Thursday, February 3, 2022
8 a.m PST| 11 a.m EST
Offered by Will Work For Food and moderated by Jeff Kichaven (www.JeffKichaven.com ) and Jean Lawler (www.LawlerADR.com)
This worldwide conversation will be like nothing else. Join in! Share, learn, have fun.
Our special guest this week, David Louie, Esq., former Attorney General of Hawai’i will present:
From The Desk Of The Attorney General
What actually happens in state government, and why does it matter to you? David M. Louie was an experienced trial lawyer when he became Hawai‘i’s attorney general in 2010, serving as the top lawyer for the state, at the intersection of law, politics and government. His behind-the-scenes account of the conflicts and challenges, the sausage making of policy, achieving goals and wielding power, provides insights gained and lessons learned that can assist mediators, arbitrators and litigators in resolving conflicts for the common good. Learn about what worked, what didn’t work, and his key take-aways from a rare experience in the “room where it happens” in state government, so that you can apply his hard-won lessons in your own practice.
Please consider donating to Mr. Louie’s preferred food bank, Hawaii Foodbank
David M. Louie had been a civil trial lawyer in private practice for thirty-two years when he was named Hawai‘i’s attorney general by Governor Neil Abercrombie in 2010. His historic koa wood desk in Hawai‘i’s state capitol gave Louie a front-row seat for viewing—and shaping—the inner workings of government. In From the Desk of the Attorney General, an incisive, behind-the-scenes memoir, the country’s first Chinese American state attorney general recalls the landmark cases of his time in office—environmental issues, Native Hawaiian rights, Internet safety, same-sex marriage, human trafficking and even the unlikely concert hoax known as the “Wonder Blunder.”
Louie’s chronicle of his experiences as a public servant—the challenges faced, the insights gained, the lessons learned—is an unvarnished, insider’s view at the way things really get done—how issues are addressed and decisions made, how goals are achieved and power wielded. “Government is such a large and important part of society and our communities,” Louie says. “In part, I wrote this book to make sense out of my experience and role at the intersection of politics, power and the law, as well as to offer insight on those processes.”