Mr. Eyerly has accumulated a wide variety of litigation skills, having
practiced in Alaska, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and
now Hawaii. He started his career working for Alaska Legal Services in bush
Alaska before moving to Anchorage, working primarily with Alaska Natives on
subsistence, sovereignty, and land entitlement issues throughout the state.
He then worked for Micronesian Legal Services on Saipan, representing
under-privileged clients confronted with a variety of legal problems. More
recently, He has been in private practice both on Saipan and now in Honolulu,
concentrating on insurance coverage and commercial litigation. Examples of
his work include:
Insurance Coverage: Represents both insurers and insureds on a variety of
insurance coverage and bad faith issues. Maintains a Hawaii`i insurance
coverage blog. Immediate past Chair of Hawaii Bar Association’s Insurance
Coverage Section. Co-editor of ABA’s Insurance Coverage Litigation
Committee’s website.
Business and Commercial Disputes: Handles a wide variety of commercial
disputes regarding leases, patents, contracts, etc., through litigation,
arbitration and mediation.
Personal Injury: Successfully works on numerous types of personal injury
suits representing both plaintiffs and defendants in wrongful death, toxic
tort, product defects, and general negligence matters.
Employment: Represents employers and employees in Title VII matters,
wrongful termination, and employee discipline.
Appellate Practice: Has handled appeals before the United States Court of
Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Hawaii Supreme Court, Alaska Supreme Court,
and Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court.
Class Actions: Involved in numerous class action suits involving the
Voting Rights Act, unlawful termination of service by utility service,
employment discrimination, and pursuit of land, subsistence, and sovereignty
rights by Alaska Natives.