About Paul
Paul Herrán is a Honolulu-based attorney specializing in personal injury, business law, immigration law, environmental law, and landlord-tenant issues. He was admitted to the Hawaii State Bar in 2004. In July 2021, the Hawaii Supreme Court transferred him to indefinite inactive status due to incapacity, rendering him unable to practice law. Mr. Herrán earned his Juris Doctor from the William S.
Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 2004, graduating magna cum laude. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil/Environmental Engineering from Cornell University, obtained in 2000. Throughout his career, Mr. Herrán has been involved in various legal areas, including contracts, agency appeals, civil litigation, regulatory compliance, and business legal services. He has represented clients in cases such as asylum, citizenship, deportation defense, family visas, green cards, immigration appeals, investment visas, marriage and fiancé(e) visas, student visas, visitor visas, and work visas.
In personal injury law, his experience includes cases involving animal and dog bites, brain injuries, car accidents, construction accidents, motorcycle accidents, premises liability, truck accidents, and wrongful death. His landlord-tenant practice covers evictions, housing discrimination, landlord rights, rent control, and tenants' rights. In environmental law, he has addressed issues related to environmental compliance and regulatory matters. His business law practice encompasses business contracts, business dissolution, business finance, business formation, business litigation, franchising, mergers and acquisitions, and partnership and shareholder disputes. In addition to his legal practice, Mr.
Herrán has been active in the Hawaii State Bar Association's Natural Resources Section, serving as Chair in 2008, Vice-Chair in 2007. Program Chair in 2006. Mr. Herrán is fluent in English, Spanish, and Japanese. As a result, the attorney can serve clients.
