arbitration around the globe. In addition, he has represented more than 3,000 individual fraud victims in state and federal court and arbitrations. Most recently, in the National Prescription Opiate Litigation MDL, Mr. Mougey was selected to serve as Co-Lead of the Distributor case and serves on the Plaintiff’s Executive Committee in what has been called “the largest and most complex case in the history of jurisprudence” by the Washington Post. He also was recently credited as one of the key negotiators in the $26 billion settlement with opioid manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and the “Big Three” drug distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health, and McKesson. Mr. Mougey routinely lectures on issues confronting the legal and business industry including, “Bet the Company Litigation,” Broker-Dealer Regulation, Structured Finance, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, Managing Large Datasets for use in Litigation, and Quantitative Modeling. He is frequently quoted in the national press including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Barron’s, Kiplinger, Business Week, and Investment News. Mr. Mougey advocates for the rights of investors as both the past President and member of the Board of Directors of the national securities bar, PIABA. He has also served as Chairman of the NASAA Committee, Executive Committee and FINRA’s Improving Arbitration Task Force. Currently, Mr. Mougey serves on the PIABA Foundation charged with educating investors in conjunction with the SEC. In recognition of his long-term and sustained dedication to promote the interests of investors, he received the PIABA Lifetime Distinguished Service Award from his peers. Mr. Mougey received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, majoring in Finance, from Creighton University. He earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Portland and graduated from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Mougey is active with several charities and his local community. He served as President for the “The Arc” (the largest national community-based organization advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities) and as Chairman of several Arc committees. He was given The Arc President’s Award as Volunteer of the Year. He has served on the Board of Directors for his church, on the Cabinet for the United Way, and as a Junior Achievement instructor in economic business simulation.