Jael E. Makagon

Associate

Phone: (808) 524-1800
Fax: (808) 524-4591
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Jael Makagon's practice areas include commercial litigation and labor and employment law. He has been part of the firm's legal teams in such recent matters as a successful lawsuit to help public school teachers maintain the standard of healthcare benefits guaranteed by Hawai`i's Constitution, obtaining judgment limiting a hospital's liability for the actions of independent contractor physicians, and representing a large hotel management company in a complex contract dispute.

He also assists employers in litigation involving employees' allegations of discrimination on the basis of race and work injuries.

In addition to practicing law, Mr. Makagon is an adjunct professor at the University of  Hawai`i Richardson School of Law, where he currently teaches a legal writing course for first-year law students. To teach the course, which focuses on drafting appellate briefs, Mr. Makagon draws on his experience as a Hawai`i Supreme Court law clerk. An added benefit: analyzing his students' writing helps him identify patterns and techniques relevant to his own practice. 

Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation
Labor and Employment