Collin M. (Marty) Fritz - Honolulu, HI

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1973
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1969
    B.A.
    Major: History

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Pacific Arbitration and Mediation, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1987, Mediator
• Hawaii Supreme Court, 1986, Arbitrator
• McKenzie, Trecker & Fritz, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1980 - 1993
• Trecker, Rosenberg & Fritz, Kailua, Hawaii, 1976 - 1979
• Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, International Credit Division, Analyst, 1973 - 1976

References

• Robert A. Rowan, Esq., Arlington, Virginia

• Robyn Akahoshi, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Phil Russotti, New York

• Wayne Parsons, Honolulu, Hawaii

• Jim Leavitt, Honolulu, Hawaii

Classes and Seminars

• Accutane Birth Defects Litigation Group, American Trial Lawyers Convention, 1988 - 1989
  
• Expert Witnesses, Hawaii Certified Public Accountants Convention, 1989 - Present
  
• Aquatic Injuries, National Spa and Pool Institute, Hawaii Chapter, 1989 - Present
  
• Determining and Proving Damages, National Business Institute, Inc., 1990 - Present
  
• Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1991 - Present
  
• Insurance Litigation in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1992 - Present
  
• Arbitrating and Trying the Auto Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1993 - Present
  
• Seventh Annual Seminar on Tort Law, Pacific Law Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 24, 1994 - Present
  
• Hawaii Supreme Court Arbitrator Training, Oahu, Maui and Kauai
  
• Practicing Law in the 21st Century, Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present
  
• Annual Hawaii Tort Law Seminar, Pacific Law Institute, 1999 - Present
  
• Annual Hawaii Tort Law Seminar, Pacific Law Institute, 2001 - Present
  
• Voir Dire Demonstration to Lawyers, Law Students and Judges, American Inns of Court, University of Hawaii School of Law
  
• Instructor, Litigation Workshop, University of Hawaii, Richardson School of Law, ATLA Student Chapter, 2001 - Present
  
• Personal Injury Settlements in Hawaii: Practical Methods for Perfecting the Settlement of a Claim, National Business Institute, November 9, 2001 - Present
  
• Speaker, Hawaii Claims Association Seminar, 2002 - Present
  
• Western Trial Lawyers, 2016

Representative Cases

• Arrington v. Wong
  • Citation: F.3d 1006, 1074
  • Court: 9th Cir.
  • Year: 2001
  • Serial Number: 2001080362
• Casson v. State Farm
• Miller v. USA
• Reed v. Allstate
• Koenig v. Tamada

Published Works

Articles

• Premises Liability, Pacific Law Institute, January, 1990
  
• Determining and Proving Damages, National Business Institute, Inc., February, 1990
  
• Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., March, 1991
  
• Supreme Court Update, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November, 1991
  
• Insurance Litigation in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., November, 1992
  
• Arbitrating and Trying the Auto Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., March, 1993
• Resolving Cases and Jury Selection/Focus Groups, Western Trial Lawyers Association, Kapalua, Maui, June, 1994
• Seventh Annual Seminar on Tort Law, Pacific Law Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 24, 1994
• U.S. Supreme Court Update, Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education, November, 1994
• Resolving Cases Favorably Through Mediation, Marin County, California, Bar Association, October, 1994
• Practicing Law in the 21st Century, Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association, June, 9, 1995
• Introductory Torts, University of Hawaii Richardson School of Law, 1997
• Practicing Law in the 21st Century, Are You Ready?, ATLA, National College of Advocacy, July, 1998
• Law Office Automation, Hawaii Paralegal Association, October, 1998
• Preventing Legal Malpractice, Hawaii State Bar Association
• The Brief, Recurring Author of "Tips on Technology", American Bar Association, Section on Torts and Insurance Practice - TIPS, Quarterly, 1999
• The Law Reporter, Recurring Author of "Shop Talk" (Monthly, Ending 2000), Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, Monthly, 2000

Bar Admissions

• Hawaii, 1976
• U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1976
• U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981

Other Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Tort and Insurance Practice Section
• American Bar Association, Sole and Small Practice Section (National Chair)
• American Bar Association (Member, Standing Technology Committee)
• American Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Accutane Litigation Group)
• American Trial Lawyers Association, Insurance & Small Office Practice Section
• American Trial Lawyers Association (Council of Presidents)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, ADR Section
• Hawaii Academy of Plaintiffs Attorneys
• American Mediation Association
• Pacific Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Waialae Country Club, Honolulu, Hawaii
• Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1990 (Board of Governors)
• Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1994 - 1995 (President)
• Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1999 (Legislative Chair)
• Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1999 (State Delegate)
• American Civil Liberties Union, 1988 - 1990 (Vice President)
• American Civil Liberties Union, 1990 - 1993 (President)
• American Civil Liberties Union (Director)
• Judicial Arbitration Commission, Hawaii Supreme Court and American Arbitration Association (Arbitrator)
• Pacific Mediation and Arbitration Association and Mediation Specialists of Hawaii, Inc. (Mediator)
• REDRESS Program, U.S. Postal Service, 1999 (Mediator)
• Hawaii State Bar Association (Arbitrator/Mediator, Committee on Attorney/Client Fee Disputes)
• Hawaii Medical Association (Malpractice Committee)
• Hawaii Academy of Plaintiffs Attorneys (Founding Fellow)
• American Red Cross Board, Military and Families Section
• Democratic State and National Convention, 1992
• Hawaii White House Liaison, 1995
• White House Pacific Rim Economic Conference, 1995
• Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1992
• Court-Annexed Arbitration Program (Co-Chair, Judiciary Working Group)
• American Mediation Association (Diplomat)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, 1995 (Committee on Advertising and Solicitation)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, 1996 - 1997 (Co-Chairman, Committee on Advertising and Solicitation)
• American Inns of Court, Aloha Chapter, 1995 (Master)
• Hawaii State Legislature, 1997 - 1999 (Select Tort Study Committee)
• Legal Aid Society of Hawaii, 1998 - 2000 (Board Member)
• American Cancer Society, 1998 (Hawaii Pacific Division, Children's Programs, Major Gifts Hui)
• Hawaii State Bar Association, 1999 - 2000 (Board of Directors)
• Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1999
• Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 2000
• Western Trial Lawyers, 2014 - Present
• American Association of Justice (AAJ) Leaders Forum, 2000 - Present
• Hawaii Bar Foundation, 2016 - Present (Director)