
Pete Manaut is a Partner in the firm's Honolulu office and a member of the Litigation practice group. He concentrates his practice on complex construction, commercial and real property litigation. Mr. Manaut represents parties in all aspects of business litigation, mediation and arbitration, with particular experience in complex construction litigation, mechanic's lien and bond claims, real property disputes, lender liability, foreclosures, equitable title disputes, quiet title actions, toxic tort/environmental claims, asbestos and mold litigation, corporate and partnership dispute litigation, trust disputes, copyright infringement litigation, and appellate work. He has practiced litigation full time in the Carlsmith Honolulu office for close to 35 years. Mr. Manaut has been listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2020 for Litigation: General Commercial and has been listed since 2011.
Distinctions
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- Instructor, Construction Litigation, UH Richardson School of Law 2016
- Named in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 for Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental, and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
- Listed in Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2020 for Litigation: General Commercial; he has been listed since 2011
- Listed in Benchmark Litigation as a Local Litigation Star in the practice areas of Environmental General Commercial, Insurance
- Lecturer and Co-Author, Hawai`i Construction Law and Mechanic's Liens 2015 and 2018, with G. Clay and K. Holma
Affiliations
- Hawaii State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Arbitration Association Panelist for Commercial and Construction Disputes