Zale T. Okazaki
Partner Email: zale.okazaki@hawadvocate.com
Ms. Okazaki joined the firm in March 1999 and concentrates her practice in the areas of personal injury defense and real property. She became a partner with CHONG, NISHIMOTO, SIA, NAKAMURA, & GOYA, LLLP, in 2006.
Education
Ms. Okazaki is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree and a minor in French. She attended the University of Houston Law Center, graduating in 1988. She was admitted to the Hawaii Bar in 1990.
Experience
Upon admittance to the Hawaii Bar, Ms. Okazaki was associated with a law firm that handled personal injury litigation, including motor vehicle cases, premises liability, multi-district breast implant, and medical malpractice. She then associated with an insurance defense firm and handled tort litigation cases, legal malpractice, and real estate.
Affiliations
Ms. Okazaki is a member of the Hawaii State Bar Association, has been a past board member of the Honolulu Sunrise Rotary (board member from 1999-2000 and 2000-2001), a board member of Read to Me International (2000-present), a board member of the Hawaii Women Lawyers (board member since 2002; Treasurer in 2005-2006, 2006-2007), board member of the Hawaii Women’s Legal Foundation since 2005 and fundraising chair in 2006 and 2007, a board member of the YWCA of Oahu (2003-2006), a board member of the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii (board member from 2007-2010), founding board member of the Friends of the Family Specialty Courts since 2008, and a commissioner of the Hawaii Elections Commission (since 2007).