CFJ's Pangelinan Speaks to NY Times re Coverage of Guam in North Korea Crisis
CFJ Partner Michael Pangelinan was one of several Guam residents who commented to the New York Times on August 10, 2017 for the article entitled, "At the Tip of the Spear": Guam Residents on U.S.-North Korea Tensions. Mikes thoughts are set out in full below:
'Just Regular Americans'
Michael A. Pangelinan, 47, a lawyer who lives in Dededo, in the north of the island, was one of many Guamanians who expressed frustration about how little their home was understood by Americans.
CFJ's Gutierrez Provides Highlights of National Employment Law Conference
(SHRM Press Release) — The Society for Human Resource Management-NMI chapter is pleased to have attorney Dana A. Gutierrez, the SHRM Guam chapter’s vice president of legislative affairs, speak at the July 27 local SHRM membership meeting regarding highlights from the 2017 SHRM Employment Law & Legislative Conference she attended recently in Washington, D.C.
Students Raise Thousands to Help Hungry Students in the Philippines
CFJ partner Rodney Jacob is the International Liaison Partner for Ateneo de Manila University for FEED 25 - a social justice project to assist Ateneo de Manila University’s Center of Educational Development feed students in sponsored public schools in the Philippines.
CFJ's Jacob Pens Op-Ed for USAToday: Equality Lacking for Guam, Territories
CFJ partner Rodney Jacob's op-ed is available here.
Victory for CFJ Client in Federal Court Sends Wrongful Death Suit to Arbitration
CFJ's Rodney Jacob and Kathy Fisher are representing two Norwegian insurance companies in litigation relating to the proper venue for a wrongful death claim. A federal court judge in Guam ruled on March 9, 2017 on behalf of the companies finding that the dispute belongs in arbitration in Norway under the terms of an underlying arbitration agreement.
CFJ's Gutierrez Provides Employment Law Perspectives at Guam HR Conference
CFJ’s Dana Gutierrez was a featured speaker at the annual conference of the Guam chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) at the Lotte Hotel Guam on October 7, 2016.
An article in Pacific Daily News, Conference addresses HR issues, highlighted Dana’s role:
Calvo Fisher & Jacob's Rapadas Asks Court to Confirm YTK Arbitration Award
CFJ's Genevieve Rapadas was in Guam Superior Court on September 29, 2016 to ask the court to to confirm the arbitration award in favor of YTK in the Hotel Wharf matter and bring an end to a dispute of over 10 years with the Port of Guam.
KUAM video coverage of the hearing includes some of Rapadas' arguments to the court, Court hearing held in Port v. YTK matter.
CFJ's Pangelinan Reappointed as Commissioner of the Guam PUC
CFJ's Michael Pangelinan, who has served as a Commissioner of the Guam Public Utilities Commission for the past nine years, has been reappointed to a new six-year term by Governor Eddie Calvo. Mike's nomination was confirmed by the Guam Legislature on February 18, 2016 following a legislative committee hearing where Mike's service to the Commission was praised by PUC staff members and Senators alike.
Daily Journal Highlights CFJ's Guam/San Francisco Connection
An article in the Daily Journal, "Lawyer's commute is 17 time zones," features CFJ's Kathy Fisher and the firm's unique capability to seamlessly handle cases in California, Guam and Saipan. According to the article, "Even after more than 16 years of flying across the Pacific Ocean to try cases, Kathleen V. Fisher is still trying to find the right work-life balance. A San Francisco-based name partner at Guam-based Calvo Fisher & Jacob LLP, Fisher is one of a few California lawyers who is admitted to practice in the Micronesian islands of Guam and Saipan."