Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 808-523-0111
- Fax: 808-523-0115
- E-Mail: kchee@cheemarkham.com
Established: 1985
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Premises Liability
- Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Coverage Analysis
- Subrogation
- Real Estate
- Business Litigation
- Construction Defect
- Contracts
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Allianz Global Risks U.S. Insurance Company
- American Hallmark Insurance Company of Texas
- Amica Mutual Insurance Company
- AmTrust North America
- Arch Insurance Group
- Burlington Insurance Company
- Capitol Indemnity Corporation
- CapSpecialty
- Carl Warren & Company
- Carolina Casualty Insurance Company
- Chicago Insurance Company
- Chubb Group of Insurance Companies
- Dongbu Insurance
- DTRIC Insurance Company Limited
- Endurance U.S. Insurance Operations
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
- Gallagher Bassett
- Global Aerospace, Inc.
- Greenwich Insurance Company ("XL")
- The Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Company, Limited
- Hawaii Employers' Mutual Insurance Company
- Hertz Claim Management
- Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
- Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group
- Nautilus Insurance Company
- Northland Insurance Company
- QBE North America
- Quanta Services, Inc.
- Riverport Insurance Company
- Sagicor Claims Management, Inc.
- Sedgwick Claims Management
- Sompo Japan Insurance Company of America
- Specialty Claims Management
- Travelers Casualty and Surety Company
- United Educators Insurance
- USAA
- York Risk Services Group, Inc.
- Zurich North America
Non-Insurance Clients
- Costco Wholesale Corporation
- Safeway, Inc.
Personnel Information
Partners
Kevin S. W. Chee
Honolulu, HI
- E-Mail: kchee@cheemarkham.com
Admitted
- California, 1977
- Hawaii, 1978
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1978
- U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1978
Memberships:
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- The State Bar of California
- Hawaii Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Dartmouth College, B.A. (magna cum laude), 1974
- University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1977
Fraternity Information:
Phi Beta Kappa
Born: 1952
Gregory K. Markham
Honolulu, HI
- E-Mail: gmarkham@cheemarkham.com
Admitted
- Hawaii, 1983
- U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Additional Biographical Details:
Best Lawyers in America; Hawaii Super Lawyer; Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rated; Former President, Hawaii Justice Foundation; Former President of the Hawaii State Bar Association; Chair, Bar Grading Committee
Memberships:
- American and Hawaii State (President-Elect) Bar Associations
Education:
- University of Colorado, B.A. (cum laude), 1979
- University of Colorado Law School, J.D., 1983
Born: 1957
Keith K. Kato
Honolulu, HI
- E-Mail: kkato@cheemarkham.com
Admitted
- Hawaii, 1990
- U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii, 1990
Education:
- Washington University, B.A., 1987
- Washington University, J.D., 1990
Born: 1965
Daniel T. Kim
Honolulu, HI
- E-Mail: dkim@cheemarkham.com
Admitted
- Hawaii, 1987
- District of Columbia, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1988
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1996
Education:
- Washington University, A.B. (Dean's List), 1984
- William S. Richardson School of Law, J.D., 1987
Law Review:
Articles Editor, University of Hawaii Law Review
Honors:
Moot Court Board
Born: 1962
Associates
Sean P. Fitzsimmons
Honolulu, HI
- E-Mail: sfitzsimmons@cheemarkham.com
Admitted
- Hawaii, 2017
Memberships:
- Hawaii State Bar Association
Education:
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, B.A. English, 2007
- University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 2013
Born: 1983
Tara A. Buckley
Honolulu, HI
- E-Mail: tbuckley@cheemarkham.com
Admitted
- Hawaii, 2020
Memberships:
- Hawaii State Bar Association
Education:
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, B.A., 2005
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, M.A., 2007
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law, J.D., 2018
Anthony L. Wong
Honolulu, HI
- E-Mail: awong@cheemarkham.com
Admitted
- Hawaii, 1993
- California
Education:
- University of California Davis School of Law, J.D., 1992
- Cherise Braxton-Brooks
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