The Hawai`i State Judiciary is sponsoring a free public informational session, “How and When to Use a Lawyer and How to Find One,” from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday.

Speaking will be Associate Justice Mark E. Recktenwald, who became a member of the Hawai`i Supreme Court on May 11 after serving as chief judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals since May 2007. Prior to his appointment to the bench, Justice Recktenwald was the director of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs from 2003 to 2007. He was also an assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Hawai`i, and worked as an attorney in private practice.
Recktenwald will be joined by Evelyn Gomez, administrator of the Hawai`i State Bar Association's lawyer referral service, and Esther Laumatia, representing Volunteer Legal Services Hawai`i.
The Judiciary is offering this program as part of its monthly “Lunch ‘n’ Learn the Law” series. Volunteer presenters include judges, attorneys, court officials and other subject-matter experts who discuss topics related to specific areas of the law and the courts.
The session will be held in the Supreme Court conference room on 417 S. King St. in Honolulu (behind the King Kamehemeha statue). For more information, call the Judiciary’s Public Affairs Office at 539-4909.