Allison Mizuo Lee

Experience Commercial and Real Estate Litigation Lead counsel in litigation to enforce contract rights (e.g. purchase contracts, leases, easements) and collection of judgments Lead counsel in litigation involving claims of fraud, misrepresentation, and conversion claims arising out of transfers of real property Lead counsel in litigation involving disputes between members of limited liability companies and between franchisor and franchisee Lead counsel in disputes between co-owners of property and adjoining landowners. Lead and local counsel for lenders sued by borrowers alleging numerous claims including TILA, RESPA, FDCPA, slander of title, fraud, and claims relating to alleged improper handling of requests for loan modifications and nonjudicial foreclosures Foreclosure Lead counsel for lenders in litigation to foreclose on mortgages Probate and Trust Litigation Lead and co-counsel for Trust beneficiaries in proceedings involving claims for an accounting, undue influence, lack of capacity, and removal and surcharge of the trustee Other Representation of insurers and insureds in coverage disputes. Second-chaired two patent infringement trials in federal court resulting in multi-million dollar verdicts in favor of client Local counsel on copyright and trademark litigation Represented retailer in litigation to enforce exclusivity (non-compete) clause in lease and in CAM dispute with landlord Awards Pacific Business News Women Who Mean Business Class of 2021 Listed in Best Lawyers , since 2023 Carl K. Mirikitani Jr. Valedictory Prize, 2001 Deans Scholar, 1994-1997 NCAA Division III Womens Tennis Singles All-American, 1995, 1997 Porter Scholar, 1999 Sterling Scholar in Social Science, 1994 Community Involvement American Diabetes Association Community Leadership Board (2014-2016) Kiwanis Executive Club of Honolulu (Pres. Oct. 2014-Oct. 2015)