William Darrah

Mediation Experience
Divorce mediation generally, with a special emphasis on the resolution of divorce financial issues (division of assets, allocation of indebtedness, child support, child healthcare, child education, alimony, and divorce tax consequences).

Education
1970 Graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Morehead Scholar)
1975 Graduate of New York University School of Law (Root Tilden Scholar)

Work Experience
William C. Darrah, Mediator (2020-)
William C. Darrah, Attorney at Law, A Law Corporation (1989-2019)
Douthit and Darrah, Family Law Attorneys (1976-1989)
Senior Federal Judge Gus J. Solomon, Portland, Oregon (1975)

Training Received
Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu
Mediation Center of the Pacific (MCP)
Family Law Section of the American Bar Association
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML)
Harvard Program on Negotiation

Other Information 
First Best Lawyers in America "Hawaii Family Lawyer of the Year" (2012)
Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (1985-present) 
Chairperson of the Family Law Section (FLS) of the Hawaii State Bar Association (HSBA) (1990-1991, 1995, 2005)
Member of the Hawaii Access to Justice Commission’s "Committee on Maximizing the Use of Available Resources for Separating and Divorcing Families in Hawaii" (2023-present)
Editor of the HSBA's Hawaii Divorce Manual (1994-present)
Divorce Law in Hawaii presenter (2002-present) Member of the First Circuit Family Court Volunteer Settlement Master (VSM) program (2004-present)
Author of "Divorce in Hawaii-New Law" July 2024 issue of the Hawaii Bar Journal
Author of "Mediating Divorce Financial Issues-For Quicker Better Outcomes" November 2024 issue of the Hawaii Bar Journal
President of the Collaborative Divorce Hawaii Practice Group (2013-present)
MCP volunteer divorce mediator (1980-present)
MCP Access ADR divorce mediator (2020-present)
Dispute Prevention and Resolution (DPR) divorce mediator (2023-present)
Member of the MCP Board of Directors (2000-present)