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About Joan Tuers
Joan Tuers is committed to advocating for individuals facing life-changing injuries and overwhelming medical challenges. Her approach to the law is rooted in fairness and a desire to help those who may not otherwise have a voice in the legal system. Her goal in every case is to ensure clients feel heard, supported, and well represented. She studied glassblowing during her undergraduate years, earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, before going on to receive her J.D. from the William S. Richardson School of Law.
During law school she developed a strong interest in courtroom advocacy and began her career clerking for Judge Kawano on Maui. She then served as a Deputy Public Defender on Maui, Molokai, and Lanai. Outside the office, she continues to make art and enjoys time with friends and family on Oahu and Maui.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner
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Leavitt, Yamane and Soldner represented Maui wildfire survivors and victims' families in the $4.037 billion global settlement resolving approximately 450 lawsuits arising from the August 2023 Lahaina fire.
A Hawaii jury awarded $12.1 million to a Waipahu family after labor-induction negligence at Kapiolani Medical Center cut off a newborn's oxygen for 26 minutes, causing permanent brain damage and cerebral palsy.
A 38-year-old man paralyzed at a Waipio crosswalk in April 2015 settled for $11.4 million after attorney Woodruff Soldner proved the City of Honolulu repaved the road in 2014 without completing the safety checklist its own laws required.
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