Gregory A. Ferren at a glance
- Current role
- Per Diem Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii · State
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- Active
Gregory A. Ferren
Per Diem Judge · Hawaii District and District Family Courts, First Circuit
Biography
Professional career
- His firm describes litigation for individuals and businesses, among them work assisting class counsel for native Hawaiians in the Office of Hawaiian Homelands settlement
Education
- His law-firm biography reports a JD from the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law, an LLM in intellectual property from Santa Clara University, and a BS in journalism from the University of Colorado Boulder.
Additional information
- Mr. Ferren is a licensed attorney in Hawaii (since 1995) and California (since 2003).
- His appointment was effective September 2, 2025
- Current per diem judge serving in the District and/or District Family courts in Hawaii's First Circuit.
- One of the Per Diem Judges for the First Judicial Circuit (Oahu).
- Listed by the Hawaii Judiciary among First Circuit per diem judges.
- His legal experience spans intellectual property, personal injury, contracts, business, real estate, class actions, fraud, landlord/tenant, probate, alternative dispute resolution, commercial litigation, and appeals.
- Has worked with major firms such as Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Bingham McCutchen, Jones Day, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and has represented clients ranging from small businesses to large corporations including Yahoo!, Apple, and Oracle
- Per Diem Judge in the First Judicial Circuit of Hawaii, presiding over District and District Family Courts, and is also an experienced attorney with over 25 years in practice
- He earlier worked with Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, Bingham McCutchen, Jones Day, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
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