About Rafael Renteria

Rafael Renteria has dedicated his legal career to helping others. As a domestic violence prosecutor for the City and County of Honolulu, he advocated on behalf of victims of child abuse, romantic partner abuse, and murder. His goal is to give a voice to the voiceless, which led him to work within the court system to improve the treatment of victims in the criminal justice system.

As a supervisor in the prosecutor's office, he mentored and trained a team of trial attorneys. Since joining Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner, Rafael has turned his attention to seeking civil justice on behalf of those who have been seriously injured. He is a 2009 graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner

These results are credited to Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$4.04 billionSettlementLargest in HawaiiLargest of 2024

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.

State and Federal Courts, Maui, Hawaii · 2024Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$12.1 millionVerdictTop 10 in Hawaii · #10

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.

Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii · 2013Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$11.4 millionSettlement

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.

Honolulu, Hawaii · 2018Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
Settlement

Leavitt, Yamane & Soldner, alongside two co-counsel firms, secured a confidential settlement for families of the four people killed in the July 2017 Marco Polo condominium fire in Honolulu, the costliest fire in Hawaii history.

Circuit Court, Honolulu, Hawaii · 2019Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Hawaii at Manoa, William S. Richardson School of Law
J.D., 2009
Stanford University
Undergraduate, 2005

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Hawaii

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Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.