Rustam A. Barbee, ("Rus"), practices law in Hawaii and Federal courts from his office located at Century Square in Honolulu.

Attorney Barbee attended the University of Wisconsin law school and obtained his Juris Doctorate degree in 1984. From 1984 to 1989 Attorney Barbee was a prosecuting attorney for the Wisconsin Attorney General’s office, specializing in white collar offenses such as securities fraud, Medicaid fraud, embezzlement, and racketeering. Attorney Barbee also handled violent crime offenses including murder cases.

From 1989 to 1997, Attorney Barbee was an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the districts of Hawaii and Guam. At the public defender’s office, he handled a wide variety of defense cases from DUI and traffic matters to drug, conspiracy, and murder cases as well as white collar cases.

Since August, 1997, Attorney Barbee has been active in private practice and is available to provide legal representation to clients in Hawaii and Federal Courts. Some cases require employing experts such as investigators, accountants, medical doctors, or other forensic experts to assist in the case.

Attorney Barbee’s primary practice includes criminal defense, and forfeiture cases. Attorney Barbee has been admitted to practice law in the following jurisdictions:

State of HawaiiState of WisconsinUS District Court District of HawaiiUS Court of Appeals for Ninth and Seventh Federal CircuitsUS Supreme Court