O'Connor Berman Dotts & BanesSecond Floor, Nauru Building P.O. Box 501969 Saipan, MP 96950-1969
Tel No: (670) 234-5684 | Fax: (670) 234-5683
Email: attorneys@saipan.com
Members of Firm:
ROBERT J. O'CONNOR
Born in Detroit, Michigan, June 15, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, California;
1985, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; 1988, Territory of
Guam; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; U.S. District Court,
Districts of Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Education:
Tulane University; University of Michigan (B.G.S., 1971); University of
San Francisco School of Law (J.D., 1974). Deputy District Attorney, Riverside,
California, 1975-1979. Deputy District Attorney, Ventura County, California,
1979-1983. Deputy Attorney General and Acting Attorney General, Commonwealth
of the Northern Mariana Islands, 1983-1985. Instructor, Civil Procedure,
Santa Barbara College of Law, 1980-1983. Member: State Bar
of California; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Territory
of Guam Bar Associations. Languages: English. Practice
Areas: Transnational and Construction Law; Class Action, RICO
and other Complex Litigation. Email: attorneys@saipan.com
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MICHAEL J. BERMAN
Born in Central City, Nebraska, November 1, 1948; admitted to bar, 1974, Florida; 1977, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia; 1986, Hawaii; 1989, Guam, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Districts of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1970); Florida State University College of Law (J.D., 1974). Member: Hawaii State, Guam and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Bar Associations; The Florida Bar. Languages: English.
Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; General Civil Litigation. Email: bermlaw@kuentos.guam.net
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MICHAEL W. DOTTS
Originally
from California where he maintains a law license. Practiced law in the
Commonwealth since 1989. Admitted to bar, 1987, California and U.S. Court
of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1989, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands; Education: University of California (A.B., 1984);
Golden State University Law School (J.D., 1987). Member:
State Bar of California; Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Bar Association. Experience: Defended major garment manufacturers
in federal court actions initiated by the United States Department of
Labor and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Represented a claimant
of the Hillblom estate and later counsel for a claimant in arbitration
proceedings; Represented plaintiffs in significant personal injury actions.
Practice Areas: Litigation with an emphasis on labor law.
Email: michaeldotts@hotmail.com
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DAVID G. BANES
Born in Sellersville, Pennsylvania, September 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, New York; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York; 1992, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. District Court, District of Northern Mariana Islands; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Education: University of Maryland (B.A., 1982); University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1986); King's College, London. Member: New York State, American and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Bar Association. Languages: English and French.
Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation; Commercial Law; Insurance Defense. Email: dbanes@saipan.com
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GREGORY J. KOEBEL
Born in Montclair, New Jersey, August 4, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, New York; 1992, California; 1993, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Republic of Palau. Education: Montclair State College (B.A., 1984); Brooklyn Law School (J.D., 1988); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1992).
Member: New York State, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Republic of Palau Bar Associations; State Bar of California. Languages: English. Practice Areas: Taxation; Foreign Investment; Immigration Law; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions.
Email: greg@saipan.com
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JOSEPH E. HOREY
Born in Olean, New York, September 18, 1963; admitted to bar, 1995, New York; 1996, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. District Court for the District of Northern Mariana Islands and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1985); St. Bonaventure University (M.A., 1987); State University of New York at Buffalo (J.D., 1995). Member: New York State and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Bar Associations.
Languages: English, Japanese and Thai. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation. Author: The Right of Self Governmnet In the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, 4 Asian-Pacific Law and Policy J.180 (2003)Email: jed@saipan.com
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Law Clerks, Paralegals and Foreign Attorneys:
GEORGE HASSELBACK
Born in Clinton, North Carolina, March 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004,
Ohio. Education: Norwich University, Military College of
Vermont (B.S., 1997); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2004); Temple
University, Japan (Transnational LL.M. Candidate). Languages:
English. Practice Areas: General Litigation and Personal
Injury. Email: george_hasselback@hotmail.com
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AURALOU B. SABANGAN
Born in Manila, Philippines; admitted to bar, 1985, Republic of the Philippines.
Education: University of the Philippines (B.S. Psychology, 1978; Bachelor of Laws, 1982). Member: Integrated Bar of the Philippines.
Languages: English and Tagalog. Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Litigation; Family Law; Labor Law. Email: auralou@hotmail.com
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Office Clerk:
KIO FUJI
Born in Sasebo, Japan, March 1, 1960.
Education: Sophia University (B.A. in economics);
Languages: Native Japanese and Fluent English.
Court Appointed Translator: US District Court, CNMI Superior Court Email: nyannyan39@hotmail.com
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