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Jake Kamstra

Jacob Kamstra

Associate

Intro

Jacob focuses his practice on business and commercial disputes, representing clients in a variety of matters, including breach of contract, trade secrets, and unfair trade practices claims.  Before joining the firm, Jacob clerked for the Honorable Chief Justice Peter J. Maassen of the Supreme Court of Alaska and practiced as a business litigation and intellectual property associate.

Areas of Focus

Education

J.D., University of Hawaii, 2019
B.A., Hope College, 2014

Academic Distinction

University of Hawaii Law Review, Staff Member, Co-Editor-in-Chief

CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Second-Year Seminar Writing Course

Admissions and Courts

California
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii

Law Clerk to the Honorable Chief Justice Peter J. Maassen, Alaska Supreme Court
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Richard R. Clifton, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit 
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Kenneth J. Mansfield, United States District Court, District of Hawaii 
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Virginia Lea Crandall (Ret.), Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii 
Judicial Extern to the Honorable Gary W.B. Chang (Ret.), Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii