Biography

Bartlett joined the firm in 2002 and has substantial experience, including as lead counsel, in a wide range of civil litigation, administrative, and alternative dispute resolution matters. He has successfully represented wrongfully terminated, harassed or underpaid employees, attorneys and other professionals who have been sued for professional liability, and consumers in a variety of class action cases. Bartlett is particularly accomplished in utilizing mediations and other alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes to resolve cases for both plaintiffs and defendants, sometimes without suit ever being filed. Bartlett was also lead counsel for a community coalition that sought to challenge, after the fact, the permitting of the "Keeaumoku Superblock" big-box development. This unique case led to a new approach to challenge administrative decisions for which no appellate process is formally available.

Bartlett graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1992 with a B.A. in political science and worked as a litigation paralegal for eight years before joining the Hawaii bar. He received his law degree from the William Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii in 2002, summa cum laude and ranked 3rd in his graduating class. As a law student, Bartlett received numerous awards for academic excellence including the Law School Tuition Award for Academic Excellence (1999-2002), the ATLA National Trial Advocacy Scholarship (2001), the Phi Delta Phi Professional Responsibility Award (2001), the Rush Moore Craven Sutton Morry & Beh Award, Corpus Juris Secondum Awards, the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Torts II, Professional Responsibility, Advanced Civil Procedure, and was voted the "Best Oralist" in Appellate Advocacy. In addition, he was a member of the University of Hawaii Law Review, the outside articles editor of the Asian Pacific Law & Policy Journal, and a finalist in the Susan McCay Moot Court Competition (2000).

Bartlett and his family recently re-located to Madison, Wisconsin where his wife Leilani, a University of Hawaii-trained scientist, enjoys a successful career as an organic farming development specialist. Bartlett's individuality was confirmed when he recently became the first resident of Wisconsin who chose to "telecommute" to Hawaii rather than the other way around.