Attorney Collin Fritz, Trecker & Fritz, Honolulu, Hawaii

Attorney Profiles

Collin M. (Marty) Fritz
Honolulu, Hawaii

Partner
phone	808-528-3900
fax	(808) 533-3684
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Areas of Practice:: Personal Injury Litigation; Admiralty; Aircraft/Helicopter Accidents; Aquatic Injuries; Automobile Accidents; Drug Induced Birth Defects; Mediation & Arbitration; Product Liability; Professional Negligence; Workplace Injuries

Litigation Percentage:: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:: Hawaii, 1976; U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1976; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1981

Education:: University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa, 1973
J.D.; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1969
B.A.
Major: History

Published Works:: 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

Representative Cases:: Arrington v. Wong, F.3d 1006, 1074 (9th Cir. 2001); Casson v. State Farm, ( ); Miller v. USA, ( ); Reed v. Allstate, ( ); Koenig v. Tamada, ( )

References:: Robert A. Rowan, Esq., Arlington, Virginia; Michael Shea, Esq., Honolulu, Hawaii; Craig Furusho, Honolulu, Hawaii; Michael McEnerney, Honolulu, Hawaii

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Accutane Birth Defects Litigation Group, American Trial Lawyers Convention, 1988 - 1989; Expert Witnesses, Hawaii Certified Public Accountants Convention, 1989; Aquatic Injuries, National Spa and Pool Institute, Hawaii Chapter, 1989; Determining and Proving Damages, National Business Institute, Inc., 1990; Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1991; Insurance Litigation in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1992; Arbitrating and Trying the Auto Injury Case in Hawaii, National Business Institute, Inc., 1993; Seventh Annual Seminar on Tort Law, Pacific Law Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, September 24, 1994; Hawaii Supreme Court Arbitrator Training, Oahu, Maui and Kauai, 1994 - Present; Practicing Law in the 21st Century, Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association, November 9, 1995 - June 9, 1995; Annual Hawaii Tort Law Seminar, Pacific Law Institute, 1999; Annual Hawaii Tort Law Seminar, Pacific Law Institute, 2001; 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; Personal Injury Settlements in Hawaii: Practical Methods for Perfecting the Settlement of a Claim, National Business Institute, November 9, 2001; Speaker, Hawaii Claims Association Seminar, 2002

Honors and Awards:: Governors' Award, Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1996; Distinguished Service Certificate, American Civil Liberties Union, 1977; Who's Who in American Law, Fourth Edition, 1985; Law Day Golf Champion, 1995; Gold Medal Hawaii Senior Olympics (Basketball), 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships:: 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 - Present; Board of Governors; Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1994 - 1995; President; Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1999 - Present; Legislative Chair; Hawaii Trial Lawyers Association/Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii, 1999 - Present; 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 - Present; 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 - Present; 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

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

Fraternities/Sororities:: Phi Delta Theta; Phi Kappa Psi; Phi Delta Phi