The firm is proud to announce that A. Bernard ”Bernie” Bays has received the 2024 President’s Award from the National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA). The purpose of the President’s Awards is to recognize members of NBTA for their unique accomplishments and efforts which deserve to be known to our entire membership, the legal profession, and the communities that they work in. Source: nbtalawyers.org.
A. Bernard "Bernie" Bays
Mr. Bays is one of 7 selected attorneys selected nationwide for the award.
Mr. Bays has represented well over 10,000 long term residential lessees in their fight to purchase their properties from a handful of very powerful landowners. This was truly a David and Goliath situation. He prevailed in numerous litigation cases that enable his clients to purchase their homes. One case went to the Hawaii Supreme Court and another to the US Supreme Court in a process that lasted over 10 years. His efforts in those cases changed the social fabric of Hawaii. He has never stopped making a big difference in Hawaii by the many litigation cases he has handled. These cases include saving the 225,000 acre Parker Ranch which is one of the largest cattle ranches in the US and was the inception in the early 1800s of the cattle industry as it developed in rest of the US in the late 1800s. Mr. Bays has over 50 years of experience and has successfully represented clients in numerous landmark cases and over 150 trials or arbitrations.
Starn O’Toole Marcus & Fisher is a leader among Hawaii’s real estate and business law firms, recognized for its expertise in real estate law, commercial transactions and complex commercial litigation in Hawaii, the US mainland and internationally.
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