Becky T. Chestnut is a former partner, and is currently of counsel, in the litigation practice group. Her experience includes complex, high-profile cases, including wrongful death and other torts, land use and native Hawaiian rights. Ms. Chestnut has been identified as a “future star” by Benchmark Litigation. She presently resides on the mainland, and specializes in drafting appellate and other briefs for a variety of clients. Representative cases include:

County of Kaua`i v. Office of Information Practices, State of Hawaii, 120 Hawaii 34, 200 P.3d 403 (App.), aff’d 2009 Haw. LEXIS 264 (Oct. 26, 2009)Dominguez v. Price Okamoto Himeno & Lum, 2009 Haw. App. LEXIS 204 (April 29, 2009), cert. denied, 2009 Haw. LEXIS 205 (Sept. 1, 2009), U.S. Supreme Court cert. denied, 2010 U.S. LEXIS 1187 (Feb. 22, 2010)Kuroiwa v. Lingle, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52277 (D. Haw. July 3, 2008), aff’d 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 24460 (Oct. 13, 2009)Wilson v. Freitas, 121 Hawaii 120; 214 P.3d 1110 (App. June 30, 2009), cert. denied, 2009 Haw. LEXIS 269 (Dec. 10, 2009) Arakaki v. Cayetano, 477 F.3d 1048 (9th Cir. 2007)Holi v. AIG Hawaii Ins. Co., Inc., 113 Hawaii 196, 150 P.3d 845 (App. 2007), cert denied, 114 Haw. 226; 160 P.3d 436 (2007)Prior to graduating from law school and joining McCorriston, Ms. Chestnut served for many years as the Housing Manager for Marine Corps Base, Hawaii.