Calvert G. Chipchase

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Calvert G. Chipchase is an associate practicing in the areas of commercial real estate, appellate litigation and land use, zoning and entitlements. Since 2004, Mr. Chipchase has also served as an adjunct professor and guest lecturer at the University of Hawaii, Richardson School of Law. He has taught and lectured on appellate advocacy, legal practice, real property, land use and scholarly writing. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mr. Chipchase has published on a variety of subjects, including regulatory takings, the public trust, water rights, federal courts, the Commerce Clause and the right to travel. Before joining Cades Schutte, Mr. Chipchase clerked for the Honorable Richard R. Clifton, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the Honorable Alan C. Kay, United States District Court for the District of Hawaii.

REPRESENTATIVE ENGAGEMENTS Land Use, Zoning and Entitlements Prosecuted regulatory takings and entitlement claims against the counties in administrative and judicial proceedings Represented landowners and developers in proceedings before the county planning commissions and in Chapter 91 appeals Litigated disputes over low income housing credits Commercial, Real Estate and Appellate Litigation Represented corporations in shareholder derivative suits Defended and prosecuted breach of contract actions Represented buyers and sellers in DROA disputes Defended real property owners against landowner liability claims Defended and prosecuted real property title claims Represented lessors and lessees in commercial and agricultural lease disputes

EDUCATION J.D., Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian, University of Hawaii, Richardson School of Law B.A., Cum Laude, Colorado State University

ADMISSIONS Hawaii State Courts United States District Court for the District of Hawaii United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

AWARDS AND HONORS Adjunct Professor of the Year, Richardson School of Law (2007) Garland Award for Outstanding Real Property Scholarship (2001) Law Review Editorial Board, Richardson School of Law (2001 - 02) Mirkitani Valedictory Award, Richardson School of Law (2002) Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society (1998)

PUBLICATIONS The Following is a select list of Mr. Chipchase's publications: Books and Chapters: Calvert G. Chipchase, Federal District Court Clerking: A Survival Guide (ABA Publishing 2007) Calvert G. Chipchase, Christian K. Adams & Kamaile A. Nichols, Except for a Public Use: A Survey (ABA Publishing, forthcoming) David L. Callies, J. David Breemer & Calvert G. Chipchase, Balancing Water Values & Human Needs in an Enlightened Land Use Planning Regime, in Wet Growth: Should Water Law Control Land Use? (Craig A. Arnold ed., 2005) Law Review Articles: David L. Callies & Calvert G. Chipchase, Water Regulation, Land Use & the Environment, 30 Hawaii L. Rev. 49 (2007) Calvert G. Chipchase, From Grand Central to the Sierras: What Do We Do with Investment-Backed Expectations in Regulatory Takings, 23 Virginia Environmental L.J. 43 (2004) Calvert G. Chipchase, The Clean Water Act: What's Commerce Got to Do with It?, 33 Environmental L. Rep. 10775 (2003) & National Wetlands Newsletter (2003) Calvert G. Chipchase, Lucas Takings: Why Investment-Backed Expectations Are Irrelevant when Applying the Categorical Rule, 24 Hawai'i L. Rev. 147 (2001) & Ka Nu Hou Real Property Section Newsletter (2001) David L. Callies & Calvert G. Chipchase, Palazzolo v. Rhode Island: Ripeness & "Notice" Rule Clarified & Statutory "Background Principles" Narrowed, 33 Urban Lawyer 907 (2001) A Complete list and copies of Mr. Chipchase's publications are available upon request.

MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES Hawaii State Bar Association American Bar Association Federal Bar Association American Judicature Society Honolulu Zoo Society (Board, 2006 - present) Chaminade University Educational Foundation (Board, 2008 - Present)