Mike C. Carroll Partner E-mail | vCard Attorneys      Michael Carroll strives tirelessly to obtain results for his clients.  He works closely with his clients to understand their objectives,  finds proactive solutions to problems, and battles and negotiates  hard to resolve disputes to obtain the best results for his clients.  He has a passion for helping his clients resolve their legal problems.      Mr. Carroll's practice areas include real estate and construction  litigation, complex business litigation, and land use.  His clients  include developers, contractors, corporate and business entities,  governmental entities, governmental entities, and private individuals.      Examples of Mr. Carroll's work include:      ▪  Representing Kapalua Bay, LLC, a joint venture between  Marriott International, Exclusive Resorts (SM), LLC, and Maui  Land & Pineapple, Inc., concerning a dispute between the general  contractor and electrical subcontractor relating to a construction  project of a luxury residential and club project known as the  Residences and Ritz Carlton Club at Kapalua, located at Maui,  Hawaii.      ▪  Representing the State of Hawaii, Department of Hawaiian  Home Lands, with respect to various claims involving a developer  and contractor on four large development projects on three  islands, in which the developer and contractor defaulted on the  projects and filed for bankruptcy.  Mr. Carroll successfully  negotiated a settlement with the bonding company to resolve all  claims.      ▪  Representing Bridge Aina Le'a, LLC ("Bridge"), the owner  of approximately 1,060 acres of undeveloped property in South  Kohala, State and County of Hawaii, in various land use proceedings  relating to the entitlements for the property.      ▪  Representing the Hawaii Prince Hotel Waikiki Corp. and  others against various claims asserted by parties claiming to have  an interest in various hotels and resort properties held by our client.  We successfully prevailed on a motion to dismiss the complaint,  and then prevailed on the subsequent appeal.      ▪  Representing Bridge Capital (USVI), LLC in a foreclosure  action against Waiakea Villas, LLC, the owner of the Waiakea  Villas, a multi-unit condominium complex in Hilo, Hawaii.  We  successfully represented Bridge in obtaining summary judgment  in the foreclosure action in which Bridge ultimately credit bid on  the property and took title to 162 of the approximate 300 units on  the property.      ▪  Representing Kalaka Nui, Inc., the demolition and site work  subcontractor on a large military housing project at Hickam Air  Force Base, concerning various claims against the general contractor  on the project.  Our office was able to successfully negotiate a  settlement of the various claims with the general contractor.      ▪  Representing various owners at the Foster Tower, a  condominium tower in Waikiki, against the restaurant tenant and  others for nuisance and other claims relating to the construction  of a scrubber unit outside the restaurant.  The scrubber emitted  cooking exhaust that impacted the units with odor.  Our office was  able to successfully negotiate a settlement agreement in which the  defendants agreed to remove the scrubber and install a new  ventilation system in which the exhaust did not impact any of the  units.      ▪  Representing the designer of a pool in Guam who was sued  by an individual that was severely injured when he dove into the  swimming pool.  The plaintiff claim was that the pool was  negligently designed because, among other things, the steps in the  pool were allegedly not clearly visible and there was allegedly  inadequate signage.  As a result of key depositions, we were able  to negotiate a favorable settlement for our client.      ▪  Representing the architect and engineer that designed a  roadway.  Our clients were sued in a wrongful death action  stemming from an automobile accident on the roadway. We  prevailed on various Motions for Summary Judgment and were  able to settle the case favorably for our client.      ▪  Representing multiple contractors in various construction  disputes, mechanic's liens, pass-through claims, direct claims, and  other actions.      ▪  Representing multiple property owners concerning various  disputes relating to purchase and sale agreements, disclosures, title  claims, encroachment issues, and other various issues affecting  ownership.      Mr. Carroll has also authored several publications:      ▪  Mr. Carroll was the co-author of "How to Litigate Claims of  Undisclosed Defects in Real Estate Transactions in Hawai'i"  (2003).  This publication outlined various legal issues concerning  undisclosed defects with Hawaii lawyers as the intended audience.      ▪  Mr. Carroll was the author of "The Development of Native  Hawaiian Self-Determination" 33 J. Marshall L. Rev. 639  (Spring 2000), a law review article that discussed the issues  concerning Native Hawaiian Self Determination.      Mr. Carroll is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa,  where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology.  He then  attended John Marshall Law School, where he graduated Cum Laude,  and was on the Dean's List all six semesters.  During law school,  Mr. Carroll was active in the Law Review, acting as the Lead  Articles Editor, responsible for editing articles submitted and prepared  by legal professionals and scholars.  Mr. Carroll was also active in  Moot Court, and was a Semi-Finalist in the Thomas Tang Moot  Court competition, a national competition that included law schools  from across the country.  He was also the President of the Asian  American Law Student's Association, where he worked closely on  issues affecting the Asian American community.  After graduating  from law school, Mr. Carroll served as a Law Clerk to the  Honorable Corinne K.A. Watanabe, Associate Judge with the  Intermediate Court of Appeals, before joining Bays Lung Rose &  Holma.

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