Honolulu Personal Injury Lawyer
Malpractice, Consumer Protection Law Firm
Law Offices of Jeff Crabtree - Attorney Profile
Jeff Crabtree has lived in Hawaii for over 40 years and has been a personal injury lawyer in Honolulu for over 25 years. He represents plaintiffs in the following areas of practice:
- Personal injury
- Auto accidents
- Wrongful death claims
- Medical malpractice
- Professional negligence claims
- Consumer protection cases
For a detailed description of the services offered by Mr. Crabtree, please visit the Practice Areas page of this website.
Mr. Crabtree has attained an AV rating, which is the highest rating available for attorneys by Martindale-Hubbell, the national register of attorneys; an AV rating indicates a lawyer with preeminent legal ability and the highest professional and ethical standards. Additionally, Mr. Crabtree is frequently called upon to share his knowledge by speaking and participating on legal panels at seminars. Furthermore, Mr. Crabtree has also been recognized as one of the “Best Lawyers” in Hawaii by Honolulu Magazine.
Education:
- Punahou school, 1972
- B.A., Williams College and University of San Francisco, 1976
Honors: Dean's List, Magna Cum Laude - J.D., New York University School of Law, 1979
Honors: Root-Tilden Scholar in Public Interest Law
Memberships:
- American Association for Justice (formerly the American Trial Lawyers Association)
- American Inns of Court
- American Bar Association (Section on Litigation)
- Birth Trauma Group
- Consumer Lawyers of Hawaii (member, Fellow, and Board of Governors)
- Hawaii State Bar Association (former member of the Board of Directors)
- Hawaii State Coordinator, National Association of Consumer Advocates
- The Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group
Professional Honors:
- Nominated to Best Lawyers
- Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Living and Dying with Dignity
- Rule 19 Special Committee on Judicial Performance, appointed by Hawaii Supreme Court (member and former Vice-Chair)
- Recipient, Honolulu Star Bulletin's annual Editorial Board Award, Ten Who Made a Difference in Hawaii, 1991
- Recipient, Hawaii State Bar Association's Justice Award for free legal work to the community, 1991
- Recipient, Pro Bono Award, Volunteer Legal Services of Hawaii, for exceptional service to the citizens of Hawaii, 2005
- 2008, Recipient Pro Bono Legal Services Award, Hawaii State Legislature
Publications:
- Jury Instructions in Civil Cases, Hawaii Bar Journal, May 2003
- Getting Audited: Effective Prevention Against Legal Malpractice, Hawaii Bar Journal, April 1998
- Honoring the Right to Die in Medical Emergencies, Hawaii Medical Journal, Special Issue on Medicine, Law, and Bioethics, April 1995
- The Right to Die: An Update on the Law, Hawaii Medical Journal, October 1992
- Living Wills and the Right to Die, Hawaii Medical Journal, Dec 1990
Media Appearances:
- KGU Radio
- Dialogue Program, KHET Public Television
- Living Wills: Your Right to Decide, KHON TV Channel 2 News
- KGMB TV Channel 9 News
- Island Issues, KFIVE
- ITV Channel 4
- KSSK Radio
- League of Women Voters Presents, Channel 20
