David J. Minkin

Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2015

Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Government Contracts Litigation - Labor and Employment

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Awarded Practice Areas

Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Government Contracts Litigation - Labor and Employment

Works at

McCorriston Miller Mukai MacKinnon LLP

11 Best Lawyers awards

Biography

David J. Minkin has been a resident of Hawaii since 1975. Licensed in Hawaii in 1984, he spent ten years in the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City & County of Honolulu before joining the law firm of McCorriston Miho Miller Mukai in 1995, where he has specialized in civil litigation in state and federal trial and appellate courts, administrative hearings, arbitrations and mediations representing individuals, corporations and municipalities.

David has been recognized annually in Best Lawyers in America(Hawaii) since 2014, Chambers USA since 2007, Benchmark Litigation since 2009, and Super Lawyers (Hawaii) since 2011

Locations

Honolulu, Hawaii

808-529-7300

Five Waterfront Plaza, Building Five, Fourth Floor
500 Ala Moana Boulevard
Honolulu, HI 96813

Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa, J.D., graduated 1984
University of Hawaii at Manoa, M.P.H., graduated 1980
State University of New York at Buffalo, B.A., graduated 1975

Bar Admissions

Hawaii, 1984

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, 1996
U.S. Supreme Court, 2015

Affiliations

American Bar Assocation - Member
Commissioner, City and County of Honolulu, Zoning Board of Appeals 2001-2011 - Chairperson
Federal Bar Association - Member
Hawaii State Bar Association - Member
United States District Court Conferences, 2010-2012 - Attorney Delegate

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers^® for:

Bet-the-Company Litigation, Honolulu (2025)
Appellate Practice, Honolulu (2023)
Government Contracts, Honolulu (2023)
Bet-the-Company Litigation, Honolulu (2022)
Appellate Practice, Honolulu (2021)
Government Contracts, Honolulu (2020)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2026 for work in:

Appellate Practice
Bet-the-Company Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Government Contracts
Litigation - Labor and Employment

Additional Areas of Practice:

Employment Law - Management

Awards:

• Best Lawyers, Hawaii, 2014 - Present
• Martindale Hubbell, AV Rated
• Chambers USA, 2007 - Present
• Benchmark Litigation, 2009 - Present
• Super Lawyers, 2011 - Present
• Super Lawyers Top 25 - Hawaii 2013

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