On Thursday, September 29, 2022, the Disciplinary Board of the Hawai’i Supreme Court ruled on the Petition for Reciprocal Suspension filed against Honolulu attorney Myles S. Breiner relating to charges of misconduct. The ruling publicly reprimanded Breiner.
The case, titled In Re: Myles S. Breiner, was brought by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Case #ODC 17-O-116.
The charges cited Rules 1.0 and 1.7 of the Hawai’i Rules of Professional Conduct.
According to the filing, Respondent had stipulated and agreed that he had violated the Rules as charged in connection with his representation of Louis Kealoha, Katherine Kealoha, and others with competing interests.
The Disciplinary Board noted that there appeared to be little harm to clients but her breach of the professional standards is harmful to the profession.
The order reads:
“The Disciplinary Board considers your violations of the rules of professional conduct in these conflict instances to be so serious as to warrant this stipulated Public Reprimand, imposed in person on this date before the Board. This concludes the oral implementation of your Public Reprimand.”
Mr. Breiner earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law. He practices in Honolulu, Hawai’i where he maintains the Myles S. Breiner Attorney at Law Breiner has been licensed in Hawai’i, license no. 4364. His info can be found on Super Lawyers.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
