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Philip Lowenthal has been Of Counsel with Menzer Law since 2012 and has practiced law in Hawaii for more than 40 years.
The first Deputy Public Defender on Maui, Phil specializes in federal criminal defense and civil litigation, including complex personal injury cases. He is an accomplished trial lawyer and an expert on both the Federal and Hawaii Rules of Evidence who is also known for his legendary Evidence seminars.
Phil has an AV Preeminent peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest recognition possible in the legal industry, for his professionalism and ethics. He has also been named a Best Lawyer in America for the last 25 years.
Hawaii, 1970
California, 1970
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1982
U.S. District Court District of Hawaii, 1970
U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 1970
U.S. Supreme Court, 1978
U.S. Tax Court, 2009
Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Rules of Penal Procedure, 1986 (Member)
Hawaii Judicial Conference, 1985 - 1987 (Member)
Hawaii State Bar Association, 1986 (Chairman: Committee on Rules of Penal Procedure)
Hawaii State Bar Association, 1990 (Member, Committee on Hawaii Criminal Jury Instructions)
State Bar of California (Member)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 1979 - Present (Member)
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1979 - Present (Member)
American Board of Criminal lawyers, 1982 (Governor)
Hawaii Supreme Court Permanent Committee on Rules of Evidence, 1993 - Present
Hawaii Supreme Court Disciplinary Board, Board Counsel, 2018 - Present
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Berkeley, California, 1969 J.D.
Univ. of California, Berkeley, 1966 B.A.