Lāhainā Fire Lawyers
Lāhainā fire and Upcountry fire victims deserve attorneys with Maui-values.
They deserve attorneys who are prepared to commit to the community to personally work with those impacted to quantify their individual damages and to identify and require those who are responsible to contribute their fair share to the recovery.
Getting justice for the community is not a simple task. It will take a team with experience and resources that can identify the root causes of this tragedy and pursue the deep-pocketed defendants who will do everything in their power to avoid any responsibility for their negligent acts and omissions.
Cynthia K. Wong
Cynthia K. Wong was raised on Maui where she has raised her five children and her family is still located. She has over 28 years of experience as a fierce legal advocate for the people of Maui. Since 2017 she has headed her own law firm in Wailuku, after practicing for over 20 years with James Krueger at Krueger-Wong.
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Getting justice for the community is not a simple task. It will take a team with experience and resources that can identify the root causes of this tragedy and pursue the deep-pocketed defendants who will do everything in their power to avoid any responsibility for their negligent acts and omissions.
To create that team, Cynthia has interviewed dozens of attorneys and firms from the mainland who claim expertise in wildfire litigation, and she has chosen to partner with the wildfire team of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP led by Frank Pitre and Jim Bostwick of Bostwick & Peterson. Frank and his team are the true experts in fire and utility litigation and they are committed to representing the victims of this fire in a manner consistent with the culture and spirit of those native to Hawaii. Rather than swarm the island to enlist clients in Lāhainā and Upcountry, Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy wants to provide a local attorney with their resources and expertise to ensure that every victim of this fire receives the compensation they deserve.
Lāhainā and the island of Maui hold a special place in Jim Bostwick and Erik Peterson's hearts. Erik Peterson moved to Maui right after college, lived in Lahaina and worked as a crew member on a sailboat before attending law school. In 1972, Jim Bostwick tried his first case in Hawaii on Maui for a resident of Lahaina. In the last few months, Bostwick resolved cases on Maui exceeding $11 million. Bostwick & Peterson has recovered over $1 billion in compensation for clients and won many record-setting results in Hawaii.
Cynthia is devastated by the death and destruction the Maui fires
have caused to the citizens and towns of Lahaina and Upcountry.
She is committed to using her legal experience to work with the community to obtain compensation for everyone impacted by this horrific tragedy.
If you (or anyone you know) have information regarding the cause of the Maui fires or if you witnessed anything related to the cause and want to share that, we are here to help.
“The Upcountry fire came within five feet of my home and destroyed my neighbor’s home so I have personally witnessed the fire’s rage, destruction, and devastation. My heart breaks for people who lost loved ones. Every Maui resident has been affected in some way and will continue to be affected long into the future.”